Security Engineer

Fireflies•Vancouver, BC

1d•Remote

About The Position

Fireflies.ai is looking for a hands-on Security Engineer to protect our infrastructure, product, and user data as we scale globally. This role is ideal for someone who can ship code, automate security workflows, triage vulnerabilities, and work closely with engineering teams to build secure systems.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in security engineering, backend security, or infrastructure security.
Strong backend development experience with Node.js/TypeScript.
Ability to ship code end-to-end.
Good understanding of authentication, authorization, cryptography, and common vulnerabilities.
Experience with security testing tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Wireshark, or similar.
Experience with cloud security, preferably GCP or AWS.
Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and modern infrastructure security.
Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SaaS or high-growth startup environments.
Bug bounty program experience.
Experience with SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, Vanta, or GitHub Advanced Security.
Contributions to the security community, such as CVEs, talks, or open-source work.
Experience with DevSecOps or security automation.

Responsibilities

Build and improve security controls across our product, backend, and infrastructure.
Review code, architecture, and infrastructure for security risks.
Run vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and security audits.
Debug and patch security issues in backend systems.
Manage bug bounty triage and remediation workflows, including HackerOne.
Automate security checks, alerts, and vulnerability workflows.
Partner with engineering teams to promote secure coding practices.
Support incident response and security investigations.
Configure and maintain security tools such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, scanners, and monitoring systems.