# Staff Security Engineer - Bot & Traffic Defence at Faire

- Company: Faire
- What the company does: Backed by Founders Fund, Lightspeed and Norwest.
- Company website: https://faire.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $231K to $318K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-05
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/faire/jobs/8868316002?gh_jid=8868316002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/faire-staff-security-engineer-bot-and-traffic-defence/

## About the role

Our Engineering organization owns the software that makes our marketplace work. Our Bot & Traffic Defence function owns how Faire holds up against automated traffic: scraping, credential abuse, and application-layer DDoS, from the edge through to detection and scoring. We care about good engineering practice and love to write software that is secure, tested, easy to maintain, and can scale to millions of users. We build scalable, reusable frameworks; consult with product teams; listen to the data; and iterate. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Flexible paid time off, plus company-wide recharge days
- Paid parental leave up to 16 weeks
- Comprehensive health coverage, with options varying by location
- Fertility and family-building benefits through Carrot, including a lifetime reimbursement allowance
- Mental health support and coaching through Modern Health
- Stipends to support your professional development, wellness, and work from home needs

Tags: Security

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/faire-staff-security-engineer-bot-and-traffic-defence/