About Faire Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe generate more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined, yet they remain small compared to these massive entities. At Faire, we use tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe, helping them discover best products to sell in their stores. By leveling the playing field, we empower small businesses to compete with bigbox and ecommerce giants. Role Description Our Engineering organization owns the software that makes our marketplace work. Our Product Security team enables product engineering teams to develop and deploy secure software. We care about good engineering practice and love to write software that is secure, tested, easy to maintain, and can scale to millions of users. Set the longterm technical direction for application security at Faire, establishing scalable, developerfriendly frameworks and principles that enable secure development across all product areas. Lead the design and implementation of highimpact, reusable frameworks for security use cases such as authentication, authorization, secrets management, and data protection. Architect and automate security controls within our development and deployment pipelines enabling proactive prevention, detection, and remediation of vulnerabilities at scale. Partner with senior engineering and platform leaders to influence system design, threat models, and architecture decisions that strengthen Faires overall security posture. Drive strategic crossfunctional initiatives, collaborating with Platform, Infrastructure, Risk, and Compliance teams to integrate security deeply into our technical and operational foundations. Mentor and guide engineers across the organization, raising the bar for secure software design, technical rigor, and securityfirst thinking. Lead complex investigations and incident response efforts, ensuring rapid, effective remediation and continuous improvement of our security systems. Stay ahead of emerging threats and technologies, incorporating modern security practices and automation into Faires engineering ecosystem. Were Excited About You Because You Have Deep expertise in software security architecture and engineering, with a proven ability to design and scale security frameworks across a large, distributed system. Strong programming skills and experience in multiple languages (Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, Java, Go), with the ability to influence engineering design through code and review. A track record of technical leadership driving companywide or crossorganizational initiatives that improved security posture, developer experience, or system resilience. Experience building and deploying security automation at scale, including CI/CD integrations, vulnerability management pipelines, and automated testing or remediation frameworks. Handson experience with cloud environments and modern infrastructure (AWS, OCI, GCP), including Kubernetes, Terraform, and container security. A deep understanding of application security principles and practices, including authentication, authorization, data protection, and common web application vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10). A strategic mindset you can balance risk reduction with engineering velocity and developer enablement. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and guide engineering teams across multiple domains. A passion for mentoring others and cultivating a securityfirst engineering culture through partnership, guidance, and empathy. Technologies We Use And Teach Kotlin, TypeScript, Python AWS, OCI, Terraform, Kubernetes HTTP, JSON, Protocol Buffers MySQL, DynamoDB, CockroachDB Salary Range Canada: The pay range for this role is $216,000297,000 per year. This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Workplace Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 2 days per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Effective starting in January 2026, employees will be expected to go into the office on a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Hybrid inoffice roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week, as will be indicated in the job posting. Applications for this position will be accepted for a minimum of 30 days from the posting date. Why youll love working at Faire We are entrepreneurs: Faire is being built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams and consider every member part of the founding process. We use technology and data to level the playing field: Leveraging product innovation and machine learning to connect brands and boutiques worldwide, building a growing community of over 350,000 smallbusiness owners. We build products our customers love: Everything we do serves to help customers grow their business. Using Faire makes running a small business easier. We are curious and resourceful: Inquisitive by default, we explore every possibility, test every assumption, and develop creative solutions. We lead with curiosity, data, and firstprinciples reasoning. Equal Employment Opportunity Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Accessibility Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process. Applicants with a disability may request accommodation throughout the process. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form ( https://bit.ly/faire-form ). Privacy For information about the type of personal data Faire collects from applicants, as well as your choices regarding the data collected about you, please visit Faires Privacy Notice ( https://www.faire.com/privacy ). Seniority Level MidSenior level Employment Type Fulltime Job Function Information Technology Industries Software Development #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Senior Staff Engineer - Product Security