Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure Security (Remote)

Remote - Multiple Locations, United States, Canada · Remote · full time · Senior

$172,279 – $249,640

Listed on Quora’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Join Quora's new Security Engineering team to design and implement infrastructure protections across their knowledge-sharing and AI platforms. This role suits experienced engineers with expertise in cloud security, secure development practices, or Linux system hardening who want to tackle security challenges at scale.

Our summary, not Quora’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

Capable software engineer with hands-on experience in at least one of: cloud infrastructure security, automation and secure development practices, or Linux/system security
Experience securing large-scale cloud environments, particularly AWS
Understanding of IAM policies, network segmentation, and VPC design
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
Knowledge of cloud-native monitoring and logging
Ability to partner with engineering teams on architecture review
Proficiency writing code for security automations and tooling

Nice to have

Experience securing Kubernetes clusters or serverless architectures
Familiarity with SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning tools
Experience building secure web applications and APIs
Working knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and common web vulnerabilities
Product security background