Senior Software Engineer (Security & Privacy)

Accountabilities:

• Design, develop, and deliver security and privacy-focused features across a large-scale web platform, ensuring systems remain resilient against abuse and attacks.

• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to guide secure architectural and implementation decisions across multiple systems.

• Conduct code reviews, contribute to engineering standards, and promote best practices in testing, observability, and system reliability.

• Develop, maintain, and deploy security features, including contributions from both internal teams and open-source collaborators.

• Perform security and privacy reviews, identifying vulnerabilities and recommending improvements to system design and implementation.

• Support incident response activities related to application security and privacy, including investigation and remediation of issues.

• Contribute to technical documentation, design discussions, and breakdown of complex initiatives into actionable engineering tasks.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally with exposure to security or privacy-focused development.

• Strong backend or full-stack web development experience, with ability to work in modern web environments (PHP and JavaScript exposure is a plus).

• Solid understanding of secure software development practices, including vulnerability prevention and secure system design.

• Experience working with distributed or remote engineering teams in complex technical environments.

• Ability to create design documents, prototypes, and structured technical plans for large or ambiguous projects.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical security risks and privacy implications to non-technical audiences.

• Familiarity with application security concepts such as threat modeling, secure design patterns, and privacy-by-design principles is highly valued.

• Experience with open-source contributions or large-scale collaborative engineering environments is a plus.

Benefits:

• Competitive annual salary range: approximately $113,082 – $175,725 (US-based, adjusted by location).

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Paid time off and flexible remote-first work environment.

• Opportunity to work on globally impactful open knowledge and open-source platforms.

• Collaborative, mission-driven culture emphasizing transparency and inclusion.

• Professional development opportunities within large-scale security and engineering systems.

• Flexible hiring across multiple countries and U.S. states, with location-adjusted compensation.

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