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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Flexport's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 3% of Flexport's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Flexport
- high 103 stale, 3 reposted of 176 open
- Hiring momentum
- 234 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Flexport's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Flexport.
About this role
As a Senior Security Engineer focused on Detection & Response at Flexport, you will take ownership of detection engineering, writing and tuning detections across various platforms while ensuring quality and effectiveness. You will also lead incident response efforts, automate processes to enhance efficiency, and define telemetry requirements to improve visibility. This role emphasizes proactive threat hunting and collaboration with global teams to maintain security across the organization.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Flexport as an employer.
What you need
- 5–8 years of experience in detection engineering, incident response, or threat hunting
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or similar)
- Experience with a modern SIEM or detection pipeline (Panther, Elastic, Splunk, or similar)
- Practical incident response experience, having led or played a major role in triaging and closing out real security incidents
Nice to have
- Experience treating detections as code with CI/CD, peer review, and staged rollout
- Experience defining telemetry contracts for systems before they ship
- A track record of critically evaluating and verifying AI-assisted work
- Familiarity with cloud-native and Kubernetes telemetry
- Experience with fraud or financial-crime detection patterns
What you get
- Base salary range of $206,181 — $252,000 USD for California
- Base salary range of $183,272 — $229,091 USD for Washington
- Base salary range of $138,196 — $172,746 USD for Colorado
- Base salary range of $183,272 — $229,091 USD for New York City
- Base salary range of $138,196 — $172,746 USD for Illinois
- Bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefit offerings such as medical, dental, and flexible time off
Worth weighing
- No MSSP or tier-1 queue, meaning full ownership of detections and incidents
- Role requires relocation to San Francisco or willingness to relocate
- The position involves dealing with real-world consequences of security decisions
- Legacy telemetry gaps to address, indicating potential challenges in the role
Summarised from Flexport's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Flexport on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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