Principal Software Security Engineer - Security and Fraud Prevention

Job Overview

Be a Guardian for Businesses Worldwide

Do you have a passion for safeguarding businesses from online threats? Are you driven to build innovative security solutions that empower small businesses to thrive in the digital world? If so, join Intuit's Security & Abuse Prevention team and make a real difference in the lives of entrepreneurs and businesses globally.

As a Principal Software Security Engineer, you'll be a key player in designing and implementing cutting-edge security and fraud prevention measures for our platform. You'll collaborate with a talented team of engineers, security specialists, and data scientists to create solutions that stop bad actors in their tracks while providing a seamless and secure experience for our customers.

Why Intuit's Security and Abuse Prevention team?

• Make a Difference: Protect small businesses worldwide and contribute to their success.
• Grow with Us: Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.
• Thrive in a Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a passionate and supportive team dedicated to innovation and excellence.

Join us and help build a safer digital world for small businesses!

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

• Champion Security by Design: Lead the design and implementation of secure workflows for our small business applications and services, ensuring security is integrated throughout the development lifecycle.

• Proactive Risk Mitigation: Assess and identify potential security risks and vulnerabilities in our multi-cloud environment, guiding teams on effective mitigation strategies.

• Drive Innovation: Develop and implement security best practices and standards for generative AI-based applications and services, employing a shift-left approach to boost velocity.

• Influence and Collaborate: Partner with cross-functional teams, including product engineers, abuse and fraud specialists, and data scientists, to deliver impactful solutions.

• Incident Response and Analysis: Participate in security incident management, driving root cause analysis to prevent future security exploitations.

• Strategic Leadership: Communicate security risks and concerns to senior leadership and stakeholders, developing comprehensive plans to address them.

• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Continuously monitor the evolving threat landscape and industry frameworks (OWASP, etc.) to ensure our security posture remains robust.

Qualifications

What You Bring to the Team

• Security Expertise: 10+ years of experience implementing, managing, or governing security technologies, including application security, network security, intrusion detection, and digital forensics.

• Generative AI Security: Experience in securing generative AI workflows from data leakage, prompt injection, membership inference, and model theft attacks.

• Threat Modeling Proficiency: 5+ years of experience with threat modeling for various applications and systems, including mobile, microservices, web applications, serverless, and data pipelines.

• Secure Coding Skills: Strong programming skills (Python, Java, PHP, C++, etc.) with a focus on secure coding practices.

• Data Security and Identity: In-depth understanding of data security technologies and identity protocols (authentication/authorization).

• Collaborative Approach: Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Problem-Solving Acumen: Strong debugging, problem-solving, and investigative skills.

• Agile Mindset: Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology and a self-starter attitude.

Bonus Points

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in a related field (MIS, Computer Science, etc.).

• Secure prompt engineering expertise for large language models (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.).

• Automation skills to boost productivity.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.