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Senior Platform Security Engineer

Discord
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Posted
12 days ago
Department
Security Engineering
Salary
$196,000 to $245,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years of experience building and operating production systems or infrastructure
  • 3+ years of experience writing software in a general-purpose programming language (Python, TypeScript, Rust)
  • 3+ years of experience securing systems with millions of users
  • Experience building or operating identity and access management systems
  • Understanding of modern authentication and authorization concepts (RBAC, OAuth, OIDC, SSO, Zero Trust, mTLS, cloud IAM)
  • Experience building in and securing multi-cloud environments (GCP, Cloudflare, AWS)
Nice to have
  • Experience defining and orchestrating containers (Kubernetes, Docker)
  • Familiarity with build and CI/CD technologies (Terraform, Bazel, Buildkite)
  • Provisioned or managed service and workload identity using PKI and mTLS
  • Experience with Zero Trust platforms (Cloudflare Access, Teleport)
  • Experience with secrets management systems (Vault, cloud KMS)
What the job really is

As a Senior Platform Security Engineer at Discord, you'll focus on enhancing security through software development and operational excellence, particularly in identity and access management. Your responsibilities will include owning software engineering projects, defining identity for non-human actors, building and evolving Discord's employee authorization platform, and designing Zero Trust architecture. You'll also automate permission management and consult on various security assessments and designs.

Benefits
  • Base salary range of $196,000 to $245,000
  • Equity
  • Benefits
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of remote work options
  • Role involves significant ownership and complexity, which may appeal to candidates looking for impactful work
  • Salary range provided, but actual compensation may vary based on skills and experience
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