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Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town - we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive.\nWe’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.\nAbout the role:\nOur Engineering organization owns the software that makes our marketplace work. Our Product Security team enables product engineering teams to develop and deploy secure software that makes that happen. We care about good engineering practice and love to write software that is secure, tested, easy to maintain, and can scale to millions of users. We build scalable, reusable frameworks; consult with product teams; listen to the data; and iterate.\nAs a Senior Software Engineer, Product Security, you'll collaborate with us to:\nBuild performant and scalable frameworks for security use cases such as authentication and data access into our Kotlin services.\nCollaborate with foundational teams such as Risk, DevOps, and IT to assess and improve access controls and audit trails throughout the software development lifecycle and beyond.\nConsult with product teams to identify and address product security vulnerabilities and risks during the design and build phase.\nPromote a culture of security awareness and understanding among managers, engineers, and other stakeholders on secure coding practices, security best practices, and emerging threats.\nBuild security features within the product to protect our customers and their data.\nWe're excited about you because you have:\nA passion for programming and solving security problems scalably with code and automation\nA familiarity in both writing and reviewing code in OOP languages such as Java, Python, or Typescript\nA bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience\nA thorough understanding of web application security principles and common vulnerabilities, including OWASP Top 10\nExperience working in modern cloud computing environments such as AWS or GCP\nTechnologies we use and teach:\nKotlin, Typescript, Python\nAWS, OCI, Terraform, Kubernetes\nHTTP, JSON, and Protocol Buffers\nMySQL, DynamoDB, CockroachDB\nSalary range:\nCanada: the pay range for this role is $160,000- $222,000per year. \nThis role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.\nHybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting. \n\nWhy you’ll love working at Faire\nMove fast: You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly.\nEquipped to scale: We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day.\nBest in class: Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours.\nReal rewards. Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work.\nBelonging: We're intentional about building an environment where every Faire employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success.\nFaire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We’re backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.\nFaire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.\nFaire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. 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