Security Engineer

 

About Gem

Gem is building the platform for modern recruiting. Our software empowers recruiters to source and engage with candidates at scale, and gives talent leaders data and insights to operate their teams more efficiently. Our customers are savvy recruiting teams from industry-leading companies — like Twilio, Robinhood, Peloton, and Gusto — who understand that getting the best talent in the market is key to maintaining their competitive advantage.   With $148M in funding led by ICONIQ, Greylock, and Accel at a $1.2B valuation, Gem has become one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies at its scale. In the last year, we tripled ARR, made Y Combinator’s Top Companies list, and were recognized as a great place for career growth and diversity by Comparably.

The Team & Role 

As a founding member of the security engineering team at Gem, you will play a foundational role in defining the security function at Gem. You will play a key role in scaling Gem’s engineering organization and business by building security systems and programs that enable the team to ship quickly while safeguarding our customers and their data. This is a hands-on generalist role with an opportunity to specialize as the team grows.

Responsibilities

As the leader of security engineering, you will be responsible for:

• Product and production infrastructure security with an eye towards automation
• Gem’s overall security posture 
• Enabling product teams to build secure features with eye towards velocity
• Operating the customer security review and compliance programs
• Influence our IT security direction alongside Gem’s Compliance and IT leads

Gem Company Culture Highlights

• Gem is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Overall Culture on Comparably.
• Gem is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Work Culture on Comparably.
• Engineering Department is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Overall Culture on Comparably.
• Engineering Department is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Work Culture on Comparably.

Check us out on Comparably: https://www.comparably.com/companies/gem-com

Gem is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate our inclusive work environment and encourage folks of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. At Gem, we’re committed to having an inclusive and transparent environment where every voice is heard and acknowledged. We embrace our differences, and know that our diverse team is a strength that drives our success.    Gem is committed to developing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodation, please email us at accommodations@gem.com and we’ll work with you to meet your accessibility needs.   Gem requires all employees to be fully vaccinated* for COVID-19 prior to starting work. Gem is an equal opportunity employer, and will consider requests for exemption from this policy as a reasonable accommodation where it can do so absent undue hardship, consistent with federal, state, and local law.   *Employees are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after completing primary vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine, with, if applicable, at least the minimum recommended interval between doses. For example, this includes two weeks after a second does in a two-does series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or two weeks after the second does of any combination of two doses of different COVID-19 vaccines as part of one primary vaccination series.