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About Buffer
Buffer makes tools for planning, publishing and measuring posts across social networks, used by small businesses, creators and individuals who manage their own brand. The company has always worked as a fully distributed team, with no central office. Only two jobs are open, and one of them is a Lead Security Engineer. Its location field reads simply remote, with no country restriction.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 1 security opening at Buffer.
Buffer security openings
Read 12 Nov 2026, 22:26 UTCComparable openings elsewhere
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- $171,100–$222,880/yr
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Responsible AI / Security Specialist (shows the role here)
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Working at Buffer
Joel Gascoigne started Buffer in 2010. It is privately held, and in 2018 it spent $3.3 million buying out several of its venture investors. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
1 security role open at the last read1 open role at Buffer, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Employee role on a fully distributed team without a head office.
Anywhere remote, as far as the posting says: no country or region is named.
Honest catches
- The salary note here is from its own postings rather than read from current postings, so use it as a guide, not as an offer.
Salaries at Buffer
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
Buffer posts a salary of $171,100 to $222,880 a year for the lead security engineer (12 Nov 2026).
1 of its 1 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Buffer, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Engineering | 1 | $171k–$223k/yr1 rate | $223k/yr |
Specialties Buffer hires in
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Buffer: common questions
What salary does Buffer offer security staff?
Stated per posting. Buffer posts a salary of $171,100 to $222,880 a year for the lead security engineer (12 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Buffer?
Joel Gascoigne started Buffer in 2010. It is privately held, and in 2018 it spent $3.3 million buying out several of its venture investors.
What is it like to work in security at Buffer?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a software company, its in-house team protects its product, customers and staff.
What kind of employment are Buffer's security roles?
Employee role on a fully distributed team without a head office.
Where are Buffer's security jobs based?
Anywhere remote, as far as the posting says: no country or region is named.
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