Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams (mobile, frontend, backend) to perform threat modeling, conduct security reviews, and design secure libraries that enhance the security of Yelp’s applications and services.
- Develop and deploy services for login and account security specific to Yelp’s website and mobile apps.
- Support security incident response and contribute to the team’s operational activities, including triaging bug bounty submissions and vulnerability reports from internal security tools.
- Build automated solutions to detect and prevent potential security threats within Yelp’s application and services.
- Evangelize security best practices and policies to be incorporated within software development life cycle.
- Be a team player who lives the Yelp Values and thrives in a diverse and inclusive work culture.
Requirements
- Several years of software engineering experience in application security.
- Strong understanding of web application security, Mobile security, APIs, and cloud security.
- Familiarity with common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10).
- Command of your favorite modern programming language (Python, Java, Javascript - React, Swift and/or Objective-C).
- Comfort reading and navigating unfamiliar codebases.
Nice to Have
- Security research and pen testing experience are assets.
Benefits
- Full responsibility for projects from day one, a collaborative team, and a dynamic work environment.
- Competitive salary
- A pension scheme
- An optional employee stock purchase plan.
- 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 with service), plus one floating holiday.
- £150 monthly reimbursement to help cover remote working expenses.
- £75 caregiver reimbursement to support dependent care for families.
- Private health insurance, including dental and vision.
- Flexible working hours and meeting-free Wednesdays.
- Regular 3-day Hackathons, bi-weekly learning groups, and productivity spending to support and encourage your career growth.
- Opportunities to participate in digital events and conferences.
- £75 per month to use toward qualifying wellness expenses.
- Quarterly team offsites.
Work Arrangement
Remote (Country) — United Kingdom
Additional Information
- Must be located in the United Kingdom.
- Flexible working hours.
- Meeting-free Wednesdays.
- Regular 3-day Hackathons.
- Bi-weekly learning groups.
- Productivity spending for career growth.
- Quarterly team offsites.
- Remote work supported with monthly expense reimbursement.
- Caregiver and wellness expense reimbursements available.
