Security Engineer - Network Edge Security

Block; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement plans

Family planning resources

Other benefits

Job summary

Block is remote-first and builds technology to empower sellers, individuals and artists worldwide. The Network Edge Security team uses ML, streaming analytics, and data analysis to improve API security and edge threat response across multiple brands.

You will work across Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, and PySpark to build security tooling, data pipelines and integrations with AWS, Cloudflare, and Fastly, while evolving ML models for abuse detection and bot mitigation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software or security engineering experience building scalable production software with testing and monitoring.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficient in Java, Kotlin, TypeScript, and Python.
• Proficient in SQL and Spark.
• Experience with CDN and AWS ecosystems; familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks and Datadog is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Respond to and mitigate emerging threats at the network edge using WAF rules and CDN-native tech.
• Build infrastructure to inventory network edge security posture.
• Develop near-real-time streaming analytics data pipeline and application.
• Contribute to ML model development and labeling.
• Manage CI/CD and production monitoring systems.
• Work across Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, PySpark as needed.
• Evaluate and integrate with vendor and in-house solutions.
• Develop AI-driven capabilities to classify and mitigate abusive traffic patterns.

Skills

Software engineering

Security engineering

SQL

Spark

Java

Kotlin

Python

TypeScript

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Cloudflare

Fastly

Snowflake

Databricks

Datadog

Terraform

Kafka

MySQL

DynamoDB

Job description

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose: economic empowerment. We build technology that increases access and independence for sellers, individuals, and artists around the world. Working at Block means working on and across our brands—Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Spiral, and Proto— in roles that connect, enable, and push all of them forward faster. We're remote-first by design and operate with intelligence at the center of everything we do. At Block, you'll be challenged by some of the brightest, most creative minds in the industry and have the tools and autonomy to do the most meaningful work of your career.

The Role

The Network Edge Security team builds the tools that provide important insights to our API Security posture and trustworthiness of traffic flowing into our systems. Our capabilities use machine learning, streaming analytics, and significant data analysis to provide insights into understanding our network edge risk exposure and the true sources of our request flows. The team's primary focus is up-leveling our API security posture for downstream products and services. However, there is also a need at times to respond quickly to emerging threats to take action at the edge to provide immediate relief. The team is small, requiring nimbleness and flexibility to stay ahead of threat actors. You should have a strong passion for the problem space - needing to understand a significant range of knowledge around Content Distribution Networks (CDN), analytical tools, network protocols and behavior, as well as authentication and authorization systems. You will work closely with many teams across the organization both engineering and operational to gain the insights required to understand the problem space as well as monitor the effectiveness of our solutions.

You Will

• Respond and mitigate emerging threats and attacks at our network edge by leveraging WAF rules, bot vendors, and other CDN-native technologies
• Help build out infrastructure that gives us better inventory of our network edge security posture
• Build out and maintain a near-real time streaming analytics data pipeline and application
• Contribute to the evolution of our labeling and ML model development.
• Help manage and maintain our systems across build, deploy, and production monitoring,
• Be flexible with respect to computer languages as we use Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, PySpark and others as needed or appropriate
• Evaluate and build integrations with vendor systems that may be used in addition to in-house solutions
• Develop and implement AI-driven capabilities to automatically classify and mitigate abusive traffic patterns
• Significant experience with bot/fraud identification and mitigation systems is a strong plus

You Have

• 5+ years of software or security engineering experience developing scalable production software incorporating testing, evaluation, and monitoring
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Proficient in Java, Kotlin, Typescript, and Python
• Proficient in data analysis using SQL and Spark
• Experience implementing and maintaining applications in both a CDN (Cloudflare and Fastly) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystems
• Familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks, and Datadog are a strong plus

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Java/Kotlin, Javascript/Typescript, Python
• CDN (Cloudflare and Fastly)
• Snowflake, MySQL, DynamoDB, Databricks
• AWS
• Kafka
• Datadog, Terraform

We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible.

While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

• Zone A:$217,800—$326,800 USD
• Zone B:$207,000—$310,400 USD
• Zone C:$196,100—$294,100 USD
• Zone D:$185,200—$277,800 USD

Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want.

• Remote work
• medical insurance
• flexible time off
• retirement savings plans
• modern family planning
• other benefits at Block.Block

Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we're helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.

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