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title: 'Security Engineer at PIP Labs'
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# Security Engineer at PIP Labs

- **Company:** PIP Labs
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/piplabs/1f7df85d-fe7e-4929-bdee-ee43e14dc48e

## Job description

PIP Labs is an R&D company contributing to the development of the DATA Network, open infrastructure that enables real human data to be sourced, proven and processed for AI training. The network is stewarded by the DATA Foundation, which supports its long-term development, integrity and permissionless nature. The Foundation also maintains Trace, the network’s public audit layer, where the provenance, consent, licensing and payment history associated with data records can be verified.

We are looking for a hands-on Security Engineer to own and strengthen security across PIP Labs’ cloud environment, endpoints and internal systems, while also supporting related companies, including Poseidon, across the broader ecosystem. You will balance day-to-day security operations with the automation required to manage a growing, globally distributed environment effectively.

This is a practical ownership role for someone who communicates clearly, moves quickly and is comfortable getting into the details. You will investigate alerts, improve controls, support employees and engineers, and implement fixes directly. As the ecosystem works with increasingly valuable real-world data, you will also help strengthen how that data, and the systems surrounding it, are accessed and protected.

## What you’ll do

- Own day-to-day security operations across PIP Labs and related companies, including monitoring, alert triage, incident response and remediation.

- Secure and administer our AWS environment, with some exposure to Google Cloud, and continuously improve our cloud security posture.

- Manage endpoint security and device controls using tools such as CrowdStrike and Jamf.

- Automate recurring security and IT workflows so that controls can scale across multiple companies without unnecessary manual work.

- Partner with infrastructure and engineering teams to identify risks, improve configurations and ship practical fixes, including contributing code or pull requests where appropriate.

- Own dependency hygiene and software supply chain security, ensuring third-party code is appropriately vetted, pinned and continuously monitored for compromise.

- Support identity, access, device and other internal IT security needs for a globally distributed team.

- Develop and maintain clear security procedures, playbooks and documentation.

- Help assess and strengthen how sensitive and valuable real-world datasets are ingested, stored, accessed and protected across the DATA Network ecosystem.

- Contribute to security readiness in a high-threat environment, including protection against targeted account compromise, credential theft and sophisticated social-engineering attempts.

## What we’re looking for

- Professional experience in cloud security, IT security, security engineering or a closely related role.

- Strong practical knowledge of AWS security, including identity and access management, logging, monitoring and secure configuration.

- Experience operating endpoint detection and response and device-management tooling. Experience with CrowdStrike and Jamf is strongly preferred.

- A track record of automating operational workflows through scripting, APIs, infrastructure tooling, agents or security orchestration.

- Comfort handling both security engineering and hands-on internal IT responsibilities.

- A proactive, low-ego approach. You identify gaps, propose solutions and follow work through to completion.

- Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate clearly across technical and non-technical teams.

- Sound judgment under pressure and a practical approach to balancing security, speed and usability.

## Nice to have

- Experience securing data platforms, ingestion pipelines or environments that hold high-value datasets.

- Familiarity with Google Cloud or Google Workspace administration and security.

- Experience working in Web3, blockchain or another environment exposed to persistent, sophisticated threat actors.

- Experience supporting multiple business entities, business units or portfolio companies through a shared security function.

What success looks like

- Security coverage remains reliable and responsive across cloud environments, endpoints and employee systems.

- High-priority risks and alerts are investigated quickly, communicated clearly and driven through remediation.

- Manual work decreases as repeatable security and IT workflows become automated.

- Infrastructure and engineering teams have a trusted, hands-on security partner who helps them ship safely.

## About PIP Labs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: PIP Labs is a research and engineering company building the Story Layer 1 blockchain specifically for intellectual property, bridging AI with decentralized ownership models.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, raised $80M in August 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available (earliest funding round was September 2023)
- **Founders**: SY Lee (Co‑founder & CEO), Leo Chen (Co‑founder & CTO) [piplabs.xyz](https://www.piplabs.xyz/team)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Blockchain services, decentralized technology, intellectual property (IP) management, artificial intelligence.
- **Target customers**: B2B – IP holders, creators, developers, and enterprises needing verifiable ownership and provenance for digital assets.
- **Mission**: To unlock global creativity and liquidity by transforming IP into networks that transcend mediums and platforms, connecting AI with sustainable ownership models.

## Products & Services
- **Story Network**: A purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain for intellectual property. It enables creators to tokenize IP, track usage, and automate licensing via smart contracts. [github.com/PipLabs](https://github.com/PipLabs/story)
- **Story Protocol / SDK**: Developer tools and SDKs (Software Development Kits) for integrating IP management into decentralized applications. Includes an MCP server for the Story SDK and block explorer. [github.com/PipLabs](https://github.com/PipLabs/story-mcp-hub)
- **story-geth**: A Geth fork customised for the Story L1 consensus client. [github.com/PipLabs](https://github.com/PipLabs/story-geth)
- **story-kernel**: Core kernel component of the Story blockchain (written in Go). [github.com/PipLabs](https://github.com/PipLabs/story-kernel)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$134M** – Series A ($54M, September 2023) and Series B ($80M, August 2024). [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/pip-labs)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Specific names not revealed in available data; the company lists 4 investors in Series A and 2 in Series B. Partners include the broader blockchain ecosystem (e.g., Coinbase, Alchemy as talent sources). [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/pip-labs)
- **Growth Signals**: Workforce grew 21.4% YoY (12 employees as of mid‑2026, with 41.7% monthly growth). Operations span 6 countries (US, Canada, Colombia, South Korea, Belgium, Brazil). Active hiring for roles in Suzhou, China and Palo Alto: Full Stack Engineer, QA Engineer, Mobile Product Manager, Software Engineer – SDK, Senior Blockchain Engineer, etc. [lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/piplabs)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First blockchain dedicated to IP**: Unlike general‑purpose blockchains, Story Network is designed from the ground up for intellectual property use cases, offering lower friction and specialised protocols.
- **AI + IP convergence**: Positioned at the intersection of generative AI and digital rights, addressing the critical need for provenance and fair compensation in an era of AI‑created content.
- **Strong capital backing**: $134M in funding (Series A & B) provides a multi‑year runway and resources to attract top engineering talent.
- **Open‑source foundation**: 35 public repositories on GitHub demonstrate transparency and a developer‑first culture.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand the Story ecosystem**: Recruit developers and creators to build on the Story L1; grow the SDK and tooling to lower the barrier for IP integration.
- **Drive IP tokenisation standards**: Become the de‑facto infrastructure for tokenized IP across industries (media, gaming, art, AI training data).
- **Strengthen AI ownership solutions**: Develop protocols that allow AI models to respect and compensate IP holders automatically.

## Why Work Here
- **Global, remote‑friendly culture**: Team distributed across 6 countries with hybrid and on‑site options at Palo Alto (HQ) and Suzhou, China. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/pip-labs)
- **Engineering‑driven environment**: Close collaboration with the open‑source community; hands‑on work on cutting‑edge blockchain protocols (Go, Python, Geth, Cosmos SDK).
- **Growth phase**: Rapid hiring (multiple open positions as of 2026) and strong funding indicate career growth potential.
- **Mission‑oriented work**: Opportunity to shape how intellectual property is managed in the age of AI, a problem with global impact.
- **Notable perks**: Not disclosed in available sources, but typical for venture‑backed blockchain startups (equity, flexible schedules, modern tech stack).

## Sources
1. [lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/piplabs) – Careers page
2. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/pip-labs) – LinkedIn profile
3. [piplabs.xyz](https://www.piplabs.xyz/team) – Leadership team
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/pip-labs) – Company overview and office policy
5. [github.com](https://github.com/PipLabs) – GitHub repositories

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