Senior Security Engineer at Brave | Torre

Senior Security Engineer

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Senior Security EngineerRemoteAbout BraveBrave is on a mission to protect the human right to privacy online. We’ve built a free web browser that blocks creepy third-party ads and trackers by default, a private search engine with a truly independent index, a browser-native crypto wallet, and a private ad network (opt-in!) that directly rewards you for your attention. And we’re just getting started. Already 110+ million people have switched to Brave for a faster, more private web. Millions more switch every month.The internet is a sea of privacy-harmful ads, hackers, and echo chambers. Big Tech makes huge profits off our data, and tells us what’s true and what’s not. Brave is fighting back. Join us!SummaryWe are hiring a staff engineer on the Brave security and privacy team! You will help keep our users safe across Brave’s products, including Brave browser and Brave Search. Responsibilities include:Security reviews of Brave productsTriaging and fixing security reportsDesigning and implementing security-relevant codePenetration tests of Brave products and infrastructureBrave is widely-recognized as one of the best browsers for security and privacy, doing industry-leading work with a team that’s a fraction of the size of Big Tech-supported browsers.Required qualificationsAt least 5 years experience (or equivalent) in security engineeringExperience in penetration testing and/or security auditingProficiency in C++, both implementing and reviewingStrong familiarity with the Web security modelExperience securing AWS infrastructureVery comfortable working and communicating async with a geographically-distributed software development teamBe comfortable diving into an extremely large, unfamiliar and complex codebaseBe comfortable with Git and collaborating on GitHubPreferred qualificationsExperience contributing to large open source codebases and/or participating in open source communitiesProficiency in Web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) Proficiency in Go and RustDevOps experienceContributions to other Web browsersFamiliarity with Chromium's architecture, especially securityAbility to write clear technical documentation and less technical writing for blog posts or public communication. Be excited about privacy, anonymity, and censorship resistance!