Software Engineer, Data Security
- Full-time
Company Description
Job Description
Data Security is core to Square's success. Square strives to make the basics of running a business easy for our sellers so that they can instead focus on building and growing their business. The Data Security Engineering team similarly aims to make it easy for our engineering teams to protect sensitive data throughout its lifecycle so that Square can ship remarkable products. We achieve these goals through developing data security education and policies, preventative guardrails, and secure, convenient tooling.
As a member of the Data Security Engineering team, you will:
- Contribute to the design and development of engineering solutions that support data security initiatives across Square's engineering ecosystem
- Collaborate with other engineering teams incorporating data security engineering products into their solutions
- Advocate for better security practices throughout Square
- Contribute to the monitoring and stability of our team's existing engineering solutions
- Report to the Data Security Engineering Manager who will partner with you on your overall career goals and growth
Qualifications
Some qualifications you may have:
- 2+ years of software engineering experience
- A high bar for writing quality, scalable, robust, and testable code
- Willingness to learn new technologies or languages
- Willingness to cut across new or existing services, infrastructure, or frameworks to achieve data security goals
- A desire to perform and grow technically as an engineer
As a bonus, you may have experience or interest in:
- Designing novel yet robust security architectures and protocols
- Cryptography, common implementation errors, and safe abstractions
- Explaining complex technical security concepts clearly
- Securing cloud platforms
- PCI security standards (including DSS and PTS)
Technologies we use and teach:
- Java, Python, Go, Ruby
- HTTP, gRPC, and Protocol Buffers
- AWS/GCP/Square-owned datacenter
- Google's Tink Cryptographic library
Additional Information
Perks
At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness perks
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Learning and Development resources