Engineering Manager, Application Security
Over the coming years, biotech will fundamentally rewrite the way we live. Gene editing and cell therapy are dramatically changing how we treat cancer and other major illnesses. Biofuels and biomaterials are transforming the cars we drive, the clothes we wear, and the makeup of everyday objects. Crop science and synthetic biology are producing sustainable and ethical food. Benchling’s mission is to accelerate the research that propels us towards this reality, and magnify its impact, through modern software.
Every day, scientists around the world use Benchling’s applications, platform, & analytics in their efforts to solve humanity’s most pressing problems. For these scientists, Benchling is the central technology they use to conduct their research. Our customers include pharmaceutical giants, leading biotechs, and the world’s most renowned research institutes.
ROLE OVERVIEW
As an engineering manager leading Application Security you will grow our application security program which is grounded in emphasizing real world security and embracing automation to keep up with the company as we experience hypergrowth. We’re looking for team members who are excited to apply their expertise to our mission of securing some of society's most sensitive data.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
- Lead a team of talented security engineers who like to secure applications and tackle hard security engineering problems
- Build a vision where the team talent can be scaled, improve the quality of Benchling code in an automatic, self-serve way by creating feedback loops that help us learn from the past and the present, to improve our future
- With the help of your team members, iterating on best practices for building secure systems
- Work across the organization to build relationships with other teams. Use their feedback and understand their goals to build and prioritize a roadmap for your org
- Create and evolve sustainable processes and tools for operations through automation, self-service and reducing complexity
- Provide continuous feedback, address underperformance, and recognize the individual strengths and contributions of your team members
- Create plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges in your organization
- Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the teams’ systems and processes
- Work closely with the recruiting team to hire high potential candidates from diverse backgrounds
- Partner with security leadership on the security strategy, goals and long term roadmap
- Translate strategy into execution by developing and executing quarterly roadmaps with clear goals
- Develop organizational culture, processes and tools around horizontal initiatives and operational work management
- Identify opportunities to streamline interfaces and collaborations within and outside of security
- Make Benchling a great place to work by actively supporting career development, growth, and mentoring of individuals, and by fostering a fun and inclusive team where everyone feels welcome
ABOUT YOU
- 1+ years of managing engineering teams in Security
- 5+ years as individual contributor engineer in product security or security engineering
- Past experience doing threat modeling, secure code review (Python and/or JavaScript), penetration testing against cloud environments (AWS) and/or mobile apps (iOS/Android)
- Experience with vulnerability management and risk assessment processes
- Experience guiding teams through planning, prioritization, and execution of work
- Ability to engage and partner with leaders across the organization in cross-functional roles
- Strong communicator with the ability to translate technical security requirements and risks into terms that anyone can understand
- Technical depth and experience in leading significant initiatives in either a IC or EM role
- Technical leadership skills; you enjoy being a tech lead, mentoring technologists, and evangelizing security and privacy
- Comfortable with complexity in the short term but can build towards simplicity in the long term
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Benchling welcomes everyone. We believe every member of our team enriches our diversity and inclusion by broadening our ways of problem-solving for future challenges. Even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications for this job, we strongly encourage you to apply.
LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
- Admit mistakes and shortcomings
- Deliver results
- Disagree and commit
- Obsess over customers
- Rely on work ethic
- Show empathy
- Recruit and develop the best
- Sweat the details
- Think and communicate clearly
- Unite around the mission
PERKS AND BENEFITS
- Work with a talented yet humble team
- Competitive compensation & equity package
- Weekly virtual social events, and annual company retreats
- 401k, Medical, dental, and vision insurance (US Employees Only)
- Monthly health & wellness stipend
- Yearly educational stipend
- Flexible & Generous Vacation Policy: If you feel you need a break, you can talk directly with your manager to find coverage and support while you are out of the office. Need time off to vote? We've got you covered.
- Quarterly company-wide mental health days off
- Holiday Shut-down: company-wide holiday shut-down between Christmas Eve and New Years
- Major US and EMEA holidays observed
- To support remote work conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Benchling provides each employee a one-time stipend of $1,000(USD) upon commencing employment, and additional discounted employee purchase plans for home-office equipment.
Protecting the health of our employees and the candidates interested in a role at Benchling is our top priority. We appreciate your understanding and being open and flexible with any changes related to our interviewing process.
For applicants for U.S.-based roles only: All new hires in the United States are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to provide proof of vaccination prior to their first day of employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons, we will explore potential reasonable accommodations; however, Benchling may not be able to grant such accommodations in all cases if doing so would cause an undue hardship.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. 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 also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.