Senior Software Engineer, Security Partner

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Cyber Security • $190,800 PA - $267,100 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer, Security Partner, you will be crucial in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external partners to ensure system and data security. You will identify security risks, develop mitigation strategies, and drive security features. Responsibilities include partnership management with stakeholders, security risk assessment and mitigation, security awareness and training, performing code reviews related to security, and participating in incident response activities. This role requires technical expertise, business acumen, and exceptional communication skills. You will be a trusted advisor, working closely with various teams.
Must have:
  • Strong experience with Golang and DevOps.
  • Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in security partnerships.
  • Strong understanding of security principles and standards.
  • Experience with threat modeling and mitigation.
Good to have:
  • Experience with security automation and tooling.
  • Software engineering experience in production.
  • Mobile security experience.
Perks:
  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
  • 401k Match
  • Family Planning Support
  • Gender-Affirming Care
  • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
  • Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days off
  • Generous paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Volunteer time off

Job Details

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 101M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com.

Role Overview:

As a Software Engineer, Security Partner, you will play a crucial role in building and maintaining strong relationships with our internal and external partners to ensure the security and integrity of our systems and data. You will be a trusted advisor, working closely with various teams to identify security risks, develop mitigation strategies, and drive security features in products Reddit delivers. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and exceptional communication skills.

Responsibilities:

  • Partnership Management:
    • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders (engineering, product, legal, etc.) and external partners (vendors, clients, etc.).
    • Act as a primary point of contact for security-related inquiries and issues for a particular subset of Reddit products.
    • Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between security teams and partner organizations.
  • Security Risk Assessment & Mitigation:
    • Conduct threat modeling assessments of partner integrations, collaborations, and planned features.
    • Identify and evaluate potential security vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies.
    • Make recommendations and ship those recommendations with partner development teams to mitigate identified risks.
    • Ensure compliance with relevant security standards and regulations.
  • Security Awareness & Training:
    • Promote security awareness and best practices among partners and internal teams.
    • Develop and deliver security training materials and presentations.
    • Stay up-to-date on the latest security trends and technologies.
    • Evangelize paved paths developed by Reddit security teams for adoption within product teams they cover.
  • Software Engineering
    • Perform peer reviews of code related to security and privacy components. 
    • Able to provide input and value to technical design discussions and decisions that touch on security and reliability features.
    • Act as a glue between infrastructure and development teams, flexing security troubleshooting skillset and ability to connect the dots and cross functional problems.
  • Incident Response:
    • Participate in security incident response activities, providing technical expertise and support related to product security incident response.
    • Conduct post-incident reviews and develop recommendations for improvement.

Qualifications:

  • Deep experience with Golang programming languages, and familiarity with DevOps technologies and capabilities to deploy code to production environments.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5+ years of experience in security partnerships, information security, or a related role.   
  • Strong understanding of security principles, best practices, and industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, SOX).
  • Experience with threat modeling, security risk assessment and mitigation techniques.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.   
  • Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Knowledge of cloud security (AWS, GCP), infrastructure components (Redis, Postgres, Cassandra), and distributed systems design.
  • Experience with vendor security assessments.
  • Experience with security compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with security automation, tooling, and LLM/AI usage.
  • Software engineering experience in a production environment.
  • Mobile security experience (native apps and mobile SDKs)  

Ideal Candidates

  • Strong Development Foundation with Leadership Potential: You are a highly skilled developer with a proven ability to lead and mentor teams. Development proficiency is prioritized, with security expertise being a valuable, but secondary, asset.
  • Clear and Impactful Communication: You effectively convey complex security insights to diverse audiences, both in written and verbal formats.
  • Collaborative Partnership: You readily establish and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
  • Broad and Deep Security Expertise (Beneficial): While development is key, a comprehensive understanding of various Information Security domains, with specialized depth in key areas, is a plus.
  • Proven Program Development and Measurement: You have a track record of building and scaling successful security services and programs, and you understand how to quantify their impact.
  • Proactive and Adaptable: You are highly self-motivated and thrive in environments characterized by ambiguity and change.
  • Inclusive Team Leadership: You foster a safe and inclusive team environment, empowering members to perform at their peak.

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
  • 401k Match
  • Family Planning Support
  • Gender-Affirming Care
  • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
  • Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days off
  • Generous paid Parental Leave  
  • Paid Volunteer time off

 

 

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