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Staff Software Engineer

Security

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Guideline

Guideline

201-500 employees

Affordable 401(k) and IRA retirement plans

Financial Services
Fintech

Compensation Overview

$158k - $246.5kAnnually

+ Equity

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
Security Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Python
Git
Ruby
Requirements
  • 8+ years of professional experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale backend software products and systems
  • Experience working on high availability security services like authentication, data encryption, or fraud platforms.
  • Familiarity with mature engineering-centric security programs like vulnerability management or security architecture reviews.
  • Track record of building resilient and maintainable systems in complicated business domains at scale
  • Expert knowledge of a server-side language such as Ruby, Python, or Node
  • Comfortable with ambiguity; you enjoy figuring out what needs to be done and setting appropriate deadlines and milestones to achieve business objectives.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain the security team’s technical infrastructure including our vulnerability management platform and SIEM.
  • Consult with engineering and product teams, to help them upgrade existing security primitives around things like data encryption, authentication, and fraud detection.
  • Identify patterns across our application that would benefit from a unified secure by default framework, and then work with teams to adopt said framework.
  • Consult with our partners like legal on privacy risks, and compliance on fraud risks to develop technical controls to mitigate said risks.
  • Contribute to our centralized engineering automation platform to add security improvements like auditing, improved just in time access flows, and integrations with existing engineering workflows on things like Github and Slack.

Guideline provides affordable and customizable 401(k) retirement plans and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) for businesses of all sizes, particularly targeting small to medium-sized enterprises and specific sectors like dental practices. Their service includes end-to-end management of retirement plans, featuring automatic enrollment, low monthly fees, and compliance testing. As a 3(38) fiduciary, Guideline manages investment options to prioritize employees' best interests. They operate on a subscription-based model, allowing businesses to access essential retirement plan services at a low cost, with options for customization through additional features like profit sharing and matching. Guideline Pro is a platform designed for financial professionals, offering tools to help clients manage retirement plans effectively. The company's goal is to make retirement savings more accessible and affordable, enabling more individuals to prepare for their future.

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$339M

Headquarters

San Mateo, California

Founded

2015

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

-8%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The launch of new products like the Starter plan and SEP IRA demonstrates Guideline's commitment to making retirement savings accessible to a broader audience.
  • Guideline's partnership with Vanguard to reduce fees by nearly 50% enhances its value proposition for cost-conscious clients.
  • The new mobile app and Enterprise tier offer a more seamless and customized user experience, likely increasing customer satisfaction and retention.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive landscape of fintech and retirement planning is crowded, requiring Guideline to continuously innovate to maintain its edge.
  • Managing a growing number of accounting professionals and advisors could strain resources and impact service quality.

What makes Guideline unique

  • Guideline's focus on affordable and customizable 401(k) plans for small to medium-sized businesses sets it apart from traditional retirement plan providers.
  • Acting as a 3(38) fiduciary, Guideline takes on the responsibility of managing investment options, ensuring they are in the best interest of employees, unlike many competitors.
  • The introduction of the Guideline Pro platform for financial and benefits professionals adds a layer of expertise and user-friendliness that is not commonly found in the market.

Benefits

Flexible vacation policy

Company equity

401(k) with matching contributions

100% paid employee insurance coverage

Annual learning & development stipend

Parental leave

Sabbatical after 5 years of employment