Hybrid Director, Security Engineering

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About the role

  • Director of Security Engineering overseeing security initiatives at Snap. Leading the security teams to ensure safe and secure product development and operation.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee day-to-day operations of the Security Engineering teams across multiple offices, setting the vision and strategy for security engineering, aligning with Snapchat’s mission and values.
  • Build and lead a high-performing team of engineers and security specialists, fostering collaboration, innovation, and growth.
  • Establish KPIs to measure the effectiveness of safety and security initiatives and regularly report to executive leadership on platform risks, progress, and areas for improvement
  • Oversee the security architecture and practices for Snapchat’s products, ensuring secure-by-design principles are applied throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Lead efforts to identify, assess, and mitigate security vulnerabilities in Snapchat’s app and services, anticipating future safety and security challenges and developing strategies to address them.
  • Partner with legal, policy, product, and engineering teams to align on safety and security priorities and work closely with product teams to integrate security into new features and updates.
  • Act as a key advisor to senior leadership on matters related to product security, influencing key decisions on architecture and implementation of scalable, reliable, and cost-effective engineering & security solutions
  • Iterate quickly without compromising quality and raise the bar on operational excellence

Requirements

  • BS/BA in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • 5+ years of experience managing a team
  • Demonstrated execution of developing Security Engineering strategies
  • Demonstrated experience leading a large team at scale and managing engineering & security orgs with an eye to driving efficiency
  • Previous experience partnering with cross-functional executives and management across a globally distributed organization
  • Deep knowledge of and experience working with a diverse group of engineers
  • Experience with mobile apps development
  • Experience with UI, API and Data platforms

Benefits

  • paid parental leave
  • comprehensive medical coverage
  • emotional and mental health support programs
  • compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success

Job title

Director, Security Engineering

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$334,000 - $500,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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