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Senior Software Security Engineer

Overview
Skills
  • C C
  • C++ C++
  • Go Go
  • Python Python
  • Rust Rust
  • Linux systems
  • Encryption and key management
  • Fuzzing
  • Offensive capabilities

We are looking for a really good software engineer with the sort of expertise you need to write secure mission critical software for the world’s largest banks and financial institutions. We are looking for the sort of people who have implemented cryptographic algorithms, who have built scalable web services that have never been broken into, and who can balance security and usability while making sure that the data they protect remains protected, always, even in the face of fallible human nature.

Responsibilities

● Design and implement security features for the Lightbits complete data platform, a complex high performance system that runs on premises and in multiple clouds.

● Write high quality, secure, high-performance software in a variety of programming languages including but not limited to golang, C, C++, Python, and rust.


Desired Skills and Experience

● Excellent knowledge and experience in building secure software. Familiarity with common exploits and their mitigation. Offensive capabilities are an advantage. Experience with fuzzing is an advantage. Experience with encryption and key management is an advantage.

● Deep familiarity with Linux systems is required; storage and networking experience is an advantage.

● Excellent knowledge and experience in multiple programming languages. You should have a very good grasp and experience building real systems with at least one of C/C++/golang/Python/rust. golang and Python experience is an advantage.

● Ability to work independently and push through to completion. We value getting things done.

● 2+ years of experience as a senior software security engineer.

● A bachelor’s degree from a leading university in computer science or software engineering with an average grade of 80 and above is desired but we’ll consider commensurate experience instead.

LightBits Labs