Full-Time

Lead Security Engineer

Posted on 10/3/2025

Panorama Education

Panorama Education

201-500 employees

Education data analytics platform for schools

Compensation Overview

$170.7k - $251.1k/yr

Remote in USA

Remote

Category
IT & Security (2)
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Required Skills
Python
JavaScript
Git
Ruby
AWS
Go
Risk Management
Terraform
Requirements
  • Proficient in at least one programming language used in modern infrastructure or application development (e.g., Python, Ruby, Go, JavaScript).
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipeline security, infrastructure-as-code security, or secure software development life cycle practices.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS security services (e.g., IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, GuardDuty).
  • Track record of reducing risk through automation and code—not just policy.
  • An inquisitive, proactive and collaborative mindset with strong attention to detail.
  • A track record of coordinating cross-functionally with teams of engineers, product, IT and governance, risk, and compliance on high-impact projects.
  • Experience breaking down and shaping the scope of technical requirements of a series of several projects to help optimize for overall team delivery as well as safe releases and operations.
  • Outstanding problem-solving abilities, including through code, with examples of overcoming challenges from real world applications of security or risk management frameworks.
  • 7 years experience in software organizations, including 4 years specifically solving software security or cloud security challenges (security engineering, application security, identity & access management or similar).
  • Experience supporting security compliance efforts (e.g., SOC2, ISO27001) through technical implementations.
  • Active involvement in the information security community or a security certification (eg. Security+ or AWS Certified in Security) with examples of positive impact.
Responsibilities
  • Design, write, test, and deploy infrastructure-as-code to enforce security controls in AWS (e.g., Terraform, CDK).
  • Develop internal tools and guardrails to support secure software development (e.g., linters, pre-commit hooks, GitHub Actions).
  • Lead threat modeling and architecture reviews with engineers to proactively address risk at the design stage.
  • Deploy effective systemic security controls in AWS and web applications, ranging from code and access management down to the network and asset configuration (e.g. encryption enhancements)
  • Investigate and plan major projects on the platform security team – be the one that enables successful on-time delivery by seeing around corners and mapping out the important factors for key technical decisions
  • Foster operational excellence through least privilege access, incident response drills, process improvement, and robust solutions for monitoring, auditing and alerting
  • Keep confidentiality and “security by default” across Panorama’s platform, never putting developer ease or convenience over making a difference to the millions of students we serve
  • Drive vulnerability remediation both directly and through internal and external partnerships
  • Share your deep knowledge of security, technology, and best practices to support our policies, solve complex challenges, and help us consistently achieve our goals.
  • Actively seek out and integrate the feedback from your teammates who have a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences so you can support inclusiveness, increase awareness, and build a better product
Desired Qualifications
  • Security certification such as Security+, AWS Certified in Security, or equivalent

Panorama Education provides a data analytics platform for schools that focuses on improving student outcomes through social-emotional learning (SEL) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). The platform collects and analyzes data on student performance (attendance, behavior, grades) and measures SEL indicators such as how students feel in terms of being loved, challenged, and prepared. It then provides analytics and tools that help educators develop tailored interventions and support strategies. The product is designed for B2B sales to districts and schools and emphasizes professionalism and responsiveness in its service. Panorama’s goal is to help schools make data-informed decisions to better meet students’ social, emotional, and academic needs.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$97.7M

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

2012

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Serves 15 million students across 2,000 districts, expanding nationwide.
  • Launched Solara AI in Winter 2025 for secure, customized interventions.
  • Partners with Mesquite ISD since 2021 and Alief ISD for MTSS success.

What critics are saying

  • Branching Minds erodes market share with cheaper, integrated MTSS tools.
  • ClassDojo diverts SEL revenues via free tiers in smaller districts.
  • OpenAI's LAUSD partnership obsoletes Ditto and CTE Pathfinder within 6-12 months.

What makes Panorama Education unique

  • Panorama integrates SEL surveys with MTSS tools for holistic student support.
  • AI tools like Ditto provide rubric-aligned tutoring with teacher oversight.
  • Acquisitions of Class Companion and Mesa Cloud enhance personalized learning and graduation tracking.

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Benefits

2 weeks a year of office closure

Parental leave

Wellness reimbursements

Option grants

Professional development

Home office reimbursement

Medical, dental & vision

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-3%
Business Wire
Feb 26th, 2026
Panorama Education launches AI-powered assignment tutor and career exploration tool for K-12 students

Panorama Education has expanded its K-12 platform with two AI-powered tools: an assignment tutor called Ditto that provides real-time, rubric-aligned academic support, and CTE Pathfinder for career exploration and graduation tracking. Both feature enterprise-grade privacy controls. The company cites research showing over a third of 11th graders report minimal career conversations at school, with less than half confident their coursework prepares them for future goals. Ditto offers skill-building feedback whilst allowing teachers to review student-AI interactions. CTE Pathfinder helps students discover career pathways aligned to their coursework and interests, whilst providing educators with aggregated insights for advising. Panorama serves 15 million students across 2,000 districts. The platform complies with FERPA, PPRA and COPPA standards, and recently earned Common Sense Media's Privacy Seal with a 93% rating.

Panorama Education
Feb 10th, 2026
Panorama Earns Top Privacy Rating from Common Sense

Panorama earns top privacy rating from Common Sense. Sam deflitch. At Panorama, protecting student and educator data has always been foundational to its work. Schools trust Panorama Education, LLC with sensitive information every day, and Panorama Education, LLC take that responsibility seriously, building privacy and security into the core of its platform from the very beginning. That's why Panorama Education, LLC is proud to share that Panorama Education has been awarded the Common Sense Privacy Seal, earning a 93% privacy rating and placing Panorama among the top-rated education technology platforms evaluated by Common Sense Media. This recognition comes at an important moment. As schools adopt more digital tools - including AI-powered technologies - the Common Sense Privacy Seal reflects the high standard districts should expect from any platform handling district data and affirms Panorama's longstanding commitment to protecting that information with care and rigor. What is the Common Sense Privacy Seal? The Common Sense Privacy Seal helps schools, families, and educators identify products that meet rigorous privacy criteria and follow best practices for protecting personal information. Companies earning the Seal are independently reviewed for responsible data practices, clear policies, and strong safeguards around how information is collected, used, and stored. For districts navigating an increasingly complex digital landscape, this kind of trusted third-party verification offers meaningful reassurance that student privacy is being safeguarded through strong, verified practices. What the Seal Represents To qualify for the Seal, companies must demonstrate strong privacy protections aligned with key consumer and student safety expectations. These include commitments such as: * No sale of data to third parties * No third-party marketing using customer data * No targeted advertising based on personal information * No third-party tracking across websites * No cross-app tracking of user activity * No commercial profiling of users These principles reflect the privacy-first approach Panorama has prioritized for years: protecting sensitive student information and maintaining transparency with its school partners. Panorama's Ongoing Commitment to Data Privacy As more educational tools enter classrooms, and as AI becomes more common, district leaders are asking important questions about data use, oversight, and long-term safeguards. Schools deserve technology partners who treat privacy as essential infrastructure. As Ali Levy, Chief of Staff to Panorama's Technology team, shared, "We believe AI in schools must be safe by design. That's why Panorama products are built with privacy and security at the core - upholding best-in-class standards districts can rely on." The Common Sense Privacy Seal offers independent confirmation of that commitment, helping districts more easily identify platforms that meet high expectations for student data protection. Panorama Education, LLC is proud to be included among the organizations setting that bar. This recognition also builds on Panorama's longstanding work to meet and exceed major privacy and security standards, including FERPA, COPPA, SOC 2 compliance, 1EdTech Data Privacy Certification, and applicable state student data privacy laws. Looking Ahead Receiving this recognition is a meaningful milestone for its team, and it strengthens its ongoing commitment to the districts Panorama Education, LLC serve. Panorama Education, LLC will continue investing in strong privacy practices, secure systems, and transparent partnerships, so district leaders can move forward with confidence in the tools they rely on every day. On-Demand demo. Panorama Solara. Watch an on-demand demo of Panorama Solara: a customizable, district-managed AI platform built on a foundation of rigorous security and privacy protections.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 23rd, 2025
Panorama Education Acquires Class Companion to Advance Personalized Learning and Boost Student Success Through AI

BOSTON, April 23, 2025--Panorama Education, an education technology company that helps students achieve academic success and well-being, today announced the acquisition of Class Companion, an AI tool that increases educator efficiency by providing instant feedback and tutoring to students.

Panorama Education
Mar 24th, 2025
Creating Lasting MTSS Change: Insights from Mesquite ISD

Mesquite Independent School District first partnered with Panorama Education in 2021 to implement Student and Teacher & Staff Feedback Surveys.

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Oct 28th, 2024
Amp Up APS! Districtwide Equity Survey and Opt-Out procedure

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School is partnering with a third-party vendor, Panorama Education, to support Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School in administering the survey.

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