Security Engineer

Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish.
$149,000 - $350,000
Security
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
6+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Security Engineer

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it's consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page.

As a Security Engineer at Figma, you will help identify and drive impactful projects to improve the security of Figma's product, platform, and IT systems. The mission of the Figma Security team is to help Figmates ship the most secure product to our users. We are looking for security generalists with a strong grasp of Computer Science and security fundamentals.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Performing technical security assessments, code audits, and design reviews
  • Developing technical solutions to mitigate security vulnerabilities
  • Advocating for security and secure practices throughout Figma
  • Conducting assessments to identify current and new attack vectors against Figma products and services
  • Helping run pen-testing and offensive security exercises as well as our bug bounty program

We're looking for candidates with:

  • 6+ years of proven experience working in a Security team
  • Good understanding of at least two of Linux/Unix/Mac based systems security, AWS security, Cloud SaaS Security, and web application security
  • Proficiency in at least one general-purpose coding language
  • Demonstrated experience engineering security-based tooling and/or software
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated experience collaborating across functions

Additional desirable skills include:

  • Demonstrated ability to make hard prioritization decisions in security controls
  • Experience in a software engineering role and interest in working on security-related projects

At Figma, we believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. We encourage you to apply even if your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description.

Join us in our mission to make design accessible to all and help shape the future of collaborative design tools!

Last updated 3 months ago

Responsibilities For Security Engineer

  • Perform technical security assessments, code audits and design reviews
  • Develop technical solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities
  • Advocate security and secure practices throughout Figma
  • Conduct assessments to identify current and new attack vectors against Figma products and services
  • Help run our pen-testing and offensive security exercises as well as our bug bounty program

Requirements For Security Engineer

Linux
  • 6+ years of proven experience working in a Security team
  • Good understanding of at least two of Linux/Unix/Mac based systems security, AWS security, Cloud SaaS Security, and web application security
  • Proficient in at least one general purpose coding language
  • Demonstrated experience engineering security-based tooling and/or software
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated experience collaborating across functions

Benefits For Security Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Parental Leave
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Retirement Plan
  • Parental Leave
  • Learning & Development Stipend
  • Work from Home Stipend
  • Cell Phone Reimbursement

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