About SecurityScorecard:
SecurityScorecard makes the world a safer place by transforming the way companies understand, improve and communicate this ever-present threat of cybersecurity risk to audiences who need to know now. As the global leader in cybersecurity ratings with more than 12 million continuously rated organizations, we are backed by world-class investors including Evolution Equity Partners, Silver Lake Partners, Sequoia Capital, GV, Riverwood Capital, and others. SecurityScorecard's patented rating technology is used by more than 30,000 organizations for enterprise and third-party risk management, board reporting, due diligence, cyber insurance underwriting, and regulatory oversight. For more information on how we change the world, visit securityscorecard.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.
We are a remote-first company with more than 500 employees around the world. Our culture has helped us be recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace" and one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in NY for multiple years in a row.
The best and brightest minds in technology are at SecurityScorecard, to empower businesses and government partners around the world with the trust and confidence needed to make smarter, faster decisions. Join us!
About the team:
Be part of an exciting and growing Technology team focused on product development. Our team emphasizes collaboration and shared responsibilities, and you will be hands-on and involved in the entire Software Development Life Cycle. Our team is growing, and so will you! Check out our tech stack below and let us know if you are our next star.
What you will do:
- Lead a team of 6+ engineers building features on SecurityScorecard’s web platforms, public API, and other core products with a customer-centric approach
- Collaborate closely and regularly with your squad’s Product Manager and UX designer to identify and design solutions to customer problems & opportunities
- Participate in short-term and long-term planning and the execution of strategic initiatives to reach the organization’s business goals, with a clear understanding of what is a priority for the customer
- Champion code quality and team collaboration by encouraging test-driven design, automated test coverage, readable and reusable code, following architectural best practices with the broader services in mind, as well as fostering a good rhythm of engineering sprinting
- Contribute to the architecture of a complex SaaS platform, being aware of existing patterns, balancing trade-offs short and long-term, and challenging decisions when defining projects and releases
- Enable monitoring and observability of delivered software to ensure uptime and availability, which leads to customer satisfaction
- Ensure a security-first approach when developing our products
- Provide a long-term career plan for the individuals on the team, aligned with the long-term company vision
- Create a psychologically safe environment for your team through the development and proactive communication of goals and objectives
- Join customer calls, being able to represent the company and the project in both written and verbal communication
Basic Qualifications:
- 8 years of software engineering and architecture experience
- 5+ years of experience leading teams who built web applications or backend services, preferably with JavaScript (Node, React)
- Experience as a people manager, building career paths, and hiring new engineers
- You have previously led teams that built RESTful APIs, HTTP services, relational, and no-sql databases
- Solid understanding of security best practices
- A DevOps mindset and an appreciation for Continuous Delivery
- Previous experience working for companies that have their own product
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional partners and independently drive projects and decisions, including customer facing written and verbal communication
- You’re a team player and have worked in distributed self-organizing teams before
- Experience building a relationship with external partners
- Tech lead by example; you foster collaboration and are ready to jump in the trenches with the engineers in your team
Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary, stock options, and a comprehensive benefits package, including health and dental insurance, unlimited PTO, parental leave, tuition reimbursements, and much more!
SecurityScorecard is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and embraces diversity. We believe that our team is strengthened through hiring and retaining employees with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, ideas, and perspectives. We make hiring decisions based merit and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex or gender (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, disability status or any other protected category in accordance with applicable law.
We also consider qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact talentacquisitionoperations@securityscorecard.io.
Any information you submit to SecurityScorecard as part of your application will be processed in accordance with the Company’s privacy policy and applicable law.
SecurityScorecard does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
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