Senior Security Engineer

About RipplingRippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.About The RoleWe're looking for a hands-on senior security engineer to play a key role in building Rippling's Product Security program. Rippling's product’s scope provides a unique set of security challenges, but our management is especially supportive of security and compliance as a central function of the business. As an early member of Rippling's security team, you'll have a meaningful impact on the security program’s priorities and direction.About The TeamWe are a diverse team of skilled security engineers that are passionate about pushing the boundaries of security practices. We look to collaborate with our Engineering partners to find the right solution for our interesting challenges. Our team thrives on re-imagining approaches to traditional security to secure our vast ecosystem.Our achievements are shared through our blogs and at conferences and meetups. A little more about our team:Our Infrastructure Security team shared a blog about how they streamlined AWS access We spoke at BSides SF about attacking and defending infrastructure with terraformOur Product Security lead talked about the Future Application Security EngineersOur Security Engineering lead talk about an innovative way to reduce vulnerabilities in your organization What You'll DoBuild guardrails and controls to eliminate full classes of vulnerabilities within the Rippling applicationBuild security tooling and automations to help scale the Security team’s practices Threat-model application designs and solutions and provide security assessments.Audit source code and perform code review for critical application changesMentor software engineering teams in security best practicesProvide hands-on remediation guidance to development teamsReview & establish software development practices that make security an essential part of the development processDevelop / Integrate security into the Software Development Life CycleQualifications5+ years of experience in a security engineering roleExperience leading architectural changes or complex cross team efforts to mitigate security vulnerabilitiesDeep understanding of securing web applicationsFluency in Python, React, and Django Rest FrameworkExperience with manual source code review, and embedding security to code in production environments.Experience with deploying application security tools in the CI/CD pipelineExperience with securing software development lifecycle including building programs that eliminate full classes of vulnerabilitiesBonus PointsGood understanding of SSO, including OAUTH, SAMLExperience with speaking at meetups or conferencesExperience running a bug bounty programAdditional InformationRippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email View email address on us.fitly.work highly values in-office collaboration. Employees living within 30 miles of an office are expected to work onsite three days a week with those living 30-49.9 miles away expected to be in the office one day a week. Employees living over 50 miles away are required to relocate within 30 miles of an office. To enhance team cohesiveness, new employees are asked to work onsite three days a week for their first six months.This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.