or apply directly on Thorn's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Thorn's roles stay open a median of 27 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Thorn's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Thorn
- high 2 stale, 0 reposted of 5 open
- Hiring momentum
- 5 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Thorn's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Thorn.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer at Thorn, you'll work on the Victim Identification team to develop and maintain tools that support global law enforcement in combating child sexual abuse. Your role involves collaborating with peers to deliver complex projects, leading technical discussions, and ensuring high standards of quality and reliability in the systems you build. You'll also engage in coding, code reviews, and troubleshooting, while mentoring teammates and contributing to team practices.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Thorn as an employer.
What you need
- Experience building and maintaining production-ready software systems
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to adapt to evolving requirements
- Pride in writing clear, maintainable code
- Ability to articulate technical decisions and tradeoffs
- Proactive identification of risks and edge cases
What you get
- Compensation range of $129,000-$178,250/year
- Remote-first work model with occasional travel for meetings and events
- Broad range of employee benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of career advancement opportunities
- Remote work may require occasional travel for team events
- Focus on a nonprofit mission may influence project scope and resources
Summarised from Thorn's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Thorn on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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