Staff Engineer, Security

Grow Therapy is on a mission to serve as the trusted partner for therapists growing their practice, and patients accessing high-quality care. Powered by technology, we are a three-sided marketplace that empowers providers, augments insurance payors, and serves patients. Following the mass increase in depression and anxiety, the need for accessibility is more important than ever. To make our vision for mental healthcare a reality, we’re building a team of entrepreneurs and mission-driven go-getters. Since launching in February 2021, we’ve empowered more than ten thousand therapists and hundreds of thousands of clients across the country and insurance landscape. We’ve raised more than $328Mm in funding, including our Series D, at a $3B valuation from Sequoia Capital, Transformation Capital, TCV, SignalFire, Menlo Ventures, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and others. THE OPPORTUNITY We're looking for a Staff Security Engineer to serve as the technical backbone of our Security Engineering function at Grow Therapy. You'll be the most senior hands-on engineer on the Security team — equal parts strategist and builder — responsible for shaping and executing a multi-year Security roadmap that protects our customers, enables our engineering organization, and helps Grow scale with trust at its core. Reporting into the Head of Security and collaborating closely with our VP of Engineering, you'll work across Product, Platform, Cloud, Compliance, Clinical, and beyond. This isn't a siloed security role: it's an opportunity to architect the secure-by-default foundation that every team at Grow builds on — and to influence how security culture is practiced, democratized, and celebrated across the company. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING - Define and drive the Security Engineering North Star. Lead the development of a consolidated, multi-year Security Engineering vision — conducting gap analyses, aligning with key stakeholders, and translating strategy into an executable roadmap that teams across the organization can rally behind. - Lead the charge on AI-native Security: Security sits within Grow’s Internal Foundations pillar, which is building company-wide infrastructure to support AI adoption. We build AI tools Security, Engineering, and the company at large. You’ll be in an incredible position to influence safe and thoughtful adoption of AI tooling at the enterprise level. - Build secure-by-default infrastructure. Design, build, and roll out foundational security services — including unified authentication, authorization, audit logging, and egress control — so that engineering teams can build fast without compromising on security. - Own data security at scale. Drive systematic data tagging across Grow's production data models, aligning with our Data Classification Policy to ensure every datastore is compliant with security controls and observable by the teams who own it. - Champion security visibility and accountability. Build company-wide security scorecards so every team has a clear, real-time view of their security posture — turning security from a periodic audit into a continuous, embedded practice. - Enable and empower the engineering organization. Partner deeply with engineering, platform, and product teams to deliver high-leverage, secure-by-default services — reducing the burden on individual teams while raising the security floor across Grow. Drive automated Least Privilege and systematic Vulnerability Management as org-wide capabilities. YOU'LL BE A GOOD FIT IF - You bring deep, multi-domain security expertise — you've operated meaningfully across Product Security, Cloud Security, Data Security, Access Governance, and/or Detection & Response, and you know how to connect the dots between them. - You have recent, hands-on engineering experience — you're comfortable writing code, contributing to security infrastructure, and doing system design reviews, not just advising from the sidelines. - You've built security programs at scale — you've designed and shipped org-wide processes like Security Review, Secure Design, Security Champions, and Security Metrics Reporting at a previous company. - You're a clear, compelling communicator — you can present security strategy and risk to non-technical audiences (including executives and clinical stakeholders) with precision, empathy, and confidence. - You're energized by ownership and ambiguity — you thrive when given a blank canvas, know how to prioritize ruthlessly, and can move fluidly between long-term vision and near-term execution. Employment Type: Full Time, Exempt Base Compensation: The base compensation range for this position is: - Hybrid Commitment: $217,000–$288,000 USD Annually - Fully Remote Commitment: $182,000- $240,000 USD Annually This role can be hybrid (onsite from our NYC, San Francisco, or Seattle hub location three days per week: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) or fully remote. Both arrangements include travel 2–3 times per year (e.g., company and department offsites). The base compensation for this role will vary depending on several factors, including relevant experience, qualifications, and the candidate’s working location. Full Time Employee Benefits: - Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage. - Grow for Grow: No cost access to therapy through the Grow platform (available to US employees) - Financial Wellness: Retirement savings programs and equity opportunities to help you invest in your future. - Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays & Winter Break: Flexible time off, company paid holidays (which vary by country), and a full company wide Winter Break to rest and recharge - Parental Leave: Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave to support you and your growing family and a new child stipend. - Mental Health Mornings/Afternoons: Dedicated weekly flexible time for self care, whether that's therapy, exercise, journaling, time with family, or simply taking a break. - Wellness & Development Stipend: Annual stipend to support your personal wellbeing and professional growth, from fitness and education to books and learning resources. - Commuter Benefits: Pre tax commuter benefits to support teammates working from one of our hub locations. - Home Office & Meals: Support for your home workspace plus meal benefits, with offerings tailored to both remote and hub based employees. - Additional Perks: A variety of wellbeing benefits, including wellness memberships, virtual care, pet insurance discounts (where available), and global travel assistance. Research shows that some groups hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. If you’re excited about this role but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply. At Grow, we value diverse experiences, transferable skills, and the unique strengths each person brings. Grow Therapy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Use of AI Tools: We use certain AI and automated tools to support recruitment. These tools help our team review applications, organize interviews, detect potential application integrity issues, and maintain interview records; they do not make final hiring decisions. Application Review: Ashby's AI-Assisted Application Review helps review application materials against role-specific criteria and may flag potential fraud or integrity issues for recruiter review. All advancement decisions are made by our human recruiting team after independent review. See Ashby's AI Bias Audit Report https://trust.ashbyhq.com/item/ai-bias-audit-report. Interview Recording: We use BrightHire to record interviews, supporting note-taking and consistency across candidates. Learn more https://help.brighthire.ai/en/articles/4484370-brighthire-for-candidates-faq. Interviews are confidential; you may ask your interviewer to stop recording anytime, or opt out in advance https://app.brighthire.ai/candidate-opt-out/kcrUeiitS5Khw5AcWW_jLg. Choosing not to be recorded will not, by itself, affect your candidacy. AI-Assisted Recruiter Screen: For select roles, BrightHire's AI features may help structure initial recruiter screens and organize interview notes. All responses are reviewed by our recruiting team; no hiring decisions are made by AI alone. State-specific notices: Depending on your location, you may have additional rights. Illinois: If AI analyzes a video interview, we'll provide notice, explain how it works and what it evaluates, and obtain consent beforehand. New York City: Where required, we'll provide at least 10 business days’ notice before using an automated employment decision tool and explain how to request an alternative process. Maryland: We do not use facial recognition to create facial templates during interviews unless required notice and written consent are obtained. Questions, accommodation requests, requests for an alternative selection process, objections to recording, or concerns about AI use? Contact talentops@growtherapy.com. We’re happy to help or offer an alternative way to participate.