Lead Software Engineer for Information Security

2 weeks ago


San Francisco, California, United States X (formerly Twitter) Full time

Are you ready to become a key player in the X team and contribute to the development of a groundbreaking real-time information-sharing application that transforms the way individuals connect? At X, our mission is to establish a reliable global digital public square, dedicated to safeguarding freedom of expression and creating a future of limitless interactivity. We aim to empower every user to freely generate and disseminate ideas, fostering open public dialogue without hindrances. Join us in this exciting journey where your input will be crucial to our achievements.

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Position: Senior/Staff Software Engineering Lead, Information Security

Location: Remote

Compensation Range: $162,000 - $297,000 USD

About Us:

This Software Engineering division is part of the Information Security Organization and is dedicated to executing significant engineering initiatives on the X technology stack that address vulnerabilities in our overall security framework. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining essential security services and libraries that promote security as a default feature within our platform. Additionally, we are focused on enhancing X's detection capabilities by utilizing both internal and external intelligence sources. We collaborate directly with other product engineering teams to implement new features.

Who You Are:
You thrive on new challenges and are enthusiastic about consistently pushing the limits of scalability. You take pride in constructing resilient, high-performance, and thoroughly tested systems that can support the most critical business applications. You are eager to learn, engage with, and contribute to cutting-edge open-source technologies. You possess a vision for what secure infrastructure should entail and are adept at executing that vision. Ideally, you have many of the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
  • Over 10 years of software engineering experience, with a strong foundation in software engineering standards (e.g., unit testing, code reviews, design documentation).
  • Extensive experience with distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Solid understanding of JVM-based architecture.
  • Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
  • Strong and effective communication abilities.
  • Basic knowledge of security fundamentals, such as how TLS operates.

Responsibilities:

As a Software Engineering Lead in Information Security, you will:

  • Develop distributed systems and framework libraries to establish security defaults, along with tools to identify security threats in our products and APIs.
  • Collaborate closely with InfoSec leadership and other stakeholders to address imminent threats and lead strategic initiatives.
  • Assess potential vulnerabilities in X's security posture, devise a sustainable roadmap to tackle various security challenges, and prioritize tasks within that roadmap.


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