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Socket.dev is a supply chain security platform trusted by leading companies like Anthropic, xAI, Figma, and Vercel. The company helps developers and security teams safely find, audit, and manage open source code. Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh, a prolific open source maintainer, Socket has raised $125M+ in funding.
In this role, you'll be a core member of Socket's patching infrastructure team, responsible for building and scaling systems that deliver secure, vetted packages to developers worldwide. You'll work at the intersection of software engineering and supply chain security, creating patches for critical vulnerabilities and building the systems that help the entire open source ecosystem stay secure.
Key responsibilities include:
- Master Socket workflows, tools, and patching processes
- Build and maintain CLI tooling deployed in customer environments
- Implement package-manager integrations and handle ecosystem-specific edge cases across npm, yarn, pnpm, and other package managers
- Translate dependency and vulnerability workflows into reliable developer-facing interfaces
- Debug implementation issues across Unix-based environments
- Work closely with the patch team to scope work, troubleshoot problems, and ship practical improvements
- Contribute to frontend experiences using JavaScript, React, and TypeScript
- Scale patch production to dozens or hundreds of patches per week
- Build and improve automated patching infrastructure and tooling
- Build APIs and integrations to deliver certified packages
- Create tooling for patch quality assurance and testing
- Work with security researchers to understand and patch critical vulnerabilities
- Give developers quick, safe remediation options for widely-used packages
This is an early-stage opportunity to shape how Socket scales its technology and help secure the software supply chain for millions of developers.
REQUIREMENTS:
Required:
- 3+ years of software engineering experience with production systems
- Strong proficiency in Rust and Unix/Linux environments
- Proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript
- Experience with package managers (npm, yarn, pnpm) and the JavaScript ecosystem
- Understanding of software security concepts and vulnerability management
- Experience building and scaling APIs and data processing pipelines
- Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD, and deployment systems
Preferred:
- Experience with security tooling, vulnerability scanning, or patch management
- Knowledge of software supply chain security challenges
- Experience with other package ecosystems (Python, Go, etc.)
- Open source contributions or package maintenance experience
- Background in DevSecOps or security engineering
- Experience with high-throughput data processing systems
