Description:

Quora is a "remote-first" company, allowing this position to be performed remotely from multiple countries around the world.
The role is for a Staff Product Security Software Engineer, working on both Quora and Poe, with a mission to keep Quora safe from security problems by building robust protections around products, infrastructure, and people.
The Security Engineering Team is small and focuses on challenging problems, fostering a culture of constant learning and improvement.
Responsibilities include providing security guidance to engineering teams, performing security software architecture reviews, driving the development of standard security review processes, building security features, conducting code scan reviews, assisting with application penetration tests, and leading incident response processes.

Requirements:

Candidates must be capable software engineers with expertise in secure web application development, including knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and common web vulnerabilities.
Proficiency in developing secure web applications and APIs, implementing mitigations like Content Security Policies, and building secure authentication mechanisms is required.
Expertise in client-side security, including understanding browser extensions and JavaScript security, is essential.
Familiarity with cross-browser compatibility, privacy-respecting features, and security implications of browser-specific features is necessary.
Candidates should understand the trade-offs between performance optimization and security requirements in web applications.
Hands-on experience with security testing tools such as Burp Suite or ZAP, and the ability to write custom scripts for security testing is required.
Staying updated on emerging web standards and protocols like HTTP/3 and WebAuthn is important.

Quora offers a wide range of benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, equity refreshers, remote work reimbursement, and paid time off.
Employee assistance programs are also available, and benefits are country-specific and may vary.
For US candidates, the salary range is $155,656 - $267,615 USD plus equity and benefits.
For Canada candidates, the salary range is $188,760 - $278,168 CAD plus equity and benefits.