Notion
Technology
SoftwareEngineer,Security
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“Software Engineer, Security at Notion. Skills: Security infrastructure, AI safety, Authorization platform. Modernize and migrate authentication. Build and operate AI safety guardrail stack”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce time-to-resolution; Land multi-quarter changes safely; Unblock enterprise security commitments; Launch AI agents; Achieve next milestone in authz architecture
Industry & Context.
Navigating ambiguous trade-offs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of experience, Demonstrated ability to ship security-critical infrastructure, Experience building or operating AI/LLM security protections, High agency and systems mindset
Nice to Have
Clear ability to ramp quickly and lead in an emerging domain
What You'll Do.
Modernize and migrate authentication
Build and operate AI safety guardrail stack
Advance authorization platform direction
Own one P0 security program
Ship one piece of AI leverage
Set clearer standards for secure primitives
Improve adoption paths for partner teams
Reduce recurring classes of vulnerabilities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional stakeholders; Partner teams
Communication Scope
Clear RFCs
Process & Methodology
RFC, Rollout plans
Full Job Description
WHO WE ARE Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkpYpWfEK5s. We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion. Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work. ABOUT US: Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life’s work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email—with AI built in to find answers and automate work. Millions of users, from individuals to large organizations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI, love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money. In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays. ABOUT THE ROLE: We are hiring an experienced security engineer with 10+ years of experience to own cross-cutting programs at the intersection of product, infrastructure, and AI. You will be hands-on with core security primitives while coordinating across 5–10+ engineering teams to land multi-quarter changes safely—often in customer-facing, enterprise-critical surfaces (identity, authz, do
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