Rust Security Patch Engineer - Remote

Matcha; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary bands

Equity program

Health benefits for you and family

Remote-first culture

Flexible time-off and holidays

Parental leave

Quarterly team off-sites

Job summary

Socket is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build and scale patching infrastructure that delivers secure, vetted packages to developers worldwide. You’ll own CLI tooling, implement package-manager integrations, and contribute to APIs and data pipelines used across the ecosystem.

This role focuses on Rust and Unix environments, with exposure to Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript. As an early team member, you’ll scale patch production, work with security researchers to patch critical

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with production systems.
• Strong proficiency in Rust and Unix/Linux environments.
• Proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Experience with package managers (npm, Yarn, PNPM) and the JavaScript ecosystem.
• Understanding of software security concepts and vulnerability management.
• Experience building and scaling APIs and data processing pipelines.
• Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD, and deployment systems.

Responsibilities

• Master Socket workflows, tools, and patching processes.
• Build and maintain CLI tooling used in customer environments.
• Implement package-manager integrations and handle ecosystem-specific edge cases.
• Translate dependency and vulnerability workflows into reliable developer-facing interfaces.
• Debug implementation issues across Unix-based environments.
• Work closely with the patch team to scope work, troubleshoot problems, and ship practical improvements.
• Contribute to frontend experiences using JavaScript, React, and TypeScript.
• Scale patch production to dozens or hundreds of patches per week.
• Build and improve automated patching infrastructure and tooling.
• Build APIs and integrations to deliver certified packages.
• Create tooling for patch quality assurance and testing.
• Work with security researchers to understand and patch critical vulnerabilities.
• Give developers quick, safe remediation options for widely-used packages.
• Help secure the software supply chain for millions of developers.

Skills

Rust

Unix/Linux

Node.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

CI/CD

Testing

APIs

Data pipelines

Tools

CLI tooling

Job description

Socket is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build and scale patching infrastructure that delivers secure, vetted packages to developers worldwide. You’ll own CLI tooling, implement package-manager integrations, and contribute to APIs and data pipelines used across the ecosystem.

This role focuses on Rust and Unix environments, with exposure to Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript. As an early team member, you’ll scale patch production, work with security researchers to patch critical