Staff Security Engineer, Central Technology

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015 to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease and improving education to addressing the needs of our local communities. Our mission is to build a more inclusive, just, and healthy future for everyone.

The Team

Founded by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is a new kind of philanthropy that’s leveraging technology to help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges – from eradicating disease, to improving education, to reforming the criminal justice system. Our mission is to create a future for everyone.  Across our three core Initiative focus areas of Science, Education, and Justice and Opportunity,  we’re pairing engineering with grantmaking, impact investing, policy work, and movement building, to help build an inclusive, just and healthy future for everyone.

Our Values 

• We believe we can help build a future for everyone. 
• We aim to be daring, but humble:  We look for bold ideas — regardless of structure and stage — and help them scale by pairing engineers with subject matter experts to build tools that accelerate the pace of social progress. 
• We want to learn fast, but build for the long-term: We want to iterate fast and help bring new solutions to the table.
• Stay close to the real problems: We engage directly in the communities we serve because no one understands our society’s challenges like those who live them every day.  

Our success is dependent on building teams that include people from different backgrounds and experiences who can challenge each other's assumptions with fresh perspectives. To that end, we look for a diverse pool of applicants, including those from historically marginalized groups — women, people with disabilities, people of color, formerly incarcerated people, people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or gender nonconforming, first and second generation immigrants, veterans, and people from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

The Opportunity

By pairing engineers with leaders in our education and science teams, we can bring technology to the table in new ways to help drive solutions. We are uniquely positioned to design, build, and scale software systems to help educators, scientists, and policy experts better address the myriad challenges they face. Our technology team is already helping schools bring personalized learning tools to teachers and schools nationwide and supporting scientists worldwide as they develop a comprehensive reference atlas of all cells in the human body.

The Infrastructure organization works on building shared platforms to be used across all of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Members of the Infrastructure Engineering team have an impact on all of CZI's initiatives by enabling the technology solutions used by other engineering teams at CZI to scale. A person in this role will build these technology solutions and help cultivate a culture of shared best practices and knowledge around core engineering.

What You'll Do

• Analyze and improve the efficiency, stability, and security of CZI engineering
• Work with the existing infrastructure security team and other security stakeholders within the organization to ensure we’re doing the most impactful work we can for CZI.
• Design and build tools and libraries, constituting a shared stack for use across 5+ engineering teams
• Evangelize and educate teams across CZI on best practices
• Driving impact across the company, CZI is constantly re-imagining how to secure our infrastructure best. One will work closely with the Product Security (ProdSec) team at the intersection of infrastructure, the application layer, and the ever-changing risk management landscape.

What You'll Bring

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of relevant coding experience.
• Proficiency in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure.
• Experience securing cloud-based systems.
• Security domain expertise in areas such as Threat modeling, Security Architecture, Security Monitoring, Detection Engineering, and Incident Response.
• Experience designing reliable systems.
• Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, and any other FaaS or containerized workloads experience.
• Showed ability with languages such as Java, Python, Go, and Rust.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, Kubernetes, Container security, and continuous deployment systems.
• AI/MLOps is a strong plus.

Compensation

The Redwood City, CA base pay range for this role is $214,000- $321,000. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range, enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process. Pay ranges outside Redwood City are adjusted based on cost of labor in each respective geographical market. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.

Benefits for the Whole You 

We’re thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment, we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make all we do possible. 

• CZI provides a generous 100% match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future. 
• Annual funding for employees that can be used most meaningfully for them and their families, such as housing, student loan repayment, childcare, commuter costs, or other life needs.
• CZI Life of Service Gifts are awarded to employees to “live the mission” and support the causes closest to them.
• Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice. 
• Funding for select family-forming benefits. 
• Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving to the Bay Area
• And more!

Commitment to Diversity

We believe that the strongest teams and best thinking are defined by the diversity of voices at the table. We are committed to fair treatment and equal access to opportunity for all CZI team members and to maintaining a workplace where everyone feels welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. Learn about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. 

If you’re interested in a role but your previous experience doesn’t perfectly align with each qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role.

Explore our work modes, benefits, and interview process at www.chanzuckerberg.com/careers.

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