Web Security Researcher

Fingerprint · Remote

Company

Fingerprint

Location

Remote

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Fingerprint empowers developers to stop online fraud at the source.

We work on turning radical new ideas in the fraud detection space into reality. Our products are developer-focused and our clients range from solo developers to publicly traded companies. Some of our customers include: Coinbase, Booking.com, and Yahoo, just to name a few.

We are a globally dispersed, 100% remote company with a strong open-source focus. Our flagship open source project is Fingerprint (16K stars on GitHub).

We have raised $44M and are backed by Craft Ventures (previously invested in Tesla,  Facebook,  Airbnb), Nexus VP (previously invested in Postman,  Hasura) and Uncorrelated Ventures (previously invested in Redis, Rollbar & Gradle).

This role is for a person who is interested in researching methods of how to detect sophisticated bots by reverse engineering of existing technologies, finding anomalies, creating research tools to be able to prove different kinds of hypotheses. After the method is found, fast and secure implementation is needed to be delivered on production. So, you will be responsible for a full R&D cycle: from idea to release.

Must Have Skills:

  • Understanding of how to research complicated things and do it efficiently.
  • Understanding of how web-browsers and their automations work.
  • Experience with TypeScript or JavaScript.
  • Experience with Reverse engineering.
  • An Understanding of Internet security & privacy mechanisms.
  • Have a high level of personal ownership and autonomy, which requires experience working without clearly defined requirements.
  • Good English Communication.

An ideal candidate will also have:

  • Experience in finding methods of how to detect bots.
  • Experience in implementing scripts to bypass advanced bot detection systems.
  • Achievements in CTF competitions/bug bounty programs.
  • Historical record of open source contributions.

Our stack:

  • Frontend: TypeScript
  • Backend: Golang
  • AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, DynamoDB, SQS)

Offers vary depending on, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, certifications/licenses, skills, training, and market conditions.

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace and celebrate the unique experiences, perspectives and cultural backgrounds that each employee brings to our workplace. Fingerprint strives to foster an environment where our employees feel respected, valued and empowered, and our team members are at the forefront in helping us promote and sustain an inclusive workplace. We highly encourage people from underrepresented groups in tech to apply.

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Date Posted

11/21/2022

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