Most boards and executives are currently flying blind when it comes to cyber risk. They are guessing. At Safe, we’ve built an AI-driven engine that finally gives the C-Suite a clear, quantified, and real-time view of their security posture. We don’t just provide data; we provide certainty.
We are a $170M Series C-funded category leader. We don’t play in the mid-market; we operate at the highest levels of global enterprise. Today, we are proud to serve 10% of the Fortune 500, protecting global icons such as Apple, Netflix, AT&T, Verizon, and Victoria’s Secret.
As we scale toward our next chapter, we are looking for high-performers who want to do the best work of their careers at the intersection of AI and Cybersecurity.
The Culture Memo: Our Operating SystemSafe is not a typical corporate environment. We are a high-intensity, mission-driven team. We value builders who want to define a category and work alongside people who are equally committed to excellence.
Extreme Ownership: We don’t do "not my job." We hire people who see a gap and own the solution from start to finish.
The Elite Standard: We serve the most sophisticated companies on the planet. Our work must be bulletproof. Whether it’s a line of code or a sales deck, we aim for Tier-1 quality every time.
Methodology & Rigor: We don’t wing it. From Force Management and MEDDICC in sales to data-driven sprints in engineering, we rely on proven frameworks to stay disciplined and predictable.
Radical Candor: We move too fast for politics or sugar-coating. We value direct, honest feedback that helps us find the right answer quickly.
The Series C Hustle: We have the stability of a well-funded leader but the heart of a startup.
We want our team to feel like owners because they are owners. We trust our people to manage their results and their time.
Meaningful Equity: Every "Safestar" is a shareholder. You aren’t just an employee; you are a partner in our success.
Unlimited Leaves: We don’t believe in clock-watching. We offer unlimited leave because we trust you to take the time you need to recharge while staying committed to the mission.
Comprehensive Benefits: We provide top-tier medical insurance and wellness benefits to ensure you and your family are well cared for.
Career Trajectory: We are growing aggressively. For high-performers, the path for advancement moves at the speed of your ambition.
Core Responsibilities:
- Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of developers, promoting best practices, code quality, and continuous improvement.
- Architecture and Design: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and architect scalable, secure, high-performance multi-tenant microservices.
- Code Review: Conduct thorough code reviews to maintain code quality, identify opportunities for improvement, and share constructive feedback with team members.
- Cloud Expertise: Leverage AWS services, including but not limited to AWS Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, S3, and RDS, to architect and optimize cloud-based solutions.
- Problem Solving: Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.
- Collaboration: Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives.
- Project Management: Lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery of features, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope.
Experience/ Qualifications/ Education:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience as a Lead Engineer or Senior Engineer of 5+ years with strong expertise in any server-side language such as NodeJs / Python / Go.
- Hands-on experience in API development using Typescript and frameworks such as Express is preferred.
- Experience with modern web development technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) is a plus.
- Good understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases
- Understanding of cloud computing concepts and experience using any major cloud service provider (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Ability to build and deploy the application in a containerized environment
- Proven track record of delivering high-performance and scalable platforms in a fast-paced agile environment
- Good leadership and communication skills
- Zeal and drive to take end-to-end ownership.
- Ability to lead and mentor a team of developers to achieve technical excellence.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and infrastructure as code (e.g.: AWS CloudFormation) is advantageous.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience as a Lead Engineer or Senior Engineer
- Strong expertise in server-side languages such as NodeJs / Python / Go
- Hands-on experience in API development using Typescript and Express
- Experience with modern web development technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js)
- Good understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases
- Understanding of cloud computing concepts and experience with AWS/GCP/Azure
- Experience in containerized environment deployment
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and infrastructure as code (e.g.: AWS CloudFormation)
What We Do
Safe Security is a pioneer in the “Cybersecurity and Digital Business Risk Quantification” (CRQ) space. It helps organizations measure and mitigate enterprise-wide cyber risk in real-time using it’s ML Enabled API-First SAFE Platform by aggregating automated signals across people, process and technology, both for 1st & 3rd Party to dynamically predict the breach likelihood (SAFE Score) & $$ Value at Risk of an organization Headquartered in Palo Alto, Safe Security has over 200 customers worldwide including multiple Fortune 500 companies averaging an NPS of 73 in 2020. Backed by John Chambers and senior executives from Softbank, Sequoia, PayPal, SAP, and McKinsey & Co., it was also one of the Top Contributors to the National Vulnerability Database(NVD) of the U.S. Government in 2019 and the ATT&CK MITRE Contributor in 2020. The company, since 2018, has also been working with MIT in joint research for the development of their SAFE Scoring Algorithm. Safe Security has received several awards including the Morgan Stanley CTO Innovation Award.
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