JOB SUMMARY

Are you passionate about computer science and education? Code.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to growing participation in computer science by making it available in more schools and increasing participation by young women and underrepresented students. Our vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science. We believe computer science should be part of the core curriculum, alongside other courses such as mathematics, biology, chemistry, or algebra!

As a Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security (Principal) at Code.org, you’ll help drive the implementation of security improvements for services used by tens of millions of students and teachers in K-12 classrooms around the world.

As a member of our Infrastructure engineering team, you will:

• Architect and implement cloud infrastructure solutions ensuring the security of student data and the resiliency of production systems
• Work across the engineering organization to help teams own, design, and implement security related components and services.
• Provide expert advice to internal staff, consulting on risk assessment and vulnerability fixes.
• Promote security across the engineering organization, mentoring and educating other engineers on secure development practices.
• Triage reports from, and interact with, a community of independent security researchers contributing to our product.
• Own projects and build features end to end, working on exciting technical challenges using some of the latest technologies.
• Ship software regularly while maintaining excellent live site availability.
• Contribute to an inclusive, growth-focused, and collaborative team culture.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

We seek candidates who have:

• Passion for our mission of growing access to computer science education
• Experience with web technologies; our stack is a mix of JavaScript, React, Ruby on Rails, SQL Databases, AWS and various 3rd party tools.
• Experience in some of the following areas: application security, cloud platform security, authentication, web and network protocols, risk assessment, threat modeling, pen tests, and vulnerability assessments.
• Experience working independently on software projects, including the ability to break down project work into smaller features and communicate status updates optimally
• Experience supporting a production high-scale web-based software product or service

In addition, candidates must:

• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Pass a pre-employment background check
• Be willing to travel a minimum of two times per year for team events

WHAT IS THE INTERVIEW PROCESS LIKE?

Step 1: Informational (30 minutes) - learn more about the role and share your experience
Step 2: Technical Assessment (Paired interview, 1 hour) - Coding: General
Step 3: Full Interview Loop & Meet the Team (3 paired interviews, 3 hours total)

• Cloud Foundations: deploying applications using a cloud provider, designing for scale and security
• Data Storage: managing multiple complex data storage options
• Operational Excellence: running a system at scale in production, debugging live-site issues, threat assessment and mitigation

Each interview will include a behavioral question and additional time for the candidate to ask questions

Step 4: Final Interview with CTO (1 hour)

All interviews are currently being conducted virtually via Zoom

TO APPLY

Your application should include a resume and/or a link to your LinkedIn profile as well as a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience demonstrate the qualifications of the position.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS PACKAGE

The expected salary range for this position is $145,800 - $190,000. The actual offer will be at the company’s sole discretion and determined by relevant business considerations, including the final candidate’s qualifications, years of experience, and skillset.