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Come join NowSecure on our mission to save the world from unsafe mobile apps!
As a cyber security innovator, we are the leader in Mobile Application Security Testing. We literally wrote the book on mobile app forensics and testing. At NowSecure, we craft the industry's most advanced appsec technology and deliver expert appsec services so our customers can protect their own business, their employees and their customers from insecure mobile apps. Our customers include the world's largest banks, government agencies, and top brands that run on mobile. We are a dynamic team of advanced security researchers, software engineers, services experts, sales professionals, marketing gurus and financial managers that are looking for inspired, entrepreneurial and hard driving new team members to join us on our mission!
We were founded with a mobile focus and strong DNA in forensics and enterprise security. Our dedication to mobile enables us to channel our resources and expertise to make our customers successful. Members of our team are deeply technical. We have authored five books on mobile security for Android and iOS and are very proud of our open source contributions and projects including Frida and Radare. Our engineers and researchers believe in creating conversations and supporting the community.
We are writing software to discover new security issues as they surface and educate our users to the threats they face on their mobile devices in real time. You will be working with us to develop scalable systems which discover vulnerabilities in mobile applications, educate our users about vulnerabilities on their devices and support a more secure mobile ecosystem. We are breaking things and building them back up at scale and would love to meet engineers passionate about creating a more secure world.
While we're based in the DC area (Tysons), Chicago (CBoT), and Seattle, our workforce is spread across the globe, just like the mobile devices we aim to protect. Open to remote workers - anywhere in the United States.
Who are we?

  • We are leading in cutting edge mobile security and sponsor a number of open source tools such as Radare ( https://github.com/radare/radare2 ) and Frida ( https://github.com/frida/ ) that are widely used by security researchers.
  • We are a distributed company which hires the best people across the US and the world.
  • We build our software using polyglot languages and best of breed frameworks and tools.


Ideal Candidate Will:

  • Experience working with Product Owners to design technical solutions that meet customers' needs
  • Design and develop scalable data frameworks and API endpoints and present plans to teammates
  • Facilitate communication between teams and teammates to ensure solutions are developed following consistent patterns.
  • Define requirements and evaluate software solutions to meet company, engineering, and product goals
  • Create documentation that can be referred to by team members and other key stakeholders
  • Develop elegant, scalable, secure, robust, and maintainable code
  • Work well in distributed, agile environment using Scrum


Required Experience

  • Experience designing and architecting elegant software solutions and guiding a team throughout the delivery cycle, including estimating and delivery, that can scale to support large Fortune 500 companies
  • Strong experience with data structures, object-oriented, and functional paradigm based development
  • 8+ years experience working in SaaS based software development with multiple open source projects and frameworks to deliver intricate & scalable product solutions
  • Significant experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases and the ability to design performant data structures to feed web and API based front ends.
  • Significant experience with one of the following languages/principles:
    • Node JS
    • Java
    • Golang
    • Data Architecture
  • Experience developing highly scalable and available network services and APIs (RESTful/GraphQL), particularly with distributed, evented, or highly-parallel systems
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS based architectural solutions
  • Willingness to learn rapidly, transitioning from other programming languages.
  • Enthusiastic about code reviews and mentoring teammates
  • Fundamentally believes in Unit and API testing
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Preference for working in a dynamic startup environment where everyday offers new challenges


And, Bonus Points if you have this:

  • Typescript, Rust or a language you're tinkering with
  • Experience developing multi-level, role-based-access systems
  • Experience with large-scale data analysis
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver Stateless, Fault Tolerance and self-healing systems
  • Event driven architecture experience


What we offer

  • Competitive Salary
  • Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts for medical, childcare and transportation
  • Company paid STD, LTD & Life Insurance
  • 401k with employer match
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Maternity & Paternity Leave


Do you want to love where you work?
Amazing Tech: NowSecure delivers the most advanced mobile app security testing technology on the planet designed by the world's most advanced security researchers and top engineering talent.
Top Customers: The world's most skilled and demanding security teams depend on NowSecure.
Great Team: Smart, driven people powered by craftsmanship, leadership and teamwork at the core.
Get Things Done: At NowSecure, we move fast and with purpose to ensure our customers are always protected on mobile.
Department: Engineering
Location: Remote
FLSA Class: Exempt
Supervision Exercised: None
Travel Requirements: 10-20% for normal business needs
Environmental Conditions
Work Environment - Normal office environment and/or home office workspace. Generally similar environment when visiting Company's customer offices.
Strength Guidelines - Employee will be expected to lift, move and carry 10-15 lbs in the normal scope of work.
Motion Parameters - Employee will be expected to sit for long periods of time with the option to stand or walk (stretch). Employee may need to bend or squat when picking up items from the floor. Employee must have ability to type on a computer keyboard.
Vision and Hearing Requirements - Employee must be able to see a computer screen, read internal and external reports and summaries. There is a normal amount of background noise in the office environment. Employee must be able to see and hear video conferencing tools.
Emotional Demands - Employee must be able to understand, react and respond to quick decisions, must be able to read and write with a high level of grammar skill including the ability to read, understand and interpret technical information and data. On occasion, employee may have to speak publicly in company meetings and/or company led presentations, training and seminars.
Information Security Responsibilities

  • Employee must follow all applicable policies in the Information Security Handbook, Master Information Security Policy and sub-policies, standards and procedures which are generally available to employee.
  • Employee must maintain security of login credentials and information assets, and follow Data Classification policy regarding labelling and handling of Company data.
  • Employee must report any security incidents pursuant to the Incident Response policy
  • Employee must support information risk assessments, internal and external information security audit functions
  • Employee must complete security training during on-boarding process as well as annually when arranged by the Company; and, maintain any certifications as required
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Our headquarters are located in the Chicago Loop, standing at the foot of the busy LaSalle Street canyon. Our office is located in an art deco-style skyscraper with a pinnacle statue of Ceres, Chicago's tallest building from 1930 to 1965. Easy access to great restaurants and rooftop views!

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