Sr. Security Engineer
@ Aha!

Hybrid
$150,000
Hybrid
Full Time
Posted 23 days ago

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About Aha!

Aha! is the world's #1 product development software that helps over 1 million product builders from discovery to delivery. The company is self-funded, profitable, and 100% remote, recognized as one of the best fully remote companies to work for.

Team and Culture

The Aha! engineering team is a productive, fully remote group centered around North American time zones. They value rapid shipping of code, streamlined processes, shared knowledge, and strong team collaboration. New hires are introduced through an effective onboarding program that allows immediate contribution.

Technology Stack

Aha! uses a Ruby on Rails monolith with Postgres, Redis, and Memcached. They also employ Node.js for real-time features and a growing amount of React for rich client-side experiences, all hosted on AWS using ECS.

Your Role as Sr. Security Engineer

This role involves implementing security features with a focus on customer experience, performing in-depth security code reviews beyond what scanning tools detect, investigating errors for improvements, and developing secure coding patterns for the team. You will work cross-functionally across Aha!'s product suite, particularly focusing on core features such as authentication, authorization, file handling, and data segmentation.

Required Experience and Skills

  • 4+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails
  • Experience in security or functional code reviews
  • Proven track record at high-growth SaaS companies
  • Active collaboration with product teams
  • A commitment to team growth and learning

Benefits and Perks

Aha! offers profit sharing, competitive salary, comprehensive medical benefits, generous paid time off, parental leave, education budgets, and volunteer opportunities.

Key skills/competency

  • Ruby on Rails
  • Security Reviews
  • SaaS
  • AWS
  • Postgres
  • Redis
  • React
  • Cloud Security
  • Collaboration
  • Code Analysis

How to Get Hired at Aha!

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Highlight Ruby on Rails and security experience.
  • Showcase collaborative projects: Emphasize teamwork and remote experience.
  • Research Aha! culture: Review their mission and values online.
  • Prepare for technical questions: Brush up on Rails security practices.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review Ruby on Rails security best practices.
Study AWS and container orchestration fundamentals.
Practice code review examples for security flaws.
Brush up on database and caching technologies.

Behavioral Questions

Describe effective remote team collaboration.
Explain a challenging security review experience.
Discuss conflict resolution in a team setting.
Share techniques for continuous learning.

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