Lead Software Engineer, Product Security

About The Role

Join the Humane Product Security Team to create something the world has never seen before. We are attempting something impactful, innovating at the deepest levels of hardware and going big with a service that will compel users to experience computing in a new way. Security is a key component of our product and is absolutely integral to our success.

You design solutions that balance security with user experience to provide the best of both worlds to end users that value both. You understand that doing your job amazingly well means that the users don’t have to care about security – you’ve already made their lives better and protected them in an online world. You will create technology that maintains the trust that Humane promises to our users. You will be the technical lead of a group of fantastic engineers, mentoring them while providing expert insight. You will need a holistic understanding of hardware, software, client, server, cloud, protocols, infrastructure, user experience and more to make well-informed decisions on security architecture. You will have fun at a dynamic company with a deep commitment to product.

What You Might Do

• Work cross-functionally across design, hardware, system software, services software, infrastructure and other teams to design the right security systems for the right user experiences.
• Define security protocols needed for device, user and service authentication and authorization.
• Design and write code: C/C++, Java, Python and more
• Keep up to date on changes to security technologies and hacking activities in order to keep Humane’s products ahead of the curve with regard to security threats.
• Constantly analyze Humane’s product security stance to address current and future security issues.

Essential Qualifications

• Security protocol experience (TLS, OAuth, etc.)
• Understanding of cryptography, protocols, authentication, authorization and security vulnerabilities
• Software engineering experience in multiple languages from system level coding to scalable server side / infrastructure
• Secure coding knowledge

Essential Attributes

• Proactive approach to product development – you see a need and you jump in to make it happen
• Comfortable working in a highly cross-functional role
• Self-directed, selfless and mature
• Great communication skills
• Confident in your opinions and not threatened when challenged
• Open to feedback and modest enough to admit when you’re wrong
• Growth mindset – you’ll be learning every day
• Know how to work independently and when to ask for input

Preferred Skills

• Cloud & CloudSec experience
• Hardware security understanding (secure boot, secure update, HSMs, secure enclave, TEEs, etc.)
• Familiarity with machine learning