Application Security Engineer, Notion

• Notion is looking for software engineers that have a passion for security
• Security Architecture expertise: You have at least 3+ years of experience working with product teams to design and/or build secure software
• Thoughtful problem-solving: For you, problem-solving starts with a clear and accurate understanding of the context. You can decompose tricky problems and work towards a clean solution, by yourself or with teammates. You're comfortable asking for help when you get stuck
• Ability to advocate for and lead cross functional projects: You regularly advocate for security hardening projects that you then lead by partnered with product engineering teams to improve the security story of the products you are responsible to secure
• Pragmatic and business-oriented: You care about business impact and prioritize projects accordingly — As a product security expert you communicate and facilitate understand of the threat model and risks with the goal to balance the right security investments with the right bottom line outcomes
• Empathetic communication: You communicate nuanced ideas clearly, whether you're explaining technical decisions in writing or brainstorming in real time. In disagreements, you engage thoughtfully with other perspectives and compromise when needed
• Startup mentality: You are comfortable navigating the fast moving, unstructured nature of a hyper-growth startup. You are self-motivated to add value and bias towards action

Desirable

• Our users depend on us to deliver a secure and trustworthy experience, and we value this more than anything
• We want to keep building on that trust, while also continuing to amaze our users with the tools they can build in Notion
• This is where you come in — to help us forge a strong, reliable path forward to the future
• The Notion application is flexible, powerful and always evolving
• With a product that needs to scale to meet the needs of many thousands of businesses globally
• They rely on us to protect their data and that of their customers
• As an Application Security Engineer you will build and maintain solutions that enhance the security and privacy our products
• As an early member of Notion’s Security Assurance team, you will have a large input in defining the direction and goals of the program
• You will create hardened frameworks that make the secure path the easiest path to implementing at Notion
• Make the secure path the easy path for product teams by providing design guidance and finding solutions that eliminate classes of vulnerabilities
• Create static and dynamic analysis rules that detect weaknesses in our codebase
• Provide developers guidance and education on security and privacy best practices that prevent the authoring of vulnerabilities
• Participate in and drive mitigation strategies during security related incident responses

• Dog-friendly office
• 401k matching
• Parental leaave
• Free lunches
• Equipment stipend
• Monthly commuter credits
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance

Total funding: $335m

Managing busy workflows using fragmented systems can be a headache for both individuals and businesses. Notion aims to combat this problem by enabling users to work from one central hub, customizing their workflows to suit their exact needs. This includes managing files, scheduling tasks, saving documents, writing to-do-lists, and setting reminders.