Staff Security Engineer
@ Zoom

Hybrid
$200,000
Hybrid
Full Time
Posted 22 days ago

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What You Can Expect

The Staff Security Engineer is responsible for security design and reviews across Zoom products and services. The ideal candidate brings broad technical expertise and hands-on experience in end-to-end product security.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with engineering teams to design, implement, and validate secure solutions. You’ll serve as a trusted security advisor, guiding architecture and reviewing implementations. This is a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud and security technologies while making a direct impact on Zoom’s platform.

About The Team

The Security Architecture team ensures that Zoom releases and deploys secure products. It collaborates with diverse engineering, compliance and DevOps teams to meet security goals and maintain compliance with SLAs.

Responsibilities

  • Guide engineering teams in secure system design and implementation.
  • Conduct threat modeling, architecture reviews, security code reviews, and testing.
  • Perform in-depth security reviews of new Zoom features.
  • Review cloud infrastructure security, focusing on AWS components like S3, IAM, EC2, and VPC.
  • Identify and address gaps in existing security architecture and configuration.
  • Provide hands-on security training and secure coding best practices.

What We’re Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or related field, plus 5+ years in security.
  • Extensive experience in testing security for web, native, distributed, and cloud applications.
  • Solid understanding of software security architecture, design, threat modeling, secure code review, cryptography, and SDLC.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and common service components.
  • Good knowledge of network, system, and application layer security including OWASP Top Ten.
  • Development experience in C++ or Java is required.
  • Knowledge of email systems/protocols and proficiency in spoken Mandarin is an advantage.

Salary and Benefits

Base salary ranges from approximately $146,700 to $339,300. Zoom has a Total Direct Compensation philosophy that considers base salary, bonus, and equity. Compensation may vary by location.

Zoom offers a range of benefits to support physical, mental, emotional, and financial health, along with work-life balance.

Ways of Working

Zoom follows a structured hybrid approach, combining office and remote work environments.

Our Commitment

Zoom is committed to fair hiring practices and supporting candidates who require accommodations during the hiring process.

Key skills/competency

  • Security design
  • Threat modeling
  • Cloud security
  • AWS
  • Architecture review
  • Secure code review
  • C++
  • Java
  • OWASP
  • Compliance
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How to Get Hired at Zoom

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Research Zoom's culture: Understand mission, values, and recent news.
  • Customize your resume: Highlight hands-on security and AWS experience.
  • Emphasize testing skills: Detail threat modeling and code review projects.
  • Prepare for technical interviews: Review secure design and architecture practices.
  • Follow up: Email your application to the hiring manager.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review AWS security fundamentals and service configurations.
Practice secure code reviews in C++ or Java.
Study threat modeling and architecture review techniques.
Test using security tools like Burp Suite and Coverity.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a challenging security project you led.
Explain conflict resolution in a team setting.
Discuss a time of rapid decision making.
Share how you handle feedback under pressure.

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