Senior Application Security Engineer

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Our mission is simple : to transform lives through learning. Your work helps people around the world build skills they can use whether theyre picking up something new or leveling up to stay ahead.

Over 80 million learners and 17000 businesses already learn with Udemy. If youre excited by change energized by learning and ready to have a real impact youll feel right at home.

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Where we work

Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin and international hubs in Australia India Ireland Mexico and Türkiye. This is an in-office position requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday Wednesday Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays .

About this role

Security and trust are vital to the Udemy business model and integral to product development.

Partner with cross-functional Product Development and Engineering Trust and Safety and Data Science teams to help conceptualize and develop world-class solutions.

Foster a community of security and privacy champions.

What youll be doing

Responsible for operations and projects to promote secure coding safeguard developers applications and enhance productivity.

Conduct security reviews to identify software application vulnerabilities defects and risks.

Perform and manage code scans to assess the effectiveness of security controls reduce potential weaknesses and develop security tools to simplify processes.

Drive application security enhancements to improve the overall security posture on the platform.

What youll have

5 years of professional experience in application security.

5 years of experience writing and maintaining code in at least one programming language such as Python JavaScript or Kotlin and a desire to learn new languages and Django and Spring Boot technologies.

Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation secure code reviews identity and access management and software development.

Experience with Secure Software Development Lifecycles and security by design principles.

Manage threat modeling and knowledge of product security and integrations.

At Udemy we strive to be transparent around compensation. Actual compensation for this role is based on several factors including but not limited to job-related skills qualifications experience and specific work location due to differences in the cost of addition to a base salary this role is also eligible for equity.

Hiring Compensation Range

$126000 - $157000 USD

Why work here

Youll grow here.

Learning is part of the job. Youll get full access to Udemy courses a monthly UDay to invest in yourself and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately but what you focus on is up to you.

AI is real here.

We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. Youll have the space and tools to experiment apply and get better at using AI in practical ways.

Youll own your work.

We trust people to lead make decisions and follow through. You dont need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.

Youll build with others.

We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.

Youll see your impact.

What you build helps people grow their skills change their careers or find a path forward. Youve got the experience why not use it to help others gain theirs

Bring your curiosity. Well bring the platform and the support. Lets LEARN together.

Our Benefits Start with U

Our benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Benefits vary by region and we encourage applicants to review our Australia Benefits India Benefits Ireland Benefits Mexico Benefits Turkiye Benefits & US Benefitspages to get an understanding of some of the benefits we offer. For details on region-specific benefits please refer to the information provided during the hiring process.

Benefits outlined are provided as a general overview and may vary depending on the location role and employment classification. All benefits are subject to change at the discretion of the organization and in accordance with applicable laws and policies.

At Udemy we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin ancestry age genetic information sexual orientation gender identity marital or family status veteran status medical condition or disability. We understand that not everyone will match each of the qualifications. However we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align wed love to hear from you!

Information regarding data privacy is available within the Udemy Careers Privacy Notice.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Continuous Integration,SQL,.NET,Debugging,C / C++,Go,Root cause Analysis,ASP.NET,C#,Application Development,JavaScript,Teradata

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 126000 - 157000