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Senior Software Engineer - Product Security

Faire Wholesale, Inc. - Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, Canada - Hybrid - posted 2026-10-19

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Salary: CAD 160,000 - 222,000 / annual

Faire is a technology wholesale platform connecting independent retailers globally with suppliers and products. The Product Security team enables product engineering teams to develop and deploy secure software at scale. In this role, you will: • Build performant and scalable frameworks for security use cases such as authentication and data access into Kotlin services • Collaborate with foundational teams (Risk, DevOps, IT) to assess and improve access controls and audit trails throughout the software development lifecycle • Consult with product teams to identify and address product security vulnerabilities and risks during design and build phases • Promote a culture of security awareness among managers, engineers, and stakeholders on secure coding practices, security best practices, and emerging threats • Build security features within the product to protect customers and their data You will work on scalable, reusable frameworks and care deeply about writing secure, tested, maintainable software that scales to millions of users. Faire was founded in 2017 by early product and engineering leads from Square. The company is backed by Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. Headquarters are in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, with offices in Toronto, London, and New York. Hybrid employees work in-office 3 days per week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a flex day) with flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. TECHNOLOGIES: Kotlin, Typescript, Python, AWS, OCI, Terraform, Kubernetes, HTTP, JSON, Protocol Buffers, MySQL, DynamoDB, CockroachDB REQUIREMENTS: • Passion for programming and solving security problems scalably with code and automation • Familiarity writing and reviewing code in OOP languages (Java, Python, or Typescript) • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience • Thorough understanding of web application security principles and common vulnerabilities, including OWASP Top 10 • Experience working in modern cloud computing environments (AWS or GCP)

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