Engineering Director, Application Security

🕒 August 28

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $250k - $300k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👮‍♀️ Software Engineering Manager

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Trail of Bits

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2012

🔒 Cybersecurity

☁️ SaaS

₿ Crypto

Cybersecurity • SaaS • Crypto

Trail of Bits is a company that specializes in software security and assurance. Established in 2012, it has assisted some of the most targeted organizations worldwide in securing their systems. Trail of Bits combines advanced security research with a practical attacker mindset to reduce risk and strengthen software code. The company offers services in software assurance, security engineering, and research and development, focusing on areas such as blockchain, cryptography, and mobile device security. They also provide expert training courses to enhance understanding of various security aspects like penetration testing and threat modeling.

📋 Description

• Lead Trail of Bits' Application Security practice, managing a team of 12 security engineers. • Own the quality and profitability of every engagement delivered by the team. • Review audit findings, guide technical direction on complex audits, and provide senior expertise when needed. • Maintain direct relationships with important clients. • Make project assignment decisions balancing engineer development, client needs, and profitability. • Manage utilization, identify hiring needs, and build the practice pipeline through the intern program and recruiting. • Own the practice's P&L. • Develop engineers by enabling conference presentations, research publication, open-source contributions, and career advancement. • Set technical direction for tooling, methodology, and capability development. • Keep the practice's approach current with the threat landscape and client needs. • Integrate AI tools into auditing, reporting, and research workflows. • Perform and guide static analysis, manual code review, fuzzing, and protocol-level vulnerability research across multiple programming languages.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in security, including significant time performing source code audits, not only penetration testing. • Recent, demonstrable hands-on security work within the last 12 months, including code review, vulnerability research, or tool development. • Experience leading a team of 8+ engineers through client engagements with direct financial accountability. • Proficiency in at least 4 of Rust, Go, Python, C/C++, Solidity, and JavaScript/TypeScript. • Track record of managing project profitability, utilization, and staffing decisions in a consulting environment. • Experience building team members' careers and external visibility through conference talks, publications, or open source contributions. • Proficiency with AI coding and analysis tools in your own work. • Active contributions to the security community through research, tools, advisories, or publications. • Must be eligible for employment verification through E-Verify.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary complemented by performance-based bonuses. • Fully company-paid insurance packages, including health, dental, vision, disability, and life. • A solid 401(k) plan with a 5% match of your base salary. • 20 days of paid vacation with flexibility for more, adhering to jurisdictional regulations. • 4 months of parental leave. • $10,000 in relocation assistance for moving to NYC. • $1,000 Working-from-Home stipend. • Annual $750 Learning & Development stipend. • Company-sponsored all-team celebrations, including travel and accommodation. • Philanthropic contribution matching up to $2,000 annually.

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