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We build software for the people who enable trust between businesses.\nWe’re based in San Francisco, CA and built remote-first. We’re backed by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Floodgate, Y Combinator, and more. Over 50 of the top 100 accounting and consulting firms trust Fieldguide to power mission-critical work.\nAbout the Role\nOur customers hand us their most sensitive audit and compliance data, and our product is built around trust. That means our own security practices are core to what we promise them. The Information Security & Compliance team protects Fieldguide’s systems and earns that trust every day.\nAs one of the first dedicated security hires, you’ll help build the security function from the ground up. As a Senior Software Security Engineer, you will make the secure path the easy path for every Fieldguide engineer. You’ll range across secure design, identity and secrets management, infrastructure security, and agentic AI security. 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