Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to transform overarching goals into iterative plans, define scope, and rapidly create and enhance prototypes, contributing across the technology stack with a focus on backend.

• Take ownership of the technical vision, architecture, and development of backend systems that support Coalition Control, while also contributing to other Coalition Security Products.

• Streamline systems that are distributed across multiple microservices.

• Elevate the standards for code quality, code reviews, testing processes, and reliability.

• Utilize AI-assisted tools to gather contextual information, outline requirements, and expedite code development.

• Lead the Control team, consisting of four engineers, within a Security Engineering group of up to 15 members.

• Guide architectural decisions, conduct code reviews, and mentor fellow engineers.

• Collaborate with various teams and departments across Coalition, owning technical decisions and their implementation.

• Engage in an on-call rotation, roughly once every eight weeks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience as a backend engineer, designing and constructing distributed, event-driven systems and cloud-based services in production, preferably utilizing tools such as SQS or Kafka on AWS.

• Proven technical leadership abilities, including influencing architectural designs, establishing standards, mentoring engineers, and effectively collaborating across teams.

• Strong expertise in a contemporary backend programming language and framework.

• Familiarity with TypeScript/Node.js.

• Proficient in utilizing AI-assisted development workflows, including tools like Cursor and Claude.

• Practical experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining APIs, alongside integrating with third-party APIs or platforms.

• A history of simplifying complex existing systems to enhance their adaptability and evolvability.

• A solid grasp of security principles and practices.

• Clear and direct communication skills, with a practical, results-oriented approach to problem-solving.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage at 100%.

• Flexible paid time off (PTO).

• Annual stipend for home office expenses and access to WeWork facilities.

• Wellness programs for mental and physical health, including offerings like Headspace, Lumino, and more!

• Competitive salary with opportunities for career advancement.