# Staff Security Engineer at Fal

- Company: Fal
- What the company does: Easiest & most cost-effective way to use Gen AI. fal.ai is how devs integrate dozens of generative media models. FLUX, Kling, Hailuo +1000 more.
- Company website: https://fal.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-06
- Apply by: 2026-12-21
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fal-ai/c3442fcd-8679-41a3-ad16-b1e1883d916c?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fal-staff-security-engineer/

## About the role

We’re hiring a Staff Security Engineer to set the technical direction for security across fal.ai . You’ll work across our GPU compute fleet, multi-cloud and Kubernetes environments, inference APIs, and the AI systems our teams build and use. You’ll design the security architecture, build the controls yourself, and make secure-by-default the easiest path for every engineer. Proficiency in building with and using AI is central to this role. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- AI fluency: you use LLMs, agents, and AI coding tools daily to build, review, and automate security work
- 8+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ in hands-on security engineering
- Deep knowledge of cloud security (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, Linux, and identity and access systems
- Strong in Python or Rust, you write and ship production code
- A record of security improvements that engineering teams adopted, led without formal authority
- Explains security risk in business terms to engineers and executives alike

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fal-staff-security-engineer/