Platform Engineer, Security (Senior/Staff)
Pallet · San Francisco or New York
Posted about 3 months ago · $195,000 - $265,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Pallet's roles stay open a median of 49 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 66% of Pallet's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Pallet
- high 16 stale, 0 reposted of 29 open
- Hiring momentum
- 43 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Pallet's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Pallet.
About this role
As a Platform Engineer focused on security at Pallet, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the core platform services that support the company's AI systems and developer workflows. This hands-on role involves writing production code, designing infrastructure, and embedding security into the systems you create. You will collaborate with various engineering teams to ensure the reliability and scalability of the platform while addressing systemic risks and operational challenges.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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 Pallet as an employer.
What you need
- 6+ years of software, backend, infrastructure, or platform engineering experience
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and a track record of shipping production systems
- Experience building security-sensitive systems, including authentication, authorization, secrets management, or infrastructure security
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, containers, networking, and distributed systems
- Experience designing platforms, tooling, or abstractions that other engineers depend on
- Comfortable moving from a blank document to a production deployment with minimal oversight
Nice to have
- Experience at an early-stage startup where you helped define foundational technical decisions
- Experience building multi-region or highly available systems
- Experience supporting AI/ML infrastructure or model-serving platforms
What you get
- Health, Vision, and Dental benefits
- Take-what-you-need Paid Vacation
- Life Insurance and Accidental Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Coverage
- Generous salary and equity for all staff
- 401k option; helping you save for the future
Worth weighing
- No salary listed in the posting, but a range is provided
- The role requires being in the office five days a week, which may not suit remote work preferences
- The company is in a high-growth phase, which can mean fast-paced changes and potential instability
- The tech stack includes modern technologies, but the role may involve foundational work that could be less marketable in the long term
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Listed by Pallet on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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