Detection and response platform for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
Material Security builds automated detection and response for cloud office environments, integrating email security, data loss prevention, identity protection, and configuration management across Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. The tech stack (GCP, Kubernetes, BigQuery, OAuth/SAML/IAM) reflects infrastructure-as-code maturity, while active hardening work on Kubernetes and cloud environments signals an operational security focus that extends beyond the product itself.
Material Security provides a unified detection and response platform for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, targeting security teams at mid-market and enterprise organizations. The product combines email threat detection, data security, identity controls, and cloud configuration management in a single interface. The company operates with a sales-led go-to-market motion (7 open sales roles against 12 total) and maintains a security-specialized engineering team (3 security roles). Based in San Francisco and founded in 2017, the company has stabilized at 51–200 employees and is hiring steadily across sales and product.
Backend: GCP, BigQuery, Kubernetes. Auth: OAuth, SAML, IAM. Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript. Sales/ops: HubSpot, Salesforce, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, CommonRoom.
Core product: email threat detection system improvements and detection rules. Internal: Kubernetes and GCP hardening, application security strategy. Go-to-market: outbound prospecting, pipeline development, AI-powered marketing automation, and lead-to-revenue scaling.
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