Senior Software Engineer, Device Security

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Device Security, you will play a key role in helping Humane lead the industry in advancing the security of AI devices, and empowering users with control of their privacy and personal data in the quickly evolving AI-driven world. Privacy and security are table stakes at Humane, and absolutely integral to our success as a dynamic company with a deep commitment to product.

You will own projects through their entire life cycle, building secure systems for our innovative devices by threat modeling, designing secure architectures, and implementing them. This role focuses on designing and implementing solutions across the entire software stack of our embedded systems, including the way they interface with the outside world, in a way that provides joyful user experiences without compromising privacy & security. The technology that you will create will maintain and strengthen the trust that Humane promises to our users.

What You Might Do

• Lead the design and implementation of embedded device security architecture from the ground up. This includes using the best industry standard cryptography practices for things like secure key management systems, hardware secure boot, PKI, efficient encryption of data, and more.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the CoreOS, Firmware, Design, and Cloud Services teams to create robust security features.
• Develop custom TrustZone or native kernel applications to enhance hardware-backed identity solutions and data protection.
• Work on high-profile projects, such as secure backup and restore systems, that require secure and efficient data handling.
• Interface with biometric sensors to create secure channels for data flow inside and outside device boundaries.
• Assist in vulnerability management, and apply secure SDLC practices across the company.

Essential Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in secure programming in embedded system or AOSP environments, primarily in C, C++, or Java.
• Strong understanding of general embedded systems security concepts, including establishing roots of trust, secure boot, cryptography, PKI, or application sandboxing.
• Experience in firmware security, OS-level security, or network security.
• Demonstrated ability to architect and lead multi-disciplinary projects from concept to deployment.
• Experience in designing secure interfaces with biometric sensors, custom PKI handling, or factory flow processes.
• Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams to assess attack surface and threat models across many different features.
• Deep understanding (OR deep desire to learn) of cryptography, security, and privacy theory and practices.

Preferred Skills

• Background in embedded systems like consumer electronics, IoT, medical, or payment devices or systems.
• Experience with AOSP and Linux security, including TrustZone, TEE, AVB, Keystore, and SELinux.

Salary: $216,000- $288,000