Senior Software Engineer - Product Security

Faire; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 156,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Faire is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialized in Product Security to join their innovative team. You will develop secure frameworks and collaborate with multiple teams to ensure compliance and security during software deployment. If you're passionate about programming and security, this role lets you leverage your skills in a dynamic environment dedicated to empowering small businesses through technology.

Qualifications

• A passion for programming and solving security problems scalably.
• Familiarity with OOP languages such as Java, Python, or Typescript.
• Thorough understanding of web application security principles.

Responsibilities

• Build performant and scalable frameworks for security use cases.
• Deliver and integrate software to automate security processes.
• Consult with product teams to identify and address security vulnerabilities.

Skills

Programming

Automation

Security Awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

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About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined, but individually, they are small compared to these massive entities. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants.

About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined, but individually, they are small compared to these massive entities. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants.

By supporting the growth of independent businesses, Faire is driving positive economic impact in local communities, globally. We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

Role Description

Our Engineering organization owns the software that makes our marketplace work. Our Product Security team enables product engineering teams to develop and deploy secure software that makes that happen. We care about good engineering practice and love to write software that is secure, tested, easy to maintain, and can scale to millions of users. We build scalable, reusable frameworks; consult with product teams; listen to the data; and iterate.

As a Senior Software Engineer - Product Security, you'll collaborate with us to:

• Build performant and scalable frameworks for security use cases such as authentication and data access into our Kotlin services.
• Deliver and integrate software to automate security testing, vulnerability scanning, and security controls that integrate security seamlessly into the development and deployment pipelines.
• Collaborate with foundational teams such as Risk, DevOps, and IT to assess and improve access controls and audit trails throughout the software development lifecycle and beyond.
• Consult with product teams to identify and address product security vulnerabilities and risks during the design and build phase.
• Promote a culture of security awareness and understanding among managers, engineers, and other stakeholders on secure coding practices, security best practices, and emerging threats.
  
  

We're Excited About You Because You Have

• A passion for programming and solving security problems scalably with code and automation
• A familiarity in both writing and reviewing code in OOP languages such as Java, Python, or Typescript
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience
• A thorough understanding of web application security principles and common vulnerabilities, including OWASP Top 10
• Experience working in modern cloud computing environments such as AWS or GCP
  
  

Technologies We Use And Teach

• Kotlin, Typescript, Python
• AWS, OCI, Terraform, Kubernetes
• HTTP, JSON, and Protocol Buffers
• MySQL, DynamoDB, CockroachDB
  
  

Salary Range

Canada: the pay range for this role is $156,000 - $214,500 per year.

This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Effective January 2025, Faire employees will be expected to go into the office 2 days per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting.

Applications for this position will be accepted for a minimum of 30 days from the posting date.

Why you’ll love working at Faire

• We are entrepreneurs: Faire is being built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We believe entrepreneurship is a calling and our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams. Every member of our team is taking part in the founding process.
• We are using technology and data to level the playing field: We are leveraging the power of product innovation and machine learning to connect brands and boutiques from all over the world, building a growing community of more than 350,000 small business owners.
• We build products our customers love: Everything we do is ultimately in the service of helping our customers grow their business because our goal is to grow the pie - not steal a piece from it. Running a small business is hard work, but using Faire makes it easy.
• We are curious and resourceful: Inquisitive by default, we explore every possibility, test every assumption, and develop creative solutions to the challenges at hand. We lead with curiosity and data in our decision making, and reason from a first principles mentality.
  
  

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We’re backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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