Senior Software Engineer, Application Security

engineeringjobs.net, Inc.; Washington; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

engineeringjobs.net, Inc. is seeking a seasoned security engineer to design and deliver full‑stack security solutions protecting Discord users.

You will focus on authentication, session security, and account protection while operating security‑critical services in cloud environments. You will lead cross‑functional security projects, ship authentication features, and develop automated controls to identify threats.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience securing production applications.
• At least three years programming in a general-purpose language.
• Hands-on experience shipping security features and working with authentication and account security.
• Ability to guide secure design and lead cross-functional security projects.
• Experience operating in cloud environments; systems programming and production operations a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver full-stack security solutions that protect Discord users, with a focus on authentication, session security, and account protection.
• Operate and improve security-critical services, and partner with Product teams to ship account security tools.
• Develop automated controls to identify and mitigate emerging threats.

Skills

Python

Authentication

Account security

Session management

WebAuthn

FIDO2

Cloud security

Full-stack development

Security engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Google Cloud

Production Systems

Job description

Design and deliver full-stack security solutions that protect Discord users, with a focus on authentication, session security, and account protection. Operate and improve security-critical services, partner with Product teams to ship account security tools, and develop automated controls to identify and mitigate emerging threats.

Requirements: Candidates need at least five years of experience securing production applications and at least three years programming in a general-purpose language, along with hands-on experience shipping security features and working with authentication and account security. They should be able to guide secure design, lead cross-functional security projects, harden client applications, and operate in cloud environments; experience with systems programming and production operations is a plus.

Key Skills: Application Security, Python, Authentication, Account Security, Session Management, WebAuthn, Passkeys, FIDO2, Multi-Factor Authentication, Cloud Security, Google Cloud, Full-Stack Development, Client Application Security, Security Engineering, Cross-Functional Project Leadership, Production Systems

Benefits: Equity, Benefits