Job description
About Us
Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess.
We are a team of 600+ fully remote people in 60+ countries working hard to serve the global chess community. We are here to support 250M+ chess players worldwide with the best possible product, content, and tools to serve the community!
We are a tech company. A gaming company. A content company. And we do it all with passion and commitment to the game. Above all we prize our mission-driven, flat, life-celebrating, no-corporate culture, and we look forward to meeting you and learning more about what you can bring to the team.
About The Role
The Security Engineer plays a critical role in protecting our technology infrastructure and maintaining the security posture of our gaming platform. This position exists to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate security vulnerabilities while serving as a trusted security advisor to engineering teams across the organization. The role directly impacts our ability to safeguard user data, maintain platform integrity, and ensure secure development practices are embedded throughout our product development lifecycle.
This position is essential for building and maintaining robust security defenses in a fast-paced, remote-first technology environment where security expertise must be seamlessly integrated into daily engineering operations and strategic decision-making processes.
What you'll do
Lead vulnerability management program by triaging, reproducing, and assessing security vulnerabilities submitted through Bug Bounty programs, working directly with engineering teams to prioritize and remediate discovered security gaps
Conduct comprehensive threat modeling by collaborating with engineering teams to analyze proposed solutions, ensuring designs meet security industry standards and identifying potential attack vectors before implementation
Manage security incident response by reviewing penetration testing results and SIEM reports, translating technical findings into actionable remediation tasks, and tracking resolution progress through completion
Optimize security infrastructure by applying updates to Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and other security systems, ensuring configurations align with current threat landscape and organizational needs
Drive security tool evaluation and implementation by researching, evaluating, and recommending security software solutions, attending vendor demonstrations, and leading procurement processes from requirements gathering through deployment
Provide security consultation and guidance by serving as subject matter expert to development teams, ensuring security best practices are integrated into software development lifecycle and architectural decisions
Maintain security awareness and documentation by communicating security updates, progress reports, and recommendations to stakeholders through established channels and maintaining current security policies and procedures
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related technical field, or equivalent professional experience
Minimum 3+ years of professional experience specifically in web application security
Demonstrated expertise with security testing tools such as Burp Suite or equivalent web request analysis and tampering tools
Strong written communication skills in English with ability to clearly explain technical security concepts to diverse audiences
Experience working effectively in fully distributed/remote team environments
Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and development teams
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
Previous hands-on experience managing or participating in Bug Bounty programs
Programming experience in PHP or JavaScript
Experience with penetration testing methodologies and tools
Knowledge of SIEM platforms and security monitoring systems
Familiarity with Web Application Firewall (WAF) configuration and management
Understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices
Experience with Jira or similar project management and issue tracking systems
Strong sense of ownership and accountability in a flat organizational structure
Passion for continuous learning and staying current with evolving security threats and technologies
About the Opportunity
This is a full-time opportunity
We are 100% remote (work from anywhere!)
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Who can apply
The source lists worldwide eligibility. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-11, UTC-10, UTC-9.5, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC-4, UTC-3.5, UTC-3, UTC-2, UTC-1, UTC+0, UTC+1, UTC+2, UTC+3, UTC+3.5, UTC+4, UTC+4.5, UTC+5, UTC+5.5, UTC+5.75, UTC+6, UTC+6.5, UTC+7, UTC+8, UTC+8.75, UTC+9, UTC+9.5, UTC+10, UTC+10.5, UTC+11, UTC+12, UTC+12.75, UTC+13, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.