# Security Engineer, Detection & Response at Liftoff

- Company: Liftoff
- What the company does: Liftoff helps advertisers, publishers, game developers and DSPs scale revenue growth with solutions to market and monetize mobile apps. Backed by General Atlantic.
- Company website: https://liftoff.io/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: United States (Remote)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $200K to $240K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-05-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://liftoff.io/job/7927490?gh_jid=7927490
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/liftoff-security-engineer-detection-and-response/

## About the role

Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years in security engineering, security operations, detection engineering, or software engineering with a security focus
- Hands-on production SIEM operation — onboarding log sources, writing and maintaining detection content, and triaging alerts
- Write production-quality code for security automation and detection-as-code
- Experience leading or substantially contributing to security incident response
- Strong technical writing — design docs, runbooks, and post-incident reviews
- Demonstrated judgment in prioritizing security work using a risk-based approach

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