What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer position at Sprocket Security?
Company Mission
Our mission is to help secure companies by utilizing penetration testing as the most effective method. Sprocket Security prioritizes offensive security for enterprises, empowering them to develop robust defense strategies based on individual business risk.
How
We have created a Continuous Penetration Testing platform at Sprocket Security that combines cutting-edge automated and manual testing methods.
Your Mission
As a Software Engineer at Sprocket Security, you will contribute to the development of innovative software and infrastructure in the cybersecurity industry. You will leverage your academic foundation and eagerness to learn to tackle complex challenges that push the boundaries of what has been solved before.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications: Minimum:
Preferred:
Benefits:
Our mission is to help secure companies by utilizing penetration testing as the most effective method. Sprocket Security prioritizes offensive security for enterprises, empowering them to develop robust defense strategies based on individual business risk.
How
We have created a Continuous Penetration Testing platform at Sprocket Security that combines cutting-edge automated and manual testing methods.
Your Mission
As a Software Engineer at Sprocket Security, you will contribute to the development of innovative software and infrastructure in the cybersecurity industry. You will leverage your academic foundation and eagerness to learn to tackle complex challenges that push the boundaries of what has been solved before.
Responsibilities:
- You will be part of an engineering team creating solutions to challenging problems, applying your fresh perspective to contribute to innovative solutions.
- Develop new applications, focusing on our core languages such as Ruby, Python, and JavaScript.
- Contribute to the front-end and back-end development of our customer portal and proprietary scanning engines.
- Learn new technologies or languages and participate in research & development initiatives.
- Collaborate with the team to determine the best technology to meet business goals through greenfield development.
- Make a significant impact on the world by contributing to the development of resilient cybersecurity solutions.
Qualifications: Minimum:
- Solid foundation in software engineering, with a focus on web development.
- Entry-level experience with web-based development using Ruby on Rails (educational or personal).
- Ability to work productively in a collaborative team setting and in a fast-paced environment.
- Eagerness to learn and adapt.
- Exposure to DevOps practices, including GitLab, Docker containers, orchestration frameworks, and databases.
- Experience building RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
- Entry-level exposure to AWS and scalable infrastructure.
Preferred:
- Interest or coursework in cybersecurity or emerging technology.
- Proficiency in front-end technologies and frameworks.
- Enthusiasm for innovation, thrills, and speed of a growing start-up.
- Understanding of networking protocols and Linux systems.
- Values openness and honesty over being right.
Benefits:
- Unlimited and mandatory PTO for healthy work/life balance.
- Company-matched 401k (immediate eligibility).
- 75% company contribution for health insurance for employees and family plans.
- 100% company contribution for dental and vision.
- Flexible schedule and remote work options.
- Hardware and tools of your choice.
- Support for your career development with paid training, conferences, certifications, etc.
