--- title: 'Security Engineer at Metabase' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/security-engineer-metabase-global-spq5e9ejnwh2' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-16' --- # Security Engineer at Metabase - **Company:** Metabase - **Location:** Global - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/metabase/a0196239-ed3e-4bb0-9760-a52c2fcc0e21 ## Job description Metabase is the easiest way for people to get insights from their data, from tiny startups who get up and running quickly to major corporations with tens of thousands of users. That's why people love us. We bring data tools with the elegance and simplicity of consumer products to the crufty world of enterprise business intelligence. We provide an opinionated open source starting point for how companies should measure, analyze and share their data, which is used by tens of thousands of companies. ## About the Role We’re looking for a Security Engineer with deep expertise in source code analysis and offensive product security research. You’ll dig into complex software architectures, trace how code behaves at runtime, uncover subtle vulnerabilities, and address the systemic flaws behind them. Embedded in our core engineering team, you’ll help shape security decisions from early design through release and adoption. This is a hands-on engineering and research role: you’ll combine your security expertise with frontier AI tools to find vulnerabilities, develop fixes, and make Metabase secure by default across its product, dependencies, and runtime. Things you’ll do - Partner with engineers throughout feature development, bringing security expertise to design, implementation, release, and adoption. - Build security-focused features, lead security improvements across the codebase, and implement fixes that address root causes. - Use and evaluate advanced AI tools to scale code analysis, vulnerability research, and secure engineering practices. - Conduct offensive research into Metabase, develop proofs of concept, and validate vulnerabilities. - Assess findings based on exploitability and real-world impact, define clear remediation criteria, and verify that fixes are effective. - Turn individual findings into broader improvements that prevent entire classes of vulnerabilities. ## What you bring - A demonstrated track record of finding and exploiting application vulnerabilities through source code analysis and hands-on research. - The ability to independently navigate unfamiliar codebases, understand complex architectures, and reason about runtime behavior and trust boundaries. - Experience with application security challenges, including authentication, authorization, injection, and unsafe handling of untrusted data. - Sound judgment about exploitability and real-world impact, and the ability to communicate findings and remediation options clearly. - Strong software engineering skills, including the ability to implement durable security fixes. Experience in Clojure, or a strong desire to learn. - A thoughtful approach to AI-assisted security work, using these tools to extend your expertise while independently validating their output. - Ownership and curiosity: you pursue difficult questions, collaborate closely with engineers, and follow findings through to resolution. ## Compensation The US base salary range for this role is $160K–$225K annually, plus equity and benefits. Compensation is determined by role, level, location, and individual qualifications, including skills, experience, and scope of responsibility. Pay may vary by geographic location and other job-related factors. ## Benefits We offer meaningful equity and a comprehensive US benefits package, including fully employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance (with 75% coverage for dependents), a 401(k) with employer match available to enroll after the first 30 days, flexible and unlimited paid time off including sick time, and an asynchronous, remote-first environment. We're a global team (50% outside the US), fully distributed (from Thailand to California), who get things done asynchronously, with plenty of uninterrupted time, supporting each other to do the best work of our careers. We offer flexibility (define your own schedule and work from wherever you want), autonomy, and an environment that fosters growth, learning, and development. We're relentlessly user-focused and believe in building long-term value, not short-term hacks. And we raised a $30M Series B to take our approach to the next level for years to come. For U.S. applicants: Metabase participates in the federal E-Verify program, which confirms employment authorization of newly hired U.S. based employees. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates and is only initiated upon hire. E-Verify Participation Notice (English/Spanish) Right to Work Notice (English/Spanish) ## About Metabase ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Metabase provides an open-source AI-powered analytics platform that lets teams explore, visualize, and embed data with ease. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, $51M total funding) - **Headquarters**: Spring Valley, California, United States (with an office in San Francisco) - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Data Infrastructure and Analytics (business intelligence, embedded analytics) - **Target customers**: B2B, data teams, enterprise companies, SaaS product teams - **Mission or purpose**: To bring data tools with the elegance and simplicity of consumer products to the world of enterprise business intelligence, making analytics accessible to everyone. ## Products & Services - **[Metabase Open Source Edition](https://www.metabase.com/)**: Free, self-hosted BI platform with AI features (Metabot), visual query builder, dashboards, and SQL editor. Licensed under AGPL. - **[Metabase Cloud](https://www.metabase.com/)**: Hosted version with expert support, backups, SSL, SOC2 Type 2, and automatic upgrades. - **[Embedded Analytics](https://www.metabase.com/product/embedded-analytics)**: Multi-tenant, white-label analytics components for SaaS applications, with granular permissions and low-code integration. - **[Data Studio](https://www.metabase.com/product/data-studio)**: Semantic layer for curating canonical metrics, governed tables, and vetted data sources – making data correct for both humans and AI. - **[Metabase MCP Server & CLI](https://www.metabase.com/)**: Interfaces for AI agents, terminal-native workflows, and interactive data exploration. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $24.9M (2025) | Total funding of $51M - **Notable Investors/Partners**: New Enterprise Associates (lead in Series A and early round), Insight Partners (lead in Series B) - **Growth Signals**: - 97 employees (+6.8% YoY) - 28,854 LinkedIn followers (+43.7% YoY) - 100,000+ companies trust Metabase - Active hiring for 5 roles (Success Engineer, Technical Product Lead, etc.) ## Competitive Advantages - **Open source core** that enables self-hosting, community trust, and customization (AGPL and commercial licenses). - **AI-native analytics** (Metabot) built into every plan, with a verifiable semantic layer that ensures accurate answers. - **Enterprise-grade security** (SOC1, SOC2, GDPR, CCPA) and multi-tenant data segregation for embedded use cases. - **Low-code embedding** with dynamic styling, white-labeling, and flexible permissions – differentiating from heavier BI tools. - **Strong developer community**: 47k+ stars on GitHub, active plugin SDK, and MCP server for AI integration. ## Strategic Focus - **AI-powered analytics**: Deepening AI features (Metabot, MCP server) to let users ask questions and get trusted answers. - **Semantic layer governance**: Building Data Studio as the foundation for consistent, governed metrics across the organization. - **Embedded analytics growth**: Expanding the embedding platform to attract more SaaS and product-led companies. - **Global talent expansion**: Hiring across Europe and North America, with a distributed workforce in 25 countries. ## Why Work Here - **Engineering-led culture**: Small, lean team (97 people) with a focus on product quality and open source values. - **Remote-friendly with SF hub**: Offices in San Francisco and Spring Valley, but many team members work remotely across time zones. Collaboration uses Zoom, Slack, and GitHub. - **Great benefits**: Substantial equity in a venture-funded company, competitive compensation, and a supportive environment for career growth. - **High employee satisfaction**: 4.8/5 on employer reviews, with 4.9 for work-life balance, 4.8 for culture and compensation. - **Impact**: Join a pivotal time in a company that is defining the future of open source AI analytics, with a product used by millions. ## Sources 1. [metabase.com](https://www.metabase.com/) 2. [metabase.com/jobs](https://www.metabase.com/jobs) 3. [linkedin.com/company/metabase](https://linkedin.com/company/metabase) 4. [github.com/metabase/metabase](https://www.github.com/metabase/metabase) 5. 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