Staff Security Researcher/Engineer
Description For Staff Security Researcher/Engineer
Intuit, a global financial technology platform serving approximately 100 million customers worldwide, is seeking a Staff Security Researcher/Engineer to join their fraud-fighting team. This role offers a unique opportunity to protect millions of customers by identifying and addressing fraud vulnerabilities across Intuit's product ecosystem, including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp.
The position requires a seasoned professional with 10+ years of experience in software engineering or security research. You'll be working at the forefront of fraud prevention, using both manual and automated testing approaches to discover unknown vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by adversaries. The role combines technical expertise with strategic thinking, requiring collaboration across multiple teams including policy, data science, and product development.
As a Staff Security Researcher/Engineer, you'll be responsible for developing scripts to simulate adversary activities, creating proof-of-concepts, and building internal tools to enhance team efficiency. The ideal candidate should possess strong technical skills in security tools like Burpsuite, programming languages such as Java and JavaScript, and experience with web testing frameworks.
The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $181,500 to $245,000, along with additional benefits and equity rewards. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, this role provides an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while contributing to the financial security of millions of users worldwide. The position demands someone who can think creatively, work independently, and effectively influence across organizations while maintaining strong collaborative relationships.
Responsibilities For Staff Security Researcher/Engineer
- Become experts at our products looking from the 'outside in'
- Use skills to find fraud vulnerabilities across the Intuit ecosystem
- Write scripts to mimic different types of fraud and adversary activity
- Work closely with policy, data science and product teams to identify and close fraud vulnerabilities
- Work closely with product, R&D and other stakeholders to build out fraud detection tools
- Create POCs and internal tools designed to make the team's work more efficient and effective
Requirements For Staff Security Researcher/Engineer
- BS or BA Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred or equivalent work experience
- 10+ years as either a software engineer, or security researcher
- Knowledge of Burpsuite
- Team player with great people skills
- Creative and out of the box thinker
- Excellent collaboration skills in leading execution across teams
- Self-starter attitude and ability to make decisions independently
- Knowledge of Selenium, Cypress or another end to end testing framework (preferred)
- Knowledge of Java and JS (preferred)
- Experience writing scrapers/web crawlers (preferred)
- Past experience with E-commerce, Payments (preferred)
Benefits For Staff Security Researcher/Engineer
- Competitive base pay
- Cash bonus
- Equity rewards
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