Join Kira Learning as a security engineer to safeguard sensitive K-12 student data and ensure secure database architecture.
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Joblaze summary
In this role, the software engineer focuses on securing Kira Learning's platform, ensuring the protection of sensitive K-12 student data through robust database architecture and secure coding practices. Key skills include backend development and a strong understanding of privacy and data security principles. This position is ideal for someone with a solid background in security engineering, particularly within the education technology sector. Kira Learning is a fast-growing startup, emphasizing the importance of flexibility and collaboration in a hybrid work environment.
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer, Security & Privacy role remote?
- It's hybrid — Kira Learning expects some on-site time in San Francisco Bay Area, CA.
- Where is the role based?
- Kira Learning is hiring for this position in San Francisco Bay Area, CA.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer, Security & Privacy role at Kira Learning.
From the original posting
About Kira Learning
We live in a world where technology is rapidly changing the educational experiences of students and teachers everywhere, and we have the opportunity to shape how this change takes place. It is Kira Learning’s mission to harness transformative AI technologies to make world-class teaching and learning accessible to everyone.
Kira is a rapidly growing startup backed by top-tier Venture Capital funds including New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Andrew Ng’s AI Fund.
About the Role
As a security engineer at Kira, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding sensitive K-12 student data within our platform and you will help ensure that our database architecture, infrastructure, codebase and development practices are secure and reliable for all of our users. This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about the intersection of systems, privacy, and data security. You will architect, design and write backend systems for handling some of the most sensitive data in the education space.
This is a full-time position that requires flexibility with work hours and availability outside of regular business hours. We have offices in San Francisco, CA and New York City, NY and we ask that employees work from one of the two locations.
Location
New York, NY or San Francisco, CA
This is a hybrid role, reporting to the office four days per week. Each person may work from home one day per week on either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.