Security Software Engineer

November 4, 2024

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Quora

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Quora is a global knowledge sharing platform that enables over 400 million monthly unique users to connect and share insights on a wide range of topics. Its mission is to democratize access to human knowledge trapped in people's experiences or buried in books and papers. By providing a platform for learning, sharing, and community engagement, Quora aims to enhance the collective knowledge of the world. The company also offers Poe, a feature that allows users to ask questions and engage in back-and-forth conversations with artificial intelligence.

Machine Learning • Product Design • Internationalization • Data Science • Personalization

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2009

📱 Media

📚 Education

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 $85M Series D on 2017-04

📋 Description

•Quora is a remote-first company, allowing remote work from multiple countries. •Quora’s mission is to grow and share the world’s knowledge. •Security Software Engineer will improve security of cloud Infrastructure and Quora services. •Define and assess security strategy, identify areas for improvement, and drive results.

🎯 Requirements

•Ability to be available for meetings during Quora's coordination hours (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time) •Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Security •4+ years of experience in Infrastructure and Information Security •4+ years working on AWS running multiple production workloads •Knowledge of AWS security best practices and security controls using AWS services such as IAM, Cloudtrail, CloudWatch, etc. •Attention to details and good communication and collaboration skills, be self-motivated and have a strong sense of ownership of tasks •Experience with applications for access logging, centralized logging, and monitoring/alerting of security log events such as ELK, Splunk, SumoLogic •Experience with system administration, 2FA, SSO, and OS hardening techniques for Linux environments •Experience in bash and Python, container technology such as docker and Kubernetes •Working knowledge of incident response, threat modeling, and mitigation •Strong understanding of common internet protocols such as HTTP, DNS, SMTP, etc.

🏖️ Benefits

•Medical/dental/vision coverage •Equity refreshers •Remote work reimbursement •Paid time off •Employee assistance programs •Country-specific benefits may vary