TPT (formerly Teachers Pay Teachers)
We're a teacher-powered digital learning platform, dedicated to empowering our community of 7M+ educators.
New York, NY

Staff Security Engineer, Platform Engineering

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What do we do? 

At Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT), we’re unlocking the power of educator-created content. TpT gives educators access to a trusted, one-of-a-kind community. We are the world’s first marketplace of our kind and founded by a teacher, for teachers as the go-to platform for teacher-created content for nearly 15 years. We are currently serving more than 7.5 million users and more than 85% of U.S. teachers. TpT is focused on building the next generation of e-learning experiences for millions of students and teachers across the world. If you haven’t heard of TpT yet and want to learn more, just ask any teacher!

Who we are looking for:

We’re a team of good people doing great things. We listen first. We love our work. And we are all teachers and learners in whatever we do. We believe that productivity is never an accident. It’s the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, passionate teamwork, and focused effort. We want every day to be fun and to matter.

Role:

As a Staff Security Engineer, you will be a force multiplier, enabling our teams to build safe and secure products for educators globally. In this role you will partner closely with teams that are rapidly iterating on our portfolio of products by developing the tools, patterns, frameworks and best practices that will enable us to deliver first-class data privacy and security in our products. As an expert in securing technical systems, you will also be called upon to provide valuable input into the selection, use and governance of internal systems and tools.

As part of this role you will work closely with senior leaders to iterate on a technical security strategy, define success criteria, and implement solutions - all while we continue to grow and scale our team and products.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for setting a clear technical security strategy and roadmap that takes into account TpT’s strategic direction and minimizes the overall cost of our security program
  • Spearhead the implementation of technical controls and develop the tools, libraries, frameworks and best practices that will allow TpT engineers to build secure products at scale
  • Own engineering-wide programs, such as periodic penetration testing, vulnerability management or bug bounty programs
  • Provide an expert voice in prioritization discussions to ensure risks are adequately managed
  • Contribute to and lead conversations about system design and architecture
  • Track internal and external risks and trends to keep TpTers abreast of new developments, and translate this awareness into actionable plans for TpT’s security roadmap
  • Train and mentor engineers on web application security best practices and techniques
  • Lead security incident response and recovery
  • Define technical requirements based on our security obligations as well as from regulations including COPPA, FERPA and PCI. Guide our Engineering teams on how to best meet those requirements
  • Ensure security and regulatory requirements are met, and that there is appropriate follow-through on security incidents and events 
  • Evaluate vendors and software to ensure they meet our security and data privacy standards

Qualifications:

  • At least 8+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience building and architecting secure services at scale
  • Experience with secure coding practices
  • Track record of using qualitative and quantitative data to prioritize and drive decision-making
  • Strong knowledge of potential web application security, including vulnerabilities and their mitigations
  • Ability to communicate risks effectively with candor and empathy
  • Experience with technologies we use in our stack including Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Chef, Node.js, React, AWS

Extra credit for experience with:

  • OSS Contributor
  • Knowledge of Ed-Tech

Benefits & Perks:

At TpT, we believe the positive experience of employees is essential to growth, both individually and collectively. To achieve our mission of ‘Empowering Educators to Teach at Their Best,’ we must also empower the members of our TpT Team to work at their best. To that end, two of our core company values are “We Learn and Grow Together” and “We Enjoy the Journey.” We’ve committed to these values and to our employees through investing in added benefits and perks:

  • Comprehensive Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits
  • Free Telemedicine Membership - 24/7 access to trusted medical advisors 
  • Generous PTO and Wellness Days
  • 5 Week “Recharge Leave” after 5 Years, to refresh and celebrate the impact you’ve had at TpT
  • Generous Parental Leave (for new parents) for time to adjust to parenthood, plus additional six weeks for the birth parent
  • Onsite Mother’s Room
  • ‘Employee Resource Groups’ (ERGs) to promote employee inclusivity and belonging
  • Engineering Learning Fridays (ELF), to provide a space each week for Engineering teams to collaborate and learn from each other
  • ‘Professional Development’ Stipend, to support the professional growth of employees (including - but not limited to - subscriptions, books, lectures, etc.)
  • Annual Company Events (Camp TpT, Field Day, Hackathons, Holiday Party, Summer Picnic, Classroom Visits, etc.)

Here at TpT we value Diversity & Inclusion and encourage people to bring their most authentic selves to work.  We cultivate an environment where people are recognized and celebrated for their individuality.

Any TpT applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the interview process should contact the TpT People Ops Team ([email protected]) to make the need for an accommodation known.

Finally, if you’re a California resident, California law requires that we provide you notice about the collection and use of your personal information. We encourage you to read it carefully. You can find our full notice here.

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What are TPT (formerly Teachers Pay Teachers) Perks + Benefits

TPT (formerly Teachers Pay Teachers) Benefits Overview

Building for Diversity and Inclusion is one of our core company values here at TPT. A huge part of this is making TPT a place where people feel like they can thrive, regardless of what stage of life they're in. This means we have a competitive parental leave policy (three months for new parents to bond with their little one), 20 days of PTO, 7 wellness days to look after your physical and mental health, as well as fun perks like catered lunches in office 3x weekly.

As a company rooted in the belief that teachers must be at the heart of everything we do, we also make time twice a year for teacher-visits, either virtually or going into local classrooms in the tri-state area to shadow teachers in action -- to remind ourselves of the importance behind our mission.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
TPT works with LifeLabs to conduct interactive unconscious bias workshops throughout the year, which help build context and skills that support in making TPT an inclusive place to work for all.
Diversity employee resource groups
Employees are welcome to join our many Employee Resource Groups! These groups support an array of different cultures & communities, and often host virtual or in-person events outside of working hours.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
At TPT, we are proud to offer all full time employees access to a Headspace subscription and Eden Health, an online health concierge with access to one-to-one talk therapy.
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
TPT lead a Ukraine Donation Campaign, where the company met employees dollar for dollar in contributing to various organizations dedicated to providing support to Ukraine.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
TpT sponsors an Employee Resource Group that caters to working parents, which hosts monthly meetings and events throughout the year! Additionally, we host Bring Your Child To Work Day annually.
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Outside of wellness, personal days, and COVID-19 specific time off, TPT also offers 20 days of PTO per year, with 5 days available for roll-over.
Paid volunteer time
Each full-time employee is given 5 additional personal days each year, used for voting and volunteering.
Sabbatical
Eligible employees get 5 weeks of paid sabbatical after their first 5 years of working at the company.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Teams across the company have regular sponsored off-sites to promote time together. Company-wide, we also have monthly Happy Hours, and 4 main events: Field Day, Camp TPT, Picnic and Holiday Party.
Free snacks and drinks
The office kitchen is always fully stocked with snacks, sweet treats, fruit, drinks, coffee and tea.
Some meals provided
TPT provides a GrubHub allowance for in-office lunch options on Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays, for those working from our HQ.
Company-sponsored happy hours
TPT has monthly Happy Hours (both in-person and virtual). Activities can vary; recently we had a virtual happy hour hosted by JamEvents for a game of "Guess My Sketch," with sponsored bevvies.
Recreational clubs
We have an undefeated softball team, and have also sponsored volleyball, dodgeball, and are always taking new suggestions!
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
TPT provides a one-time $400 WFH stipend to full-time employees (both remote and hybrid), to ensure all have what they need to work effectively from home.
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
TPT hosts Snack & Learns ~2x monthly, to promote employees coming together to discuss work and goal progress, company updates, and learn from each other 🧠
Promote from within
Mentorship program
TPT's mentorship program aims to build a more inclusive environment by building relationships between TpTers, providing career growth and development opportunities through formal mentorship.
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Teams across TPT devote time each week to learning. Our Eng org blocks Friday afternoons for "Eng Learning Fridays," where engineers are given a free block of time to pursue learning opportunities.

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