Senior Security Engineer

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Discord is about giving people the power to create space to find belonging in their lives. Trusted by millions of people to keep their communications secure, private, and out of the hands of evildoers, security and privacy are necessary to Discord's success.
We're looking for Security Engineers reporting to the Head Of Security to join us in protecting Discord's users. If you are an engineer with a passion for security and privacy, a deep sense of curiosity, and an endless desire to improve Discord for our users, read on!
What you'll do
  • Build tooling, automation, and infrastructure that empowers our engineering organization to go fast while simultaneously improving product security.
  • Assist engineering teams with assessing and improving the security posture of their services.
  • Respond to security incidents, including engaging other teams and conducting post-incident reviews.
  • Instill a culture of security and privacy across the entire company.
Who you are
  • You have 5+ years experience securing production environments.
  • You have experience in one or more security domains (e.g. application, infrastructure, corporate, detection and response)
  • You have experience programming in at least one general purpose programming language (e.g. Python, Rust, Go)
  • You have experience operating in cloud-based environments (we use Google Cloud, but experience with other platforms is ok too).
  • You are comfortable reasoning about the security of complex systems, even if they contain components you aren't familiar with.
  • You can explain complex security concepts to all kinds of people.
Bonus Points
  • Experience with container orchestration systems (e.g. Kubernetes).
  • Experience programming in at least one systems programming language (e.g. Rust, C, C++).
  • Experience with tools commonly used to automate vulnerability discovery (e.g. fuzzing, static analysis, dynamic analysis).
  • Experience with Linux system administration (we use Ubuntu).
  • Experience developing, operating, and debugging distributed systems.
  • Familiar with common application vulnerabilities on the platforms Discord ships on (that's all of them).

Benefits and Perks

  • Medical insurance including Health, Dental, Vision 
  • 13 paid holidays 
  • Unlimited sick days 
  • Parental Leave and fertility benefits 
  • Supported-employee clubs and Employee Resource Groups 
  • Commuter Contributions of $270 a month (pretax) 
  • Daily lunches and unlimited snacks 
  • Monthly gym and fitness stipend 

About Us

Friends, coworkers, gamers, nerds, moms, dads, engineers, designers, marketers, support. Originally, we created Discord to help people come together around games. It's been amazing to watch it grow into what it is today - a place where millions of diverse communities exist and people connect with old friends and new. Diversity and inclusiveness are a critical part of how we get to what's next. We believe that with diversity comes a better product, better decisions, and a better work environment. As we continue to grow, our values keep us dedicated to building a company that is representative of the world we live and play in.

Discord is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting an inclusive work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We value diversity, inclusion, and aim to provide a sense of belonging for everyone.

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Our platform is our headquarters! Because we believe great work isn’t tied to a physical space, most of our roles offer flexibility – whether it’s from the comfort of your home (in approved locations), an inspiring office setting or a combo of both!

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