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    Senior Web Security Engineer, Browser Platform

    DuckDuckGo
    Remote
    Remote
    Senior
    Full Time
    3 months ago
    💰$178,500
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    Requirements

    • 7+ years of experience in web or application security (performing security assessments, vulnerability research, penetration testing, or secure code review)
    • Advanced programming or scripting experience with JavaScript
    • Experience with at least one WebView technology (WebKit, WebView2, Chromium WebView, etc.) and understanding of browser security models (SOP, CSP, CORS, SameSite cookies)
    • Hands-on experience identifying and exploiting web vulnerabilities (XSS, CSRF, injection attacks, authorization flaws, etc.)
    • Familiarity with security testing tools and frameworks
    • Experience partnering and collaborating with Product Engineers, advising on security matters and helping teams ship secure code faster
    • Experience shaping how an organisation thinks about security - driving best practices, improving processes, and raising the bar across teams

    What You'll Do

    • Conduct browser security audits (special pages, DuckAI integrations, password manager, etc.)
    • Execute on SERP security mitigations (XSS prevention, tooling development to help engineers write safer code)
    • Manage application security scanning infrastructure setup (SAST/DAST integrations in GitHub)
    • Deliver on internal red-team operations (simulated attack scenarios)
    • Support security triage

    Nice to Have

    • Experience with Swift/Kotlin/C#/JavaScript (native apps) or JavaScript/Perl/Go (search)

    Benefits

    • Paid parental leave
    • Office setup allowance
    • Co-working allowances
    • Stock options

    About DuckDuckGo

    Independent online protection company. Get our browser with protections built-in, including our search engine that doesn’t track you.

    Paoli, PA, US
    250 - 500
    Internet & Software