Sr. Security Engineer @ Aha!
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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.