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The mission of the Application Security (AppSec) team is to provide best in class tooling for account management, authentication, authorization, and data security and integrity to protect the data of our 250,000+ customers and the data they own across their ecosystem.
The Appsec team focuses on the backend development and service architecture for our authentication & authorization services, including identity and access management, logging and auditing, single sign-on, and role based access policies. Along with the services, we own the frontend experience for these features and bring a customer-focused approach to balancing customer ease of use and clear user experiences with each security feature we release.
About the role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the development of key features within the security space, working alongside other experienced engineers. You will work directly with the team lead to help drive technical conclusions from stakeholders, as well as set our roadmap, team objectives, and goals.
How you’ll make an impact
- Develop breakthrough results in Klaviyo systems’ operational scalability and reliability
- Champion best practices by actively collaborating with other teams in a culture that values whiteboarding and technical design review
- Work hand-in-hand with customer facing roles such as our sales and support teams, along with the teams Product Manager, to ship high value features.
- Confidently make informed, data-driven decisions in a fast paced environment with competing priorities
What we’re looking for
- 7+ years of software engineering experience.
- Fundamental computer science knowledge demonstrated in a modern language such as: JavaScript, Python, Java, Go, Ruby, TypeScript, Java, C, C++, C#, etc
- Extensive experience in cloud-native technologies, demonstrating a strong understanding of scalable, resilient, and efficient cloud infrastructure solutions.
- Persistence in solving problems
- Good communication skills
- Ability to participate in an on-call rotation
Nice to haves
- Receptive to feedback, Klaviyos are what we create together
- Previous experience in a relevant security focused product or company
The pay range for this role is listed below. Sales roles are also eligible for variable compensation and hourly non-exempt roles are eligible for overtime in accordance with applicable law. This role is eligible for benefits, including: medical, dental and vision coverage, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k), flexible paid time off and company-paid holidays and a culture of learning that includes a learning allowance and access to a professional coaching service for all employees.
Base Pay Range For US Locations:
$156,000—$235,000 USD
Get to Know Klaviyo
We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.
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