Senior Software Engineer, Security

We are reinventing global trade.

Flexport helps more than 10,000 clients and suppliers lead all aspects of their supply chain operations. Started in 2013, we've raised over $1.3B from investors that include the Founders Fund, Google Ventures, First Round Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Y Combinator, Wells Fargo, & Softbank. 

With offices on three continents, our team is as global as our client base and we’re excited to continue building a product and service they love. Wherever you are, whichever role you play, you’re guaranteed to share your day with committed, encouraging, and resourceful team members. 

Flexport is looking for Software Security Engineers to help Flexport establish itself as the most trusted company in the global trade ecosystem. As a Software Engineer on our Security team, you will build services and products that help us better secure our products and position security as an enabler.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, and implement security libraries and services in collaboration with product and infrastructure engineering teams. 
• Develop and maintain APIs and integrations for security products with other systems and services.
• Develop software solutions for security monitoring, threat detection and response, and vulnerability management.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize security needs and translate them into product requirements.
• Assist with code reviews and quality assurance testing to ensure the security and reliability of the software products.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging security threats and trends, and implement proactive measures to mitigate risks.
• Document and communicate technical specifications and user guides to stakeholders and end-users.

What you’ll need:

• 6+ years of full-stack software engineering experience using languages such as Java, Python, or Ruby.
• Experience building and securing APIs.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps automation.
• Experience with IaaS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, containers, web related technology, and service-oriented architectures.
• Excellence in problem-solving, strategic thinking, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to connect with empathy when delivering constructive feedback regarding security matters to engineers and product designers.

Nice to have:

• Experience developing security services or products.
• Experience with identity management and identity federation (SAML, Oauth, SCIM, XACML).

• Experience building and securing GraphQL 

• Experience performing code audits on internal and open source libraries for inclusion in our products.

If you are a self-motivated individual who is passionate about building and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure, we encourage you to apply.

Culture & Values

Learn more at www.keyvalues.com/flexport

Worried about not having any freight forwarding experience?

Don’t be! Our mission is to make global trade easy for everyone. That’s why it’s important to bring people from diverse backgrounds and experiences together with our industry veterans to help move the global logistics industry forward.

We know this industry is complex. That’s why we invest in education starting day one with Flexport Academy, a one week intensive onboarding program designed specifically to set every new Flexport employee up for success. 

At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global trade easy for everyone relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. That is why Flexport is committed to creating and nurturing an environment where anyone can be their authentic self. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about what our tech teams have been up to, head to the Engineering Blog.