[Hiring] Engineer, AppSec @Zapier
Apr 04, 2025 - Zapier is hiring a remote Engineer, AppSec. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: Northern America, Americas.
Role Description
We’re looking for an Application Security (AppSec) Engineer to join our Security team at Zapier. We’re on a mission to democratize automation, while ensuring the security and privacy of millions of users worldwide by protecting sensitive data and building trust through robust security measures.
- Shape security practices across development teams and empower them to build and ship secure products.
- Own critical security services protecting sensitive data at scale.
Qualifications
- Strong Python backend development expertise.
- Experience building and maintaining production services.
- Hands-on experience with Redis and PostgreSQL.
- Proficiency with distributed systems and cloud platforms (AWS).
- Strong understanding of cryptographic principles.
- Knowledge of authentication mechanisms, authentication/authorization patterns, and secure key management practices.
- Experience with security architecture and threat modeling.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver constructive feedback regarding security matters to engineers and product designers.
- Ability to balance security requirements with operational or business needs.
- Understanding of secure development lifecycle and secure coding practices.
- Knowledge of common web/API vulnerabilities and mitigations (e.g. OWASP Top 10).
- Collaboration is second nature, with a willingness to work alongside colleagues to achieve common goals.
- Adaptable to fast-growing companies and able to build, change, and adapt to the needs of a company as it grows.
Requirements
- Develop core security infrastructure services focusing on key management, encryption, and authentication.
- Build robust distributed systems leveraging Redis, PostgreSQL, and AWS services.
- Maintain high code quality standards through comprehensive testing, monitoring, and documentation.
- Design and operate scalable processes and build paved-path tooling that enable our engineers to ship secure products.
- Partner with development teams to conduct design reviews and threat modeling sessions.
- Support our public bug bounty program and leverage application testing tools (SAST, SCA) to identify, triage, and drive remediation of vulnerabilities.
- Work closely with various other Security teams and partner with engineering teams to provide general ad hoc security support and technical/operational guidance.
Company Description
At Zapier, we’re not just making software—we’re building a platform to help millions of businesses globally scale with automation and AI. Our mission is to make automation work for everyone by delivering products that delight our customers.
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Salary
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unspecified
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Remote
Location
Northern America, Americas
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Apr 04, 2025
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| đź“Ť | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: Northern America, Americas |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
