\nOur Mission and Opportunity\nEarly education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has a lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is to enable high quality early education for every child — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families.\n\n\nOur Team\nWe are a fully remote team with employees across every time zone in the US. Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, Emerson Collective, and Mark Cuban. \n\n\nWe believe that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve— should be given the opportunity to learn and thrive, whatever their background may be. We celebrate diversity in all forms because it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and do their best work. From decision making, to how we operate, we ground ourselves in our Leadership Principles every day. \n\n\nWho You Are\nBrightwheel is seeking an experienced  Staff Platform Engineer to join the platform team. You will be part of a team responsible for enabling a large number of engineering teams to operate independently and autonomously, move fast in delivering value to customers towards brightwheel’s vision, and limit the blast radius of their changes. You are comfortable taking into consideration both technical and business drivers to most efficiently deliver value. You are an excellent collaborator, and also accustomed to taking ownership and initiative as a technical leader on small teams (or even large teams). Most importantly, you are eager to have the opportunity to do all of this in a dynamic startup environment where scrappiness, flexibility, and creativity will be required every single day.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat You’ll Do\n* Lead complex cross-team projects, working alongside product engineering, that increase engineering velocity, improve system reliability and security, and optimize operational costs\n* Improve engineering velocity by implementing best practices and frameworks; improve coding efficiency and quality across the team\n* Proactively identify and diagnose issues of reliability and performance; rapidly deploy code to address issues\n* Provide input to both delivery and discovery - providing new ideas, proposals, and constructive criticism to the team\n* Be a steward of quality, scalability, security, and performance. You’ll work with other engineers cross-team to ensure we have a solid platform that serves our customers, and enables the team to continue building a great product\n* Design and architect new software systems or introduce new technologies, as appropriate to drive brightwheel’s growth\n* Drive sound, data-driven decision-making; analyze data insights to uncover opportunities to improve architecture for a great customer experience\n* Promote excellence in engineering process & culture across teams\n* Collaborate effectively with technical as well as non-technical functions across the company with empathy; promote technical learning across teams\n* Mentor and help grow engineering teams. Build trust and respect in the team\n* Interview and evaluate engineering candidate technical capabilities to help grow our engineering team\n\n\n\n\nQualifications, Technical Skills\n* Must have experience:\n* Expert at building cloud infrastructure and services in AWS or equivalent\n* API and application development, ideally in a variety of languages like Ruby, Python or similar languages\n* Data modeling, and success optimizing relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL or equivalent) for large datasets\n* Integrating services with various integration styles, including synchronous and asynchronous architectures\n\nPreferred experience:\n* Proficiency in both contributing to and designing backend systems using Ruby on Rails\n* Knowledge of overall security concepts with infrastructure and web\n* Common database, caching, and web technologies e.g. nginx or equivalent, PostgreSQL, Redis, etc.\n* GitOps tooling for infrastructure automation e.g. Flux, ArgoCD\n* CI/CD pipeline automation e.g. GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Buildkite, Jenkins or equivalent\n* Infrastructure-as-code tools like AWS CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform, or Pulumi\n* Containerization and orchestration tools e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS\n\n\n\n\n\n$165,000 - $237,000 a yearBrightwheel is committed to internal pay equity and offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, equity, and benefits. Our benefits package includes premium medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid parental leave, a flexible paid time off policy, a monthly wellness and productivity stipend, and a Learning & Development stipend.\nFor cash compensation, brightwheel sets standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Multiple factors determine final offer amounts, including geographic location, candidate experience, and expertise. If you have questions about the compensation band for your region, please ask your recruiter.\n\n\nBrightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Python, Cloud, Ruby, Engineer and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $105,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nUS Only

Are you looking to join an innovative organization powering payments for the next generation of fintech and commerce innovators? Marqeta has built the world’s first open API issuer processor platform from scratch, powering prepaid, debit, and credit cards for the most recognizable names in financial technology, alternative lending, on-demand services and e-commerce. Marqeta has become the leader in payment innovation. Our company is comprised of a team of industry experts, a dynamic approach to working on challenging problems, and an open environment and culture that is focused on ideas and innovation.\n\nNot only do we have an inspiring and innovative culture, but only Marqeta can offer you a chance to help redefine the payments industry. As a testament to the company we've collectively built, our world-class team voted Marqeta one of the Bay Area’s Best Places to Work.\n\nMarqeta is proud of its Oakland roots and strives to build a team as diverse as the cities in which we operate. Underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply. \n\nWe are not expecting any single candidate to have an expertise under all areas of our requirements section. Please apply if you meet some but not all of the requirements.\n\n**Position Summary**\n\nMarqeta is growing a fresh Application Security Team with the goal of significantly improving industry standards in Secure Application Development in the Payments space.\n\nAs a member of the Application Security Engineer (ASE) Team, you serve as a key contributor to Marqeta’s open payments platform. This role supports the safety and security of our customer’s payments, ensuring the growth of an innovative platform that provides direct access to a strong suite of Payment Card Issuer/Processor APIs. Our long term goal is the development of a strong Product Security Program that protects the global development and deployment of payment and virtual cards as well as mobile authorization.\n\nOur ASEs define Security Engineering standards and practices around Secure Code, Continuous Delivery/Integration, Pre and Post Release S-SDLC, Verification/Validation models, Penetration Testing and innovative Security tooling designed around self-service and rich integration models.\n\nYou'll work closely with Marqeta’s Frontend and Backend Engineers, you'll contribute to critical design input for API development and service architectures, and you’ll assist the company in developing strong engineering practices in support of Product Security. Our goal is to both enhance the workflow of our engineers with security-centric tool sets and implement innovative methods of testing code in the pre-release phase.\n\nThe ideal candidate has a strong core skill set in two or more of the following areas - Automation, QE Testing, Security Engineering, REST API Design, and/or Strong Knowledge in Modern App Frameworks (esp ReactJS, Rails, or Tomcat). You’re knowledgeable and conversant in common vulnerabilities affecting modern web applications, familiar with modern cloud and datacenter based infrastructure, are looking to grow strong application security experience, and you intend to be an excellent communicator and collaborator. Our ASEs are particularly concerned with scaleable tooling strategies and strong process and practice management, which includes constant refinement in how we engage with our cross-functional team of engineers. \n\n# Responsibilities\n **Primary Responsibilities** \n* Build Self Service Tools for QE, Frontend and Backend Engineers\n* Assist with Definition, Implementation, and Maintenance of S-SDLC\n* Lead Application Security Assessments and Design Reviews\n* Execute Critical Validation/Verification Functions in Pre- and Post-Release\n* Implement SAST, DAST and Coherent Dependency Vuln Management into the Build Pipeline\n* Execute Greybox and Whitebox Application Security Assessments\n* Execute and Support HTTP/S Service-Layer Pen-Testing\n* Develop Security Training and Guidelines for Engineers\n* Build and Enhance S/W Testing Strategies with Specialized End-to-End Clients, RSpec, Puppeteer and Selenium-Based Test Cases\n* Lead Software Vulnerability Management and Risk Mitigation Practices\n* Offer Guidance and Leadership in PCI Compliance\n \n\n# Requirements\n**Requirements**\n* Demonstrable and Practical Experience in an Development or Security Engineering Role\n* You have a passion for Security and Engineering as a discipline\n* You’re an excellent communicator\n* You employ strong collaboration patterns and enjoy creating positive team dynamics\n* You know how to own and support positive outcomes\n* You remain constructive under pressure, with a flexible working style\n\n**Technical Skills**\n* Functional Development Experience in Python, Go, JS, Ruby, or Java\n* Functional Experience with Testing Frameworks and Modern Testing Paradigms (BDD, TDD, and similar)\n* Strong Knowledge of OWASP and Common Software Vulnerabilities\n* Solid Understanding of Secure Coding/Development Practices\n* Experience with Production Build Pipeline and CI/CD stacks (Ex. Jenkins, Nexus, Drone CI)\n* Demonstrable Experience with Python, Ruby, JS and/or Go Tool Development\n* Strong Interest in Automation Practices\n* Familiarity and Interest in Cloud Services and SAAS Platforms  (AWS, GCP)\n\n**Communication Skills**\n* Ability to Communicate Technical Details and Concepts Clearly\n* Strong Capacity to Speak and Act with Candor and Empathy\n\n**Nice to Have**\n* Familiarity with Java and JVM based Application Stacks (e.g. Tomcat)\n* Solid Knowledge of OAuth and SAML\n* Strong Knowledge of HTTP/S Service Architectures\n* Strong Knowledge of Transport Security, specifically TLS and CAs \n\n**Perks**\n\n* Be a member of an exceptional team - we’re growing and your career and opportunities with us will, too!\n* Rich suite of benefit plans - Employee premiums paid 100%\n* Generous Paid Time Off plan\n* Market-leading fully paid Parental Leave\n* Retirement savings - 401k plan with a Company match\n* Meaningful Equity\n* Bi-annual Hack Weeks to support and reward innovation\n* Beautiful downtown Oakland office in a great location, with stunning views of Lake Merritt\n* Conveniently located close to public transportation\n* Open, transparent culture that includes weekly All Hands meetings, Lunch-and-Learns, all-company offsite, etc.\n* Commuter and Parking monthly subsidy\n* Access to corporate gym membership rates and other discounts and employee perks!\n* Fully stocked kitchen, catered lunches twice a week, breakfast on Fridays, and more! \n\nPlease mention the words **DIVORCE FRIEND DILEMMA** when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMjE2LjczLjIxNi4xMzc=). This is a feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to JavaScript, InfoSec, Java, Python, Ruby, Golang, Engineer, Cloud, API, Mobile and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n $70,000 — $120,000/year\n

Are you looking to join an innovative organization powering payments for the next generation of fintech and commerce innovators? Marqeta has built the world’s first open API issuer processor platform from scratch, powering prepaid, debit, and credit cards for the most recognizable names in financial technology, alternative lending, on-demand services and e-commerce. Marqeta has become the leader in payment innovation. Our company is comprised of a team of industry experts, a dynamic approach to working on challenging problems, and an open environment and culture that is focused on ideas and innovation.\n\nNot only do we have an inspiring and innovative culture, but only Marqeta can offer you a chance to help redefine the payments industry. As a testament to the company we've collectively built, our world-class team voted Marqeta one of the Bay Area’s Best Places to Work.\n\nMarqeta is proud of its Oakland roots and strives to build a team as diverse as the cities in which we operate. Underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply. \n\nWe are not expecting any single candidate to have an expertise under all areas of our requirements section. Please apply if you meet some but not all of the requirements.\n\n**Position Summary**\n\nMarqeta is growing a fresh Application Security Team with the goal of significantly improving industry standards in Secure Application Development in the Payments space. We are based in Oakland, California but are open to remote engineers for this role!\n\nAs a member of the Application Security Engineer (ASE) Team, you serve as a key contributor to Marqeta’s open payments platform. This role supports the safety and security of our customer’s payments, ensuring the growth of an innovative platform that provides direct access to a strong suite of Payment Card Issuer/Processor APIs. Our long term goal is the development of a strong Product Security Program that protects the global development and deployment of payment and virtual cards as well as mobile authorization.\n\nOur ASEs define Security Engineering standards and practices around Secure Code, Continuous Delivery/Integration, Pre and Post Release S-SDLC, Verification/Validation models, Penetration Testing and innovative Security tooling designed around self-service and rich integration models.\n\nYou'll work closely with Marqeta’s Frontend and Backend Engineers, you'll contribute to critical design input for API development and service architectures, and you’ll assist the company in developing strong engineering practices in support of Product Security. Our goal is to both enhance the workflow of our engineers with security-centric tool sets and implement innovative methods of testing code in the pre-release phase.\n\nThe ideal candidate has a strong core skill set in two or more of the following areas - Automation, QE Testing, Security Engineering, REST API Design, and/or Strong Knowledge in Modern App Frameworks (esp ReactJS, Rails, or Tomcat). You’re knowledgeable and conversant in common vulnerabilities affecting modern web applications, familiar with modern cloud and datacenter based infrastructure, are looking to grow strong application security experience, and you intend to be an excellent communicator and collaborator. Our ASEs are particularly concerned with scaleable tooling strategies and strong process and practice management, which includes constant refinement in how we engage with our cross-functional team of engineers.\n\n\n# Responsibilities\n **Primary Responsibilities**\n* Build Self Service Tools for QE, Frontend and Backend Engineers\n* Assist with Definition, Implementation, and Maintenance of S-SDLC\n* Lead Application Security Assessments and Design Reviews\n* Execute Critical Validation/Verification Functions in Pre- and Post-Release\n* Implement SAST, DAST and Coherent Dependency Vuln Management into the Build Pipeline\n* Execute Greybox and Whitebox Application Security Assessments\n* Execute and Support HTTP/S Service-Layer Pen-Testing\n* Develop Security Training and Guidelines for Engineers\n* Build and Enhance S/W Testing Strategies with Specialized End-to-End Clients, RSpec, Puppeteer and Selenium-Based Test Cases\n* Lead Software Vulnerability Management and Risk Mitigation Practices\n* Offer Guidance and Leadership in PCI Complianc \n\n# Requirements\n**Requirements**\n* 3-5 yrs Demonstrable and Practical Experience in Application Security Engineering or Comparable Experience in a Security Engineering Role\n* You have a passion for Security Engineering as a discipline\n* You’re an excellent communicator\n* You employ strong collaboration patterns and enjoy creating positive team dynamics\n* You know how to own and support positive outcomes\n* You remain constructive under pressure, with a flexible working style\n* Functional Development Experience and Proficiency in Python, Go, JS, Ruby, or Java\n* Familiarity with Java and JVM based Application Stacks (e.g. Tomcat)\n* Functional Experience with Testing Frameworks and Modern Testing Paradigms (BDD, TDD, and similar)\n* Solid Knowledge of OAuth and SAML\n* Strong Knowledge of HTTP/S Service Architectures\n* Strong Knowledge of Transport Security, specifically TLS and CAs\n* Strong Knowledge of OWASP and Common Software Vulnerabilities\n* Solid Understanding of Secure Coding/Development Practices\n* Experience with Production Build Pipeline and CI/CD stacks (Ex. Jenkins, Nexus, Drone CI)\n* Familiarity with Container Technology (Ex. Docker, RKT)\n* Demonstrable Experience with Python, Ruby, JS and/or Go Tool Development\n* Strong Interest in Automation Practices\n* Familiarity and Interest in Cloud Services and SAAS Platforms  (AWS, GCP)\n* Familiarity with Terraform and Ansible Automation Stac\n\n**Perks**\n* Be a member of an exceptional team - we’re growing and your career and opportunities with us will, too!\n* Rich suite of benefit plans - Employee premiums paid 100%\n* Generous Paid Time Off plan\n* Market-leading fully paid Parental Leave\n* Retirement savings - 401k plan with a Company match\n* Meaningful Equity\n* Bi-annual Hack Weeks to support and reward innovation\n* Beautiful downtown Oakland office in a great location, with stunning views of Lake Merritt\n* Conveniently located close to public transportation\n* Open, transparent culture that includes weekly All Hands meetings, Lunch-and-Learns, all-company offsite, etc.\n* Commuter and Parking monthly subsidy\n* Access to corporate gym membership rates and other discounts and employee perks!\n* Fully stocked kitchen, catered lunches twice a week, breakfast on Fridays, and more! \n\nPlease mention the words **PREPARE SYMBOL BURST** when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMjE2LjczLjIxNi4xMzc=). This is a feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to JavaScript, InfoSec, Java, Python, Ruby, Golang, Engineer, Cloud, API, Mobile and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n $70,000 — $120,000/year\n