Material Security, Inc. seeks a Senior Software Engineer II in San Francisco, CA.
Design and maintain scalable, cloud-based systems that process high volumes of data, applying modern engineering practices and distributed architecture patterns
Ensure secure integration with third-party platforms and follow best practices for code quality, documentation, and the software development lifecycle
Own features end-to-end, from development to production, resolving issues, improving reliability, and automating recovery
Engage in the engineering on-call rotation to support triaging and addressing bugs and reliability issues using monitoring and alerting software such as Sentry and Pager duty
Drive continuous improvement through bug triage, automation, and mentoring
Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver impactful solutions, lead technical discussions, and break down complex projects into executable tasks
Contribute to system design, documentation, and team growth
This position requires Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, and other closely related degrees, and 6 years of experience in the job offered or related occupations.
Must have 3 years of experience in the following skills:
SQL and cloud-native data management utilizing Google Cloud Platform services such as BigQuery and DataStore, with optimized storage, querying, and schema design;
Development of clean, modular, production-ready code with reusable helper methods, inline comments, and thorough README documentation for build, test, and deployment instructions;
Use of Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices and implementation of comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure system correctness and resilience;
CI/CD pipeline automation, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and software engineering best practices for maintainable code, issue triaging, and scalable architecture
Must have 2 years of skills experience in:
Development and operation of distributed, highly scaled platforms processing billions of transactions and terabytes of data daily.
Must have 1 year of experience in:
Integration with Gmail APIs, Google Workspace APIs, and the Microsoft Graph API for messaging and mailbox operations, and Development and operation of systems dealing with RFC 2822 and RFC 5322
Telecommuting is permitted up to 3 days per week within the area of intended employment.
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Compensation at Material Security is determined by a range of factors, including but not limited to the individual’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $213,512-$220,000/year.
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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Material Security is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field plus 3 years of experience
- Agile development practices (scrum, sprint planning, iteration reviews) — 1 year experience
- Backend web development — 1.5 years experience
- Unit and integration testing to ensure reliable, high-quality code — 1.5 years experience
- Triaging and addressing software production issues — 1.5 years experience
- Kubernetes — 1.5 years experience
- Node.js — 1.5 years experience
- GCP tooling such as BigQuery and Datastore — 1.5 years experience
- Test Driven Development (TDD) — 1.5 years experience
- API design — 1.5 years experience
- CI/CD pipeline experience — 1.5 years experience
- Web security best practices — 1.5 years experience
- Frontend web development — 2 years experience
- Data storage and querying — 3 years experience
- Git / GitHub — 3 years experience (version control, pull requests, code reviews)
- SQL — 3 years experience
- ReactJS — 1.5 years experience (responsive design expected)
- Participate in engineering on-call rotation and use monitoring/alerting tools (Sentry, PagerDuty)
- Support customer support for high-priority inbound customer requests
What We Do
Material Security uses ubiquitous tools in unexpected ways to understand and mitigate risk in cloud office apps. Material is known and loved in the security community for protecting cloud email at global media and financial conglomerates, large tech companies, and highly-targeted public sector organizations. The platform connects in minutes to Microsoft and Google environments to analyze risk, detect threats, automatically investigate incidents, and crowdsource mitigation with end-users via novel integrations with identity providers like Okta, Duo, Ping, and Microsoft Azure AD. The company was started in response to the 2016 Election hacks, is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, and was recently valued at $1.1B. Material is single-tenant, can be deployed in the customer’s cloud, and Material personnel do not need access to customer data. Material also protects the personal accounts of high-risk VIPs. https://material.security/love









