This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Product Security Engineer based in Canada.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape secure, scalable, and reliable digital products used by millions of people worldwide. In this role, you will contribute to the development and protection of a large-scale platform by designing secure systems, improving platform resilience, and strengthening trust and safety capabilities. Working within a highly collaborative and distributed engineering environment, you will partner with cross-functional teams to modernize infrastructure, enhance observability, and support mission-critical services. The position combines product security, full-stack engineering, cloud operations, and incident management, offering broad technical ownership and meaningful impact. It is ideal for engineers who are passionate about security, open collaboration, and building technology that prioritizes user trust and safety.
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Product Security Engineer based in Canada.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape secure, scalable, and reliable digital products used by millions of people worldwide. In this role, you will contribute to the development and protection of a large-scale platform by designing secure systems, improving platform resilience, and strengthening trust and safety capabilities. Working within a highly collaborative and distributed engineering environment, you will partner with cross-functional teams to modernize infrastructure, enhance observability, and support mission-critical services. The position combines product security, full-stack engineering, cloud operations, and incident management, offering broad technical ownership and meaningful impact. It is ideal for engineers who are passionate about security, open collaboration, and building technology that prioritizes user trust and safety.
Accountabilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain secure and scalable platform features across backend services, frontend applications, and operational tooling.
- Lead architectural improvements and contribute to the modernization of systems supporting developer ecosystems, moderation processes, and trust and safety initiatives.
- Build and enhance observability capabilities, including monitoring, logging, metrics, and data-driven insights to improve system reliability and performance.
- Strengthen platform security by implementing secure development practices, supporting automated security systems, and improving ecosystem protections.
- Manage production environments by participating in deployments, incident response activities, troubleshooting, and reliability initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, product, design, quality assurance, and community contributors to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Support ecosystem safety initiatives, including abuse detection, policy compliance, moderation tooling, and trust signals.
- Contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing through code reviews, technical mentorship, documentation, and collaborative problem-solving in open and distributed environments.
- Participate in continuous improvement efforts, identifying opportunities to optimize systems, processes, and developer experiences.
- Proven experience developing and maintaining modern web applications in production environments.
- Strong expertise with backend technologies, particularly Python, Django, or equivalent frameworks.
- Solid understanding of product security principles, secure software development practices, and web application security concepts.
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure, deployments, monitoring systems, and production incident management.
- Knowledge of full-stack development practices, including modern frontend technologies and API-driven architectures.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in distributed teams and collaborate across multiple technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive solutions in evolving environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong documentation and knowledge-sharing capabilities.
- Experience building or supporting trust and safety systems, automated moderation tools, abuse detection mechanisms, or fraud prevention solutions is considered a strong asset.
- Exposure to open-source projects and community-driven development models is highly desirable.
- Passion for creating secure, user-centric technologies and fostering inclusive, collaborative engineering cultures.
- Fully remote work arrangement with flexible scheduling options.
- Competitive compensation package, including performance-based bonus opportunities.
- Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Retirement savings support with employer contributions and immediate vesting opportunities.
- Generous paid time off, including company wellness days, public holidays, and birthday leave.
- One-time home office stipend to support remote work setup.
- Annual professional development budget for training, certifications, and career growth.
- Quarterly wellness allowance to support personal well-being initiatives.
- Extensive parental leave benefits and family support programs.
- Employee referral incentives and additional insurance benefits, including life, disability, and employee assistance programs.
- Inclusive and mission-driven work environment focused on innovation, collaboration, and meaningful global impact.