Senior Application Security Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $170,000–$235,000 / yr
Posted: 64 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Senior Application Security Engineer

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As a Sr. Application Security Engineer, you will join the team responsible for securing Starlink.com and its associated internet infrastructure used by millions of customers to manage accounts and equipment. You will be responsible for designing and building security infrastructure, auditing systems for vulnerabilities, providing early-stage design feedback to developers, and monitoring bug bounty submissions. The role involves creating prototypes, identifying security improvements, and ensuring the protection of customer data as the system grows. To succeed, you must possess experience in web and mobile application penetration testing or software development, along with proficiency in languages such as Python, C++, Golang, or C#. You will also need a fundamental understanding of networking protocols to defend production infrastructure and provide guidance on building secure applications within complex systems for the Starlink broadband internet network.

Skills

Application Security Penetration Testing Python C++ Golang C# Network Protocols

What you'll do

Design and build security infrastructure for Starlink.com and the mobile application.
Audit and assess Starlink internet infrastructure for potential security issues.
Provide early-stage design feedback and guidance to developers to ensure secure software development.
Monitor bug bounty submissions and coordinate responses to legitimate reports.
Build prototypes to identify, design, and test new security improvements.
Protect customer data across all Starlink systems and associated internet infrastructure.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in security software development.
7+ years of professional experience in security software development in lieu of a degree.
Experience with one or more software development languages such as Python, C++, Golang, or C#.
Experience designing and implementing application security solutions for web and/or mobile applications.
Experience contributing security improvements to complex systems and identifying high-impact vulnerabilities in real-world applications.
Fundamental understanding of networking and network protocols.
Advanced degree in a technical or engineering discipline is preferred.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee per ITAR requirements.

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