Senior Security Engineer - Application Security

New York City

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Spotify

Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs.

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Security engineers at Spotify protect the security of Spotify’s platform and of our 400+ million users. We are looking for an experienced engineer to join us in securing the most important engineering initiatives at Spotify.
You will be working in the application security consulting team. We’re a distributed team supporting autonomous development teams with application security expertise. We aim to constantly improve the security posture for our fast-paced, rapidly-changing environment in a manner that will keep up with our scale. We’re experts in many domains of security, willing to teach and learn from anyone at the company.
You are a seasoned security, systems or software engineer with a passion for software security. Above all you have an insatiable appetite for learning new things and honing your existing skill set. In this role you are expected to represent security in various engineering and business contexts so we expect you to be comfortable communicating with diverse audiences both verbally and in writing.

What You'll Do

  • Champion security with development teams through threat modeling design and code reviews.
  • Consult, evangelize, and teach theoretical and practical security to groups of varying sizes, disciplines, and experience levels.
  • Drive cross-disciplinary initiatives to improve the security of our engineering ecosystem and the products developed at Spotify.

Who You Are

  • 4+ years of hands-on technical experience with software security.
  • Experience in securing distributed systems at scale.
  • Interest and experience in defending against attacks in several areas of security.
  • Skill and enthusiasm for communicating technical solutions to both technical subject matter experts and business stakeholders.
  • You have experience from working in agile environments and easily adapt to change, enjoy challenges and thrive in ambiguity.
  • Ability to read and analyze code in languages such as Java, Python, Scala, C++ and TypeScript.
  • Programming skills in at least one programming language.
  • Experience with topics such as fuzz testing, static code analysis and applied cryptography.
  • Expertise in backend, mobile, web and machine learning security is a big advantage.

Where You'll Be

  • We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
  • Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the Americas region in which we have a work location and is within working hours. 
  • Working hours? We operate within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration and ask that all be located that time zone. 
  • Prefer an office to work from home instead? Not a problem! We have plenty of options for your working preferences. Find more information about our Work From Anywhere options here.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 381 million users.
This role is not eligible for hire in Colorado, USA.
Global COVID and Vaccination DisclosureSpotify is committed to safety and well-being of our employees, vendors and clients. We are following regional guidelines mandating vaccination and testing requirements, including those requiring vaccinations and testing for in-person roles and event attendance. For NYC, we have mandated that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated in order to work in our offices and externally with any third-parties.For all other locations, we strongly encourage our employees to get vaccinated and also follow local COVID and safety protocols.

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Tags: Agile Application security C Code analysis Cryptography Java Machine Learning Python Scala TypeScript

Perks/benefits: Home office stipend

Region: North America
Country: United States
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