Security Software Engineer

Motive
Canada
Remote

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience with cloud security and identity management.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years in security engineering or application security who enjoy solving complex problems.
    — “5+ years of experience in software engineering, security engineering, application security, or a related discipline.”
  • Experienced developers who have worked on authentication, OAuth, and authorization platforms.
    — “Experience designing and implementing authentication, OAuth, authorization, or identity platforms.”
  • Individuals with a strong background in cloud security, particularly AWS infrastructure.
    — “Experience designing and implementing security controls for cloud-based applications and infrastructure, particularly AWS.”

Things to consider

  • The role may require U.S. Export Administration Regulations authorization for access to products and technology.
    — “It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology.”
  • Some interviews or training may necessitate in-person attendance at global offices despite remote work.
    — “All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with secure design patterns and vulnerability remediation in your resume.
    — “Define and implement secure design patterns, controls, and repeatable guidance for engineering teams.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly during interviews.
    — “Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly.”
  • Emphasize your hands-on work with security testing methods like SAST and penetration testing.
    — “Contribute to security testing, including SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, penetration testing, and attack-tree analysis.”
  • Showcase your familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and secrets management in your application materials.
    — “Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, identity and access management, secrets management, encryption, and open-source security tooling.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Designed and built secure, scalable systems
  • Embedded security throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Conducted architecture, code, data-handling, and threat-modeling reviews
Typical background
5+ years of experience in software engineering, security engineering, application securityExperience designing and implementing authentication, OAuth, authorization, or identity platforms

Skills & requirements

Required

Security EngineeringAuthenticationOAuthAuthorizationBYOKSecurity ControlsCloud SecuritySecure Software DevelopmentThreat ModelingSecurity Automation

Preferred

PythonGoJavaScriptDockerKubernetesAWS

Stack & domain

PythonGoJavaScriptAuthenticationOAuthAuthorizationBYOKSecurity ControlsCloud InfrastructureAWSDockerKubernetesIdentity And Access ManagementSecrets ManagementEncryptionOpen-source Security ToolingCollaborationMentorshipTechnical DecisionsSecurity TestingSASTDASTDependency ScanningPenetration TestingAttack-tree AnalysisSecurity EngineeringApplication SecurityCloud SecurityInfrastructure Security

About the role

Original posting from Motive via Greenhouse

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

Visit gomotive.com to learn more.

As a Sr Software Engineer, Security, you will design and build secure, scalable systems that protect Motive’s products, infrastructure, and customer data. You will report into Pankaj Moolrajani, Manager, Security Engineer, and work across engineering and product teams to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle.

You will help build authentication flows, OAuth integrations, authorization platforms, BYOK capabilities, and other security features in the product. This role is ideal for an experienced security-minded software engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, improving developer security practices, and turning security requirements into practical, reliable solutions.

What You’ll Do

Design, build, and maintain authentication flows and OAuth integrations across Motive’s products.

Build and evolve authorization platforms that enforce secure, scalable access to product capabilities and customer data.

Develop BYOK capabilities and related security controls for customers with advanced data-protection requirements.

Build and maintain security features, tooling, services, and automation across Motive’s products and cloud infrastructure.

Conduct architecture, code, data-handling, and threat-modeling reviews to identify and reduce security risks.

Define and implement secure design patterns, controls, and repeatable guidance for engineering teams.

Partner with product and engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities and improve application security practices.

Drive complex security projects independently from technical design through implementation, rollout, and ongoing improvement.

Contribute to security testing, including SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, penetration testing, and attack-tree analysis.

Mentor engineers and help build consensus around security-focused technical decisions.

What We’re Looking For

5+ years of experience in software engineering, security engineering, application security, or a related discipline.

Strong programming experience with Python, Go, JavaScript, or a similar language.

Experience designing and implementing authentication, OAuth, authorization, or identity platforms.

Experience identifying and remediating common application security vulnerabilities, including OWASP Top 10 risks.

Experience designing and implementing security controls for cloud-based applications and infrastructure, particularly AWS.

Experience with secure software development practices, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and security automation.

Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, identity and access management, secrets management, encryption, and open-source security tooling.

Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly.

Pay Transparency

Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits.

The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. For this role, the compensation range is:

Canada$146,000—$180,000 CADCreating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. 

Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here.

UK Candidate Privacy Notice here.

The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology. 

Regarding US-based roles, depending on your role and primary work location, Motive Technologies, Inc. (“Employer”) discloses candidates may be required to execute a non-compete covenant with the Employer. This requirement does not apply to lawyers, interns, or employees working in CA, MN, MT, ND, OK, or where otherwise prohibited by law.

Non-compete covenant terms in all other jurisdictions will be subject to the applicable statutory requirements, including but not limited to, procedures, industry related prohibitions, or salary and compensation thresholds.

All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.

Source: Motive careers (Greenhouse)

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