Senior Security Engineer

About the job
As a Senior Security Engineer at Follow Up Boss, you'll help product teams build secure software, review code, develop threat models, and lead security initiatives. You will help design and implement security-critical features in our PHP monolith. Ultimately, your work will have a direct impact on the security posture of our products and company.

Why would you want to work here?
We’re a bootstrapped, profitable company that started back in April 2011.  We're a young, ambitious company that only answers to our customers and we don’t just claim to be customer-centric - we live it.  We're fully remote and have been since day 1.  Here are a few more reasons we think you'll love working here - and be sure to check out our video on how we work:
Opportunity to have a big impact on our growth and your career
No red tape or pointless meetings
Competitive base salary - top 10% in the US; for this position the range is $166K - $180K
Strong benefits package including a 401k with 6% match, health/dental/vision insurance for you and our family, funding for continuing education, paid parental leave, kindle + unlimited books, home office setup, company meetups, and 20 PTO + 10 sick days
Solve challenging problems and put your skills to the test every day. 
See the direct impact of your work and the value you created for customers.
Provide direct input on technical and non-technical decisions. Your opinion matters.

This role is for you if...
You would describe yourself as a patient, empathetic, and having a good sense of humor.
You’re independent, self-motivated, and can stay efficient and productive without someone looking over your shoulder all day long
You have superb written and verbal skills (with a professional yet fun demeanor)
You are based in the United States (or a similar time zone) 
You are happy to have direct communication with customers (we are customer driven).

Your qualifications include:
Self-motivated and proactive mindset.
Remote work experience is required.
Based in the USA, with a quiet home office with fast internet.
At least 5 years of experience in security, with a focus on web applications.
Passion for security with strong expertise in security best practices.
Experience developing large-scale software in PHP and are familiar with cloud computing environments (we use AWS).
Proficient understanding of Linux.
Exceptional time management skills. 
Attention to detail and commitment to quality. 
Pragmatic decision-making.

Your responsibilities will include:
Developing tools and services that make Follow Up Boss safer.
Build security-critical features along with other engineers.
Researching security standards and new technologies from the industry
Review PRs for the team from a security perspective as needed. 
Respond to security vulnerability reports.
Assist in managing internal and external security audits.
Mentor the team and organization regarding security best practices.
Lead engineering and organization-wide security education initiatives. (veracode, riot, sonarqube, etc)
Perform offensive penetration tests
Implement automated security tools and monitoring.

30 Day Targets
Become familiar with our product and codebase. 
Pair with fellow engineers to gain knowledge about the system and how we work. 
Improve the new hire onboarding process, by being a part of it. 
Help address priority security issues
Assist in code reviews for the team, with a specific perspective of security.

60 Day Targets
Implement security improvements for new and existing product functionality. e.g. Option for customers to enforce SSO for Office 365 users.
Assist in prioritization of application security work. 

90 Day Targets
Ownership of various security education initiatives for developers and the organization. Assist in fleshing out these systems and processes.
Assist in security review of critical product features

Core Engineering Values
Teamwork
Communication
Code Quality
Focus and Prioritization
Customer Driven
Leadership Qualities

Our Employment Package Includes
🏝 Work remotely: Live and work wherever you like!
💰 Competitive salary: Our career framework pays in the top 10% no matter where you live.
👩🏾‍⚕️ Insurance: Company-paid health, dental & vision insurance for all of our team members and their families.
🍼 Family leave: generous family leave - fully paid!
💻 Home office setup: Get a Macbook Pro + $1000 to set up your home office.
👩🏻‍🏫 Personal development stipend: $1000 per year to focus on bettering yourself.
🤑 401(k): With a 6% company match!
✈️ Retreats: Join us for company get-togethers every year!
☕️ Co-working stipend: Get some extra cash for a co-working space or a coffee shop work.
📚 Free books and Kindle: Get a free Kindle and all the free books - digital and audio - you like, anytime.
💪 Gym: Monthly stipend to keep you active and feeling good.
☕️ Money each month to spend on caffeine.

Apply for the job
Do you want to join our team? Then we'd love to hear about you!