Security Engineer | Lattice Global Negotiation Guide

Negotiation DNA: Equity-Heavy (Private) | People Management Platform | $3B Valuation | San Francisco | HR DATA SECURITY PREMIUM

Region	Base Salary	Stock (Options or RSU/4yr)	Bonus	Total Comp
San Francisco	$155K–$212K	$68K–$195K	10–15%	$195K–$322K
Remote US	$142K–$200K	$58K–$178K	10–15%	$178K–$298K

Negotiation DNA

Lattice Security Engineers protect the people management platform handling highly sensitive employee data — performance reviews, compensation information, engagement scores, and personal development records. At the IC2-IC3 level, you own security architecture and data protection for a platform where a breach would expose some of the most sensitive employee information companies possess. [Source: Lattice Security Comp 2025-2026]

Level Mapping: Lattice Security (IC2-IC3) = Culture Amp Security = Workday Security = Google L3-L4 Security

HR Data Security — The Sensitive Employee Data Premium

As a Security Engineer at Lattice, you protect highly sensitive employee performance and compensation data. "As a Security Engineer, I protect Lattice's platform handling the most sensitive employee data — performance reviews, compensation, and engagement scores. This data sensitivity commands premium security compensation."

Global Levers

1. Sensitive Employee Data Protection: "I protect performance reviews, compensation data, and engagement scores — some of the most sensitive data companies possess about their employees."
2. $3B Valuation — Trust-Critical: "Lattice's $3B valuation depends on customer trust. A breach exposing employee performance and compensation data would be catastrophic."
3. SOC 2 / Enterprise Compliance: "I maintain SOC 2 compliance and enterprise security standards required by Lattice's growing enterprise customer base."
4. HR Tech Security Competition: "Culture Amp and Workday compete for security engineers with HR data protection experience."

Negotiate Up Strategy: "I'm targeting $205K base and $182K equity over 4 years with 15% bonus for this Security Engineer role. I protect Lattice's platform handling the most sensitive employee data — performance, compensation, and engagement records. I have competing offers from [Workday at $308K TC / Culture Amp at $292K TC / Google at $322K TC]. Security engineers protecting sensitive HR data are scarce." Accept at $175K+ base and $142K+ equity.

Evidence & Sources

• [Lattice $3B Valuation — HR Data Security]
• [Lattice Security Comp — Levels.fyi 2025-2026]
• [Lattice SOC 2 Compliance — Enterprise Security]
• [Lattice vs Culture Amp/Workday — Security Engineer Competition]