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Senior Security Engineer

Prezi

Software

201-500

Oakland, CA, USA

About the job

Overview:

We're looking for a developer interested in writing and running the mission-critical collaboration and media import/conversion services of Prezi and building forward-thinking web experiences and interactions for our users. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a grown up start-up, building things millions of people will see every day. You will experience and experiment with new technologies and work with a group of people whom you can learn from and keep pushing things forward. Interest in learning Scala is required.
We are a virtual-first employer with main hubs in the EU and US, we have employees around the globe. This is a remote role and you can work from anywhere within Europe. You'll report to Hunor Nagy, Senior Engineering Manager.
You should be excited about:

Working on high performance backend services for document and media asset processing
Dealing with multiple, different technical stacks and languages
Having end-to-end responsibility for features across different components
Thinking like a functional programmer
Working in a challenging, fast-paced and always changing the environment

Challenges you will be working on:

Participate in building a micro-service architecture which scales, routes around failure and lets us build complex systems out of small components as well as maintain existing web applications
Run everything in the cloud (AWS)
Solve complex cross-stack architectural problems
Create libraries and services for other teams
Develop and maintain existing backend services (mostly written in Scala and Python) to ensure they are efficient, reliable and secure enough for our many million users
Rethink the assumptions that no longer hold in our current architecture
Participating in on-call rotations to react swiftly to any critical issues
Work with exciting AI models to improve our user's editing experience

If you have…

Interest working with typed functional programming (e.g. Scala, Haskell, F#, Ocaml etc.)
Experience with static typed languages (e.g. Java, C#, C++)
Knowledge of algorithms, data structures
Passion for clean, maintainable code
A keen interest in AI and its applications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering – or equivalent work experience
Great communication skills in English
Ability & willingness to learn fast and pick up new things easily

...then we would love to talk to you/
Bonus if you have experience with the following technologies:

Distributed systems
Amazon AWS
Akka/Cats/ZIO toolkit
Build systems, Continuous Integration
Docker, Kubernetes
JVM and Linux
Databases (MySQL or equivalent)
Machine Learning models

Join an awesome team who highly appreciates visual communication, who believes that together we are greater than the sum of our parts, and who deeply cares about those around us.
At Prezi, we celebrate the diversity of our customers and our employees. We employ people from all backgrounds to build a product for everyone. We are looking for people who will bring in their different perspectives and help us on our mission to reinvent how people share knowledge, tell stories, and inspire their audiences.
If you’re passionate about visual communication, love being part of a team, and care about those around you, we want to hear from you asap!
We’re looking for a Security Engineer to join our Engineering Team and become a crucial guardian of Prezi, working tirelessly to fortify our systems and protect against potential threats. In this role, you will embrace the opportunity to:

Discover, design, and develop cutting-edge internal tooling that supports the work of the security team, reduces risks, and empowers your colleagues to excel in their security practices.
Be the last line of defence for Prezi, responding to alerts, investigating potential incidents, and fearlessly safeguarding our systems and data.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct comprehensive security assessments as part of the release lifecycle, ensuring vulnerabilities are promptly identified and resolved.
Stay at the forefront of cybersecurity trends and developments, continually expanding your knowledge and skills to adapt to evolving threats and technologies.
Mentor and educate your colleagues, sharing your expertise and helping them enhance their understanding of security practices.
Utilise your operational experience with AWS and Kubernetes to ensure a robust and secure environment for Prezi's operations.
Conduct security analysis across Prezi's infrastructure and applications, employing your knowledge of intrusion detection/protection systems and incident response to identify and mitigate risks.
Foster a security-focused mindset within the organisation, raising awareness of security issues and advocating for best practices.
Leverage your troubleshooting experience in distributed environments to address complex security challenges and find innovative solutions.

To excel in this role, we seek individuals who possess:

Experience in incident handling and forensics, coupled with a solid understanding of cloud-native environments and *NIX systems.
Strong knowledge of web protocols and a deep understanding of infrastructure and application security principles.
Some exposure to red team tooling and proficiency in securing web applications, cloud environments, and containerised workloads.
Excellent communication skills, allowing for effective collaboration and the ability to explain complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Operational experience with AWS and familiarity with Kubernetes, enabling you to navigate and secure these environments.

If you feel like the above description matches your experience, then we would love to talk to you!
We offer a competitive salary, a culture where you can be yourself, flexible working hours in our beautiful office environment and remote work opportunities.
The best part: you will join an awesome team who highly appreciates visual communication, who believes that together we are greater than the sum of our parts, and who deeply cares about those around us.
At Prezi, we celebrate the diversity of our customers and our employees. We employ people from all backgrounds to build a product for everyone. We are looking for people who will bring in their different perspectives and help us on our mission to reinvent how people share knowledge, tell stories, and inspire their audiences to act.
If you are into visual communication, love to be a part of a team and care about those around you, we encourage you to apply.