Bugcrowd

Staff Software Engineer (Security Clearance Required)

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23 days ago
Huntsville, AL, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$151k - $189k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical efforts and own system architecture and development across the stack.
  • Build external attack surface management technology that maps domains, hosts, software, people, registrations, and documents associated with target organizations.
  • Develop a general passive-illumination framework that records observations, inferences, sources, and human decisions.
  • Exercise high discretion over technical decisions to achieve business outcomes.
  • Debug and solve complex technical problems in a security-focused product environment.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of software development experience.
  • Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript.
  • Extensive experience with React and JavaScript web development frameworks, with Next.js preferred.
  • Familiarity with OAuth2, JWT, and other authentication and authorization frameworks.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment platforms such as Vercel, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience with ORM frameworks and relational databases such as Prisma, Drizzle, and PostgreSQL.
  • Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Cybersecurity knowledge, including penetration testing, OSINT, and red teaming.
  • Active secret security clearance is required.
  • Preferred: hands-on experience with LLM APIs such as OpenAI and Anthropic, AI application development, AI orchestration frameworks, and agent-based systems.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement: work from home most of the time with some onsite work.
  • Base pay range of $151,360–$189,200, with possible eligibility for a discretionary bonus program or commission plan.
  • Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
  • The role requires sitting or standing for approximately 50% of the time and carrying or moving a laptop as needed.
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About Bugcrowd

1,001-5,000 employees

Bugcrowd builds a crowdsourced security platform used by security teams to run bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure, and penetration testing programs. The service combines SaaS workflow and triage with access to a vetted hacker community, paying researchers per validated finding while customers subscribe to managed programs. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company emphasizes AI-driven matching and signal processing to prioritize actionable vulnerabilities.

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