Course Hero
Course Hero's mission is to transform studying into a seamless experience for every course.
Redwood City, CA
Hybrid

Senior Security Engineer

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Course Hero is scaling! We’re looking for a Senior Security Engineer to help us capture the flag!  If you are passionate about security and want a challenge, come help defend our castle.

As a member of the Course Hero security team, you will work closely with a group of hard-working engineers to craft and implement solutions and processes that will protect Course Hero, mitigate risk and contain the blast radius across Course Hero’s domain.

A Sr. Security Engineer at Course Hero will have a deep impact on a variety of technology decisions spanning multiple projects. We are looking for an exceptional technologist who has in-depth knowledge in cybersecurity. Always Learning is a key value of a successful Engineer at Course Hero and you will have the opportunity to learn and to lead early career engineers on the path to making the best technical decisions.


Check out these videos to learn more about our engineering culture, and our company mission.


This is a full-time role located in Redwood City, CA.


Here are some ways you’ll make an impact!

  • Build strong security practices around defending Course Hero’s cloud environments.
  • Drive OWASP improvements and application design requirements back to your software engineering partners.
  • Contribute to a secure development environment using methods like DAST, SAST, SCA, IAST.
  • Monitor, detect and defend security threats using various tools such as WAF, IDS, SEIMs.
  • Discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies or services to continually minimize the threat landscape.
  • Contribute solid and defensible opinions about secure code structure
  • Create policies that ensure all systems follow regulatory security standards and compliance.
  • Provide technical leadership on tooling and services; open knowledge sharing with other team members and willingness to mentor team members

Are you our Secops Engineer?

  • 4+ years of using scripting languages, Go, Python
  • Understand the security challenges and trade-offs to be made when building and deploying systems to production
  • Knowledge of standard methodologies related to security, disaster recovery and SIRT response.
  • Expertise in securing cloud infrastructure and secure CI/CD.
  • A robust Ops foundation - you’re always thinking “What happens if this fails?” while designing.
  • Flexibility to adjust to changes in priorities and ability to deliver within constraints
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to confidently present ideas and processes to stakeholders with varying levels of technological experience
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or STEM field

Bonus Points:

  • Expert using AWS services such as, K8, GuardDuty, VPCs, Security Groups, RBAC, IAM.
  • Familiar with security compliance such as, information security policies, audits and incident response.
  • Proficient Knowledge of JavaScript, AngularJS/React, HTML, CSS, similar web technologies

Benefits & Perks!

  • Competitive salary, annual bonus, and RSUs
  • Medical coverage, including full dental and vision
  • Life and disability benefits
  • 401(k) program (US)  / retirement savings plan (Canada) with company match
  • One month paid sabbatical after 5 years at the company
  • Education reimbursement
  • Professional development workshops & industry conferences
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Social responsibility program (volunteer time off and donation matching)
  • Annual wellness stipend
  • Monthly tech stipend
  • Annual family planning stipend
  • Monthly snack boxes delivered to your door
  • Cell phone allowance

For positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where required, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Other locations: IL, MA, NJ.

Equal ​Employment Opportunity Statement ​(EEO)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and ​inclusion within our company.  ​We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender ​identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, ​veteran status, or ​ability status. We will ensure that individuals who are differently abled are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment as provided to other applicants or employees. Please contact us to request accommodation.

 

About Us:

Course Hero is on a mission to help students graduate, confident and prepared. The online learning platform offers over 60 million course-specific study resources created by and for students and educators, as well as 24/7 tutor help. More than 65,000 verified college educators use Course Hero to collaborate with other faculty and share resources to hone new strategies for instruction. Everyday, students, educators and tutors help more than 20 million students make every study hour count.

 

We have an awesome team and a truly engaging culture. We are customer-focused, collaborative, responsible, gritty, and we love to learn. Our bold mission is to help students graduate confident and prepared!


We are not the only ones that think we’re onto something big. Course Hero has been recognized as one of the 2021 Top 100 Best Places to Work in the Bay AreaTop 50 Best Paying Companies in the Bay AreaTop 100 Most Transparent Companies, and in the Top 50 Most Transformational Companies in Education Technology. Read up on some of our recent news coverage, blog, and learn more about us to see what it is like to work with our team. 


Join us on our mission!

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What are Course Hero Perks + Benefits

Course Hero Benefits Overview

We foster a culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance and encourages wellbeing and personal development. Our employees are fans of our virtual-first work environment (bye bye commute), employee experience that extends beyond the office and holistic wellness, health, family planning and leave benefits. Check out our perks and benefits to see how we care for our people.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Course Hero employees participate in local volunteer activities, such as the Second Harvest Food Bank, Life Moves, etc.
Partners with nonprofits
Course Hero partners with non-profits like iMentor and continuously finds ways to volunteer or work together with others.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Course Hero has a dedicated wellness committee that sets up weekly and monthly events.
Team workouts
Course Hero has on-site yoga and fitness classes taught by other Course Hero employees.
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Charitable contribution matching
Course Hero will match $1 for $1 up to $1,000 each calendar year to support a cause of your choice.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Sabbatical
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Employees receieve free lunch on Tuesday, Thursday.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
We offer employees free parking in our parking lot.
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Meditation space
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Paid industry certifications

Additional Perks + Benefits

Our perks and benefits stem directly from employees themselves. Our People team sends out an engagement survey every quarter and make internal changes to our perks based on data stemming directly from our engagement surveys!

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