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Staff Software Engineer, Platform Security

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5 months ago
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Base Salary

$248k - $279k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Guide strategy and lead software engineering projects on a highly-autonomous security team.
  • Consult on risk assessments, architectural designs, and code reviews.
  • Develop and apply secure baselines for cloud and bare-metal resources.
  • Secure software supply chains from development to production.
  • Build and own user-friendly IAM systems promoting least privilege.
  • Manage third-party vulnerabilities while supporting rapid growth.
  • Partner cross-functionally for security monitoring and incident response.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience building and operating production systems.
  • 5+ years of experience writing software in a general-purpose programming language.
  • 4+ years of experience securing systems with millions of users.
  • Experience as a tech lead for projects involving multiple engineers.
  • Experience designing and building user-facing software.
  • Experience securing cloud-based environments.
  • Familiarity with container orchestration technologies.
  • Experience with build and CI/CD technologies.
  • Understanding of modern authentication and authorization protocols.

Tech Stack

AmbassadorBazelBuildkiteCloudflareDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformIstioKubernetesLinuxPythonRustTerraform

Categories

AI & MLBackendData EngineeringDevOpsSecurity