Senior Software Engineer - Application Security Platform

Abnormal Security Corporation; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for Security & Privacy to enhance their Platform Security team. This role involves designing and developing secure communication frameworks and tools to protect customer data and integrate with external applications. The ideal candidate will possess a strong software development background, experience in security best practices, and the ability to lead complex projects. Join a rapidly growing cybersecurity firm dedicated to innovation and excellence, where your contributions will play a vital role in safeguarding the modern workplace against evolving threats.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Equity

Flexible PTO

Generous Healthcare Coverage

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer with strong software development skills.
• Proven track record of leading complex projects and delivering high quality software.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure and scalable customer integration frameworks.
• Own and lead large projects for the Platform Security team.

Skills

Security mindset

Software development

System design tradeoffs

Authentication & Authorization

Network Security

Golang

Python

Education

BS degree in Computer Science

BS degree in Electrical Engineering

BS degree in Computer Engineering

Tools

Salesforce

Slack

Github

Zoom

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Application Security Platform

Remote - Canada

Full-time

About the Role

Abnormal Security is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about Security & Privacy to join the Platform Security team building platform services and components of the company infrastructure to enforce secure-by-design and secure-by-default standards across the board. This role will design, develop, release and continue to adapt Secure Service to Service communication frameworks and toolings, Customer Data Security & Privacy workflows, and then integrate them with Security Operational analytics and auditing services to monitor, protect, and secure Abnormal infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have:

• Practical Security mindset - ability to identify potential security flaws in any step of the software development lifecycle and propose reasonable solutions to address business needs.
• Ability to translate Security & Privacy requirements into technical requirements and drive end to end execution of the projects.
• Ability to facilitate and drive cross team collaboration with product engineering teams to adopt security best practices and secure-by-design platform services and components.
• Opportunity to grow into a leadership position on the team - set, own, and deliver key Platform Infrastructure division’s deliverables with cross divisional impact.

What you will do

• Apply Practical Security mindset and principles to technical design and development while balancing out business requirements and infrastructure cost.
• Own, lead, and deliver large projects for the Platform Security team that enforces Security & Privacy standards to continuously support the company market expansion toward many geographical locations and multiple product offerings.
• Design and develop secure and scalable customer integration frameworks and toolings to integrate Abnormal ecosystem with external applications such as Salesforce, Slack, Github, Zoom, etc. to enable Secure by design Multi Product Platform.
• Reconcile Platform and Security requirements to build a secure platform while enabling global engineering teams to deliver high quality software at high velocity.
• Actively mentor and level up junior team members.

Must Haves

• BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or other related engineering field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Strong software development, CAP theorem, and system design tradeoffs.
• Experience with Authentication & Authorization and Network Security problem space, best practices, and related technologies.
• Ability to differentiate must-have versus nice-to-have Security and Privacy requirements.
• Proven track record of leading complex projects and delivering high quality software.
• Experience with Golang and Python programming languages.

Nice to Have

• Ability to convert business problems into technical deliverables.
• Ability to prioritize, articulate business tradeoffs, and cut scopes to deliver the most important business objectives in a timely manner.
• Experience leading small teams delivering multi-quarter projects or initiatives.

About Abnormal Security

We're one of the world's fastest growing cybersecurity companies, on a mission to protect the modern workplace from the most pressing threats. Our AI-native technology was built from the ground up to tackle forward-looking security challenges, and our team works with bleeding-edge technology to keep our customers and their people safe as attacks grow ever more sophisticated. Our team is what makes us successful, which is why we're committed to a culture of learning, ownership, and high performance, where you'll have the opportunity to accelerate your growth and unlock excellence with the support of talented colleagues.

Taking care of our team goes beyond the office. Our compensation and benefits philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain top talent: Competitive Compensation, Equity, Flexible PTO, and Generous Healthcare Coverage for You and Your Family.

Inclusion Matters

Abnormal Security is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.