Senior Software Developer (Security and Privacy)

TL;DR

Senior Software Developer (Security and Privacy): Building and optimizing application code to address complex security and privacy challenges with an accent on vulnerability remediation, data protection, and privacy feature development. Focus on implementing critical security initiatives, advancing privacy priorities, and mentoring fellow team members in secure coding.

Location: Hybrid in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; or Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company

hirify.global provides a one-stop cloud commerce platform for retail, hospitality, and golf businesses, transforming and unifying online and physical operations globally.

What you will do

• Take a hands-on approach to writing new and updating existing application code to remediate vulnerabilities and build new security and privacy features.
• Implement critical security initiatives such as merchant account protection, vulnerability remediation, fraud, and social engineering protections.
• Advance the implementation of key privacy priorities, including enforcing best practices for data retention, anonymization, and logging.
• Assist in building data minimization strategies into product design and developing secure data disposal mechanisms.
• Champion security and privacy best practices and proactive threat mitigation throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and the Security Architecture team to guide the design and definition of new features, ensuring security and privacy are built in from the ground up.

Requirements

• 5+ years of deep hands-on experience in application security, product security, or software engineering with a strong security and privacy focus.
• Demonstrated experience working with production code in a polyglot environment across multiple programming languages.
• Experience partnering with Product Managers to incorporate security and privacy requirements into the product roadmap and feature design.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, cybersecurity, or a similar field.
• Significant experience with secure software development lifecycles (SSDLC) and aligning applications with privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• English: C1 fluency required as a working language.

Nice to have

• Professional certifications like CISSP, CSSLP, CIPP, CIPT or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global equity scheme for all employees.
• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies.
• Health insurance and contributions to your pension plan (RRSP).
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year.
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents, plus a mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services.
• Training opportunities and a volunteer day.
• Fully stacked kitchen with hot/cold beverages and meals, plus happy hours.