The Staff Software Engineer will lead the design, implementation, and coordination of new functionality, mentor engineers, and drive architectural discussions while collaborating with various teams to improve user challenges.
At Secureframe, we are not just a company; we are at the forefront of revolutionizing cybersecurity compliance. Recognized as one of the industry's most innovative and trusted providers, Secureframe has consistently received accolades for our advanced technology solutions and commitment to excellence. With a robust portfolio of products that safeguard thousands of businesses worldwide, we have been featured in major publications such as Forbes’ next billion dollar startups, TechCrunch, and The Wall Street Journal for our transformative impact on the way companies achieve and maintain compliance standards.
As we continue to grow, our mission remains clear: to provide seamless, secure solutions that enable businesses to focus on what they do best. Joining Secureframe means becoming part of a team dedicated to professional excellence and continuous learning in an environment that values creativity and forward-thinking.
Secureframe is backed by top VCs including Kleiner Perkins, Accomplice, Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund), BoxGroup, Village Global, and many more.
Join Secureframe's Engineering team and help shape the future of compliance automation.
Secureframe highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Secureframe office), Secureframe considers working in the office, approximately 30% of the time under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependent(s)
- Flexible PTO
- 401(k)
- Paid family leave
- Ground floor opportunity as an early member of the team
What you'll do ...
- Lead technical scoping, design, and implementation of new end-to-end functionality
- Perform detailed code reviews and provide technical mentorship to engineers
- Lead architecture and architectural discussions for core parts of the Secureframe application
- Own multi-team coordination and communication for cross-cutting initiatives
- Work closely with other Staff engineers to establish and guide best practices across engineering
- Work closely with designers and product managers to solve ambiguous user challenges
Who we're looking for
- 8+ years of backend experience with modern programming languages like Ruby, Python, Go, etc.
- 6+ years of Ruby experience
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals
- Deep experience building large-scale integrations with experience building and documenting public facing APIs
- Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively
- Passion and ability to work well in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
Secureframe is an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create an environment where every team member at Secureframe feels like they belong so they can have a greater impact on our business and customers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We've become aware of fraudulent job offers and recruiters falsely claiming to represent Secureframe.
Please note:
1. Official Communication: All genuine Secureframe recruiting communication and job offers are sent from @secureframe.com email addresses.
2. No Fees: We never ask for payments or fees from job applicants at any stage.
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