About the Role
Responsibilities:
As a founding member of our Product Security team, you will be responsible for maturing our product development workflows, hardening our service and application architectures, and implementing your vision for a secure software development lifecycle. Our user-facing web applications and services are a primary point of interest for threat actors - you will be in the vanguard, responsible for protecting our cutting-edge large language models, user data, and reputation by denying attackers any foothold in our environment.
Job responsibilities may include:
Envisioning and implementing ways to holistically harden our product, including iOS and Android mobile applications, web applications, and the web services that support it all
Implementing framework-level mitigations for recurrent application vulnerabilities
Articulating and advocating for a comprehensive secure software development lifecycle
Integrating tooling into CI/CD pipelines to automate the secure development lifecycle
Hooking into product design processes to ensure new features are designed with security in mind from the start
Coordinating security assessments of product features, including regular penetration tests and managing our bug bounty program
Requirements:
Competitive candidates will have:
At least 5 years of experience in application or product security
Familiarity with common web application and web service attack vectors and their mitigations
Ability to understand and contribute code to complex codebases
Familiarity with common web application authentication flows.
Experience articulating and implementing a secure software development lifecycle in a fast-growing and agile startup
Familiarity with cloud environments such as GCP or AWS
Experience with common web application frameworks and system design patterns
Understanding of common CI/CD-based workflows
Proficiency in Linux-based server environments with a high degree of comfort on the Linux CLI
Experience architecting secure system designs to meet product requirements at scale
Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts
A demonstrated ability to work autonomously to identify and resolve problems independently
Outstanding candidates will have one or more of the following:
Experience with bug bounty program management
Familiarity with common mobile application vulnerabilities
First-hand experience with product feature development
Familiarity with React and/or React Native, TypeScript/JavaScript, NextJS, Node.js, Python, Django, Flask, or Golang
Our interview process does not require knowledge of any one specific technology or language - these are just some of the key technologies used at Character.ai
Previous experience in a technology startup
You will be a good fit if you are proactive and have a “get things done” mindset. Given our current pace of growth and load on our systems, most people have had a significant impact during their first week at the company.
Join our visionary team, on-site 3-5 days a week, at the forefront of next-generation AGI.
About Character.AI
Founded in 2021 by AI pioneers Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, Character is a leading AI company offering personalized experiences through customizable AI 'Characters.' As one of the most widely used AI platforms worldwide, Character enables users to interact with AI tailored to their unique needs and preferences.
Noam co-invented core LLM tech and was recently honored as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential in AI. Daniel created LaMDA, the breakthrough conversational AI now powering Google's Bard.
In just two years, we achieved unicorn status and were named Google Play's AI App of the Year – a testament to our groundbreaking technology and vision.
Ready to shape the future of AGI? 🚀
At Character, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly uphold a non-discrimination policy based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability. Your unique perspectives are vital to our success.
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