Senior Security Engineer, Shakepay
+ Stock Options Plan
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Platform to buy and earn Bitcoin
Be an early applicant
Platform to buy and earn Bitcoin
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Stock Options Plan
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To usher in the Bitcoin Golden Age.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of broad Security experience, including but not limited to; Enterprise & Operational Security, Incident Response, Offensive Security, GRC, and Product Security
- 5+ years experience in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
- Proficiency in a high-level programming language for building and maintaining our alerting capabilities and to automate Security tasks
- Clear sense ownership and exceptional communication skills to manage expectations, timing, scope, and priority of the work you’re responsible for
- Passion for scaling Security through simplicity and enabling a Security first culture
- Experience in a highly regulated environment (preferably a startup)
Desirable
- Experience with software development and ability to impact product directly
- Knowledge of the technology behind Bitcoin
- Experience with Git (GitHub preferred) for project and process management
- Cryptography knowledge
What the job involves
- As a Senior Security Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding Shakepay’s digital assets, infrastructure, and our customer’s data against cyber threats
- You will leverage your deep technical expertise in identifying, developing, and implementing security measures, protocols, and strategies collaboratively across various domains
- This role will have an outsized impact on Shakepay’s environment and the security of Shakepay and our customers’ assets and data
- This role will report to the Head of Security
- Work closely with across all of Shakepay to design and drive high impact solutions with the right balance between security, customer experience, and product growth
- Be a subject matter expert and mentor across multiple domains within security and provide impactful output that can be ingested by both operational and engineering focused teams
- Manage relationships, internally and externally, regarding Security processes, services, and vendors
- Lead threat modeling discussions for both existing production systems and systems in development
- Own maintaining and improving our Zero Trust environment
- Build, tune, and automate alert responses in code
- Participate in an on-call rotation and serve as the technical lead during incidents
- Participate in governance, compliance, and regulatory audits (SOC2, ISO 27001, PCI, etc.)
Our take
Shakepay is a major platform in Canada for buying and trading Bitcoin, boasting a user base exceeding 1M amid the ongoing surge in cryptocurrency adoption.
In navigating the dynamic digital economy, Shakeypay must balance agility with maintaining trust among both seasoned crypto users and newcomers. The company's strategic decision to focus on Bitcoin and Ethereum, complemented by initiatives like the Shakepay rewards card, reflects its commitment to simplicity and accessibility in a complex market landscape.
Shakepay is focused on enhancing its user-friendly cryptocurrency interface to sustain growth. Recent engagement with regulators highlights its commitment to safe digital asset transactions. Following a data breach, Shakepay swiftly implemented security measures and offers free credit monitoring, reinforcing its dedication to customer data security. As it innovates and expands, Shakepay remains dedicated to advancing Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2022
$30.6m
SERIES A
Feb 2018
$0.8m
SEED
Total funding: $31.4m
Company benefits
- Equity benefits: We believe everyone at Shakepay should benefit from building a generational company, so every shaker owns stock options
- Get paid in bitcoin: You can choose to take a percentage of your salary in bitcoin. Whether you opt for some or none, the choice to be paid in the hardest, soundest money the world has ever known is yours
- Remote friendly: With a flexible schedule, you can work on your own time, from home or anywhere. And if you're close by, you’re welcome to work in our Montreal or Toronto offices whenever you want. Being a remote-first company is awesome, but there’s value in spending time with your teammates and deepening these bonds. So, each shaker is entitled to 15 days of travel and accommodation to any Canadian city each year, covered by Shakepay
- Generous vacation: Time off is essential, and we highly encourage it. We trust you to take as much as you need, when you need it. Every team member is expected to take at least 20 days of vacation each year. To help make sure you do, after taking 20 days, shakers receive a $1,000 bonus to put towards their next vacation
- Insurance coverage: We offer health, dental, paramedical, disability, life, and travel coverage so you're always at your best. On top of our insurance coverage, all shakers also get access to a health and wellness spending account
- Personal development: It's a marathon, not a sprint. We're here to help you define and hit your personal career goals so that you can get where you want to be. To support our team, every shaker gets a $2,000 yearly budget to spend on learning and development
- Working from home: Working from home should be comfortable. Every shaker gets $1,200 to spruce up their home office and a monthly stipend for home and internet expenses
- Self-sovereignty: The path to self-sovereignty means being in full control of your coins. We offer a budget for shakers to get a self-hosted wallet and to build a self-hosted node
Company values
- We act honourably: We respect others and we respect ourselves. We tell the truth and we hold ourselves to the highest ethical standard - and expect the same from others
- We are doers, not talkers: Our default is to get things done. We believe a small team of missionaries are powerful and each of us punches above our weight. We believe that success lies in execution, not in politics
- We care about the best ideas, not about titles: We invite discussion around decisions allowing the best ideas to make their way through. Titles are meaningless in decision-making
- We're cockroaches: We obsess about worst case scenarios. We take strict measures to ensure unwanted outcomes never arise. We never die
- We're helpful: We volunteer help when our team is under fire and we are not afraid to ask for help when we are stuck. We don't "get back" to customers when they have an issue, we take it upon ourselves to solve it for them. We put the success of others and of the team before our own
Company HQ
Old Montreal, Montreal, QC
Articles
Leadership
Jean Amiouny
(CEO)Previously worked as a Business Analyst at Booz & Company, before moving on to co-found White Payments - which was subsequently acquired by Payfort.
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