Company Description

Summary

Assent is the leading solution for supply chain sustainability tailored for the world's top-tier, sustainability-driven manufacturers. Hidden risks riddle supply chains, many of which weren't built with sustainability in mind. That's where we step in. With insights from experts, Assent is the tool manufacturers trust for comprehensive sustainability.

We've grown from $5 million to $85 million ARR in just six years. With our recent $350 million funding led by Vista Equity Partners, we're poised for even greater expansion and are on the lookout for outstanding team members.

Being a Certified B Corporation, we don't just advocate for sustainability – we live it. This certification underscores our commitment to environmental, social, and governance excellence. At Assent, your work will directly amplify transparency, sustainability, and fair practices worldwide.

Hybrid Work Model

At Assent, we proudly embrace a remote-first work model, valuing the flexibility and autonomy it provides our team. We also acknowledge the intangible benefits of occasional in-person workdays. For team members situated within 50 kms/31 miles of our five global offices in Ottawa, Eldoret, Penang, Columbus, and Amsterdam, you can expect to come into the office one day a week. Similarly, those near our co-working spaces in Nairobi and Toronto are encouraged to work onsite once a month.

Job Description

The Staff Software Developer, Security, is a highly skilled and experienced professional recognized as a leader in the domain of software security. This individual possesses a deep understanding of various security subjects including authentication, authorization and identity governance. This function is the first to jump on production incidents and help coordinate a response or remediation with other developers, regardless of team. In this role, you will actively collaborate with engineering teams, providing expertise in designing and reviewing technical solutions to address security weaknesses.

As an ambassador for the engineering team, you will lead by example, showcasing our security practices and innovations in various forums, from internal meetings to industry conferences, and through thought leadership such as writing and speaking engagements. This role is pivotal in maintaining the integrity and security of our products, and ensuring that Assent continues to lead the way in secure software development.

Key Requirements and Responsibilities

• Design and develop a high quality, scalable and secure product that delivers valuable outcomes for our customers;
• Own the technical and security related quality of a product or product line from inception to development to sustainment;
• Collaborate with engineering teams by designing and reviewing technical solutions that address security weaknesses;
• Collaborate with engineers and leadership to identify and address security risks and provide mitigation recommendations within the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC);
• Collaborate with Product Management, User Experience, and Quality Assurance to understand customer pain points that the product resolves;
• Guide other developers to solutions that are scalable, reliable, secure, and performant;
• Identify, prioritize, and drive key technical and security challenges for the product to their resolution;
• Participate in design and code reviews in alignment with Assent's secure coding standards;
• Stay current with emerging technologies and methods and drive their adoption where they can accelerate achievment of the team's objectives;
• Mentor other developers helping them to improve their technical and secure coding skills and overcome day-to-day problems;
• Evangelize the great things that Assent's software developers do within and outside the company;

Qualifications

We strongly value your talent, energy and passion. It will also be valuable to Assent if you have the following qualifications,

• 8+ years of experience in the software development field;
• You are an expert in our software stack and deployment environment (C#/.NET, MS SQL Server, Angular, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes);
• Demonstrable experience with API Security mechanisms (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML);
• Expertise with an Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) platform, such as Auth0, Okta, or similar IdPs;

Strong Candidates will relate to the following:

• You have a deep understanding into various security subjects related to authentication, authorization (RBAC, ABAC) and identity governance;
• You have a depth of knownledge on application security and common web application vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and have experience with secure coding practices.
• You care about the details and are not afraid to dig just a little deeper to understand a problem;
• You are an expert in designing large-scale distributed systems. You can tell what patterns or techniques might apply to a situation, and can tell why they may be useful (or why not!);
• You understand how to build, deploy, and observe software at scale;
• You are an influencer who can work well with others and focuses on the merits of ideas;
• You are a strong team player whose vision of the team extends beyond their reporting structure;
• You are a critical thinker who can leverage powerful questions to make a point;
• You are a constant learner and every day brings a new opportunity for you and your team to discover something new;
• You are comfortable communicating in a public forum;
• You are open to feedback, coachable and always striving to improve yourself.

Additional Information

Life at Assent

Wellness: We believe that you and your family's well being is important. As a result, we offer vacation time that increases with tenure, comprehensive benefits packages (details vary by country), life leave days and more.

Financial Benefits: It's not all about the money – well, it's a little about the money. We understand that financial health is important and we offer a competitive base salary, a corporate bonus program, retirement savings options and more.

Life at Assent: There is purpose beyond your work. We provide our team members with flexible work options, volunteer days and opportunities to get involved in corporate giving initiatives.

Lifelong Learning: At Assent, curiosity is not only valued but encouraged. You will receive professional development days that are available to you the day you start.

At Assent, we are committed to growing and sustaining an environment where our team members feel included, valued, and heard. Our diversity and equal opportunity practices are guided and championed by our Diversity and Inclusion Working Group and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion includes recruiting and retaining team members from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and fostering a culture of belonging where all team members are included, treated with dignity and respect, promoted on their merits, and placed in positions to contribute to business success.

If you require assistance or accommodation throughout any part of the interview and selection process, please contact [email protected] and we will be happy to help.