# Security Engineer, Detect & Respond at Betterment

- Company: Betterment
- What the company does: Betterment can help grow your money by making saving and investing easy. Invest in a tailored portfolio, set buckets for your goals, and earn rewards. Backed by Bessemer and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.betterment.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Betterment HQ - New York City
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $145K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-23
- Apply by: 2026-11-07
- Apply: https://www.betterment.com/careers/current-openings/job?gh_jid=8211928&gh_jid=8211928
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/betterment-security-engineer-detect-and-respond/

## About the role

As a Security Engineer on the Detect and Respond team at Betterment, you'll help keep our customers and their money safe by building and operating the detection capabilities our security team depends on every day. You'll work alongside experienced engineers on a team that takes software quality seriously, writing reliable alerts, building integrations, contributing to incident response, and improving the on-call experience.

## What they're looking for

- New York City: $145,000 - $180,000

Tags: Platform Engineering
