# Senior Security Engineer, Detection & Response at Block

- Company: Block
- What the company does: Backed by 500 Global.
- Company website: https://blockblock.io
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Bay Area, CA, United States of America
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-02
- Apply by: 2026-11-16
- Apply: http://block.xyz/careers/jobs/5425346008?gh_jid=5425346008&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/block-senior-security-engineer-detection-and-response/

## About the role

Block’s Detection and Response Team (DART) investigates and responds to threats across our products and systems. Within DART, the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) leads complex investigations and coordinates the response to security incidents across the company. You’ll establish what happened, determine the scope and impact, guide containment and recovery, and keep responders and stakeholders aligned. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 6+ years of hands-on incident response and digital forensics experience
- Experience commanding major security incidents involving multiple teams and competing priorities
- Strong knowledge of attacker behavior and depth in several areas of identity, endpoint, cloud, network, or application security
- An established AI-assisted workflow and actively develop AI-based systems and processes that improve incident coordination and case management
- Clear communication and sound judgment when working with technical teams, executives, and sensitive information
- An engineering mindset and a track record of turning incident response lessons into lasting improvements

Tags: Engineering - Information Security

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