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TeleportTeleportUnited States

Senior Backend Engineer - Platform Security

Senior Backend Engineer focused on application security for Teleport's core product. Design and implement security controls in Go for distributed systems, collaborating with security researchers on vulnerabilities.

222k – 342k
Remote5+ YOESecurity Engineering

About the role

What You'll do

  • Become an expert on everything related to application security at Teleport.
  • Design, develop, and ship outstanding, high-quality products.
  • Write most of the code in Go.
  • Closely collaborate with other teams at Teleport on matters related to application security.
  • Master and thoughtfully apply technological advancements in the AI space.
  • Grow your technical expertise.

What We're Looking For

  • Willingness to work collaboratively with Teleport's engineers on coding challenge in Go as part of the interview process.
  • Extensive Go experience.
  • Extensive experience developing scalable distributed systems and platforms with the focus on application security.
  • Linux systems engineering experience.
  • Strong knowledge of Identity Management, RBAC, ABAC, and zero-trust security models.
  • Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to master new technologies.
  • Transparency, honesty, and a no-ego mindset.

Nice to have

  • Secure design and threat modeling experience.
  • Vulnerability research experience.
  • Applied Cryptography knowledge.
  • Significant contributions in Open Source.

Skills

GoLinuxIdentity ManagementRBACAbacZero TrustDistributed SystemsApplication SecurityThreat ModelingApplied Cryptography
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