Software Engineer, Security
Austin, TX; Denver, COFull-TimeMid-levelSoftware Engineering
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- Design, build, and maintain security tooling, automation, and services that empower engineers to ship secure code.
- Develop features and backend components that improve the security posture of Udemy’s platform.
- Perform secure code reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments across critical services.
- Integrate and optimize static analysis, dependency scanning, and runtime protection into developer workflows.
- Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities across Udemy’s applications and infrastructure.
- Partner with product and engineering teams to embed security-by-design principles.
- Contribute to 24/7 on-call rotations for security-critical systems.
- Help mentor engineers on secure development practices and build a strong internal security community.
- 3+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in backend or full-stack development.
- Strong programming experience in at least one modern language (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Kotlin, or similar).
- Familiarity with backend frameworks such as Django, Flask, Spring Boot, or equivalent.
- Experience building or integrating security tools (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, dependency management).
- Hands-on experience with security-focused engineering: secure coding, threat modeling, IAM concepts, and secure system design.
- Understanding of modern cloud architectures and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience working within a Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).
- Comfort participating in an on-call rotation for security-related systems.
- At Udemy, we strive to be transparent around compensation. Actual compensation for this role is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor. In addition to a base salary, this role is also eligible for equity.
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