Senior Software Developer, Security and Privacy

Senior Software Developer, Security and Privacy

Join Lightspeed Commerce as a Senior Software Developer in the Security and Privacy team. This role focuses on embedding security and privacy into product and engineering workflows, writing code, and leading initiatives across the organization.

• Work closely with Product & Technology and SRE teams to accelerate the resolution of Security & Privacy issues.
• Write new and update existing application code to remediate vulnerabilities, address technical debt, and build new security and privacy features.
• Implement critical security initiatives such as merchant account protection and vulnerability remediation, fraud and social engineering protections.
• Advance and develop the implementation of key privacy priorities, including best practices for data retention, anonymization, and logging.
• Assist in building data minimization strategies into product design and develop secure data disposal mechanisms.
• Champion security and privacy best practices and threat mitigation throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Partner with and mentor fellow security and product team members, fostering expertise in secure coding and privacy‑enhancing technologies.
• Conduct regular risk assessments of applications and data.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Security Architecture team, and fellow Security & Privacy engineers to guide design and definition of new features, ensuring security and privacy are built in from the ground up.
• Evaluate designs and architectures for potential vulnerabilities, proposing risk mitigation measures.

• 5+ years of deep hands‑on experience in application security, product security, or software engineering with a strong security and privacy focus.
• Demonstrated experience working with production code in a polyglot environment across multiple programming languages.
• Experience partnering with Product Managers to incorporate security and privacy requirements into the product roadmap and feature design.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, cybersecurity, or a similar field.
• Significant experience with secure software development life cycles (SSDLC) and aligning applications with privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, CIPP or CIPT are a plus.
• Fluency in English as a working language is required.

• Join a growing team and help us move to the next level.
• Ample benefits and perks, including equity for all Light speeders.
• Ongoing development of your skill‑set and business acumen with limitless growth opportunities.
• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture.
• Innovation time to explore and learn at work.
• Shaping the company by joining cultural & technical committees.
• Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people‑management roles.
• Opportunity to join a fast‑paced, high‑growth company.
• Expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships, and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family.

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners).
• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies.
• Health insurance.
• Contributions to your pension plan – RRSP.
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year.
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents.
• Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services.
• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career.
• Volunteer day.
• Fully stocked kitchen (hot and cold beverages, meals served).
• Happy hours to build your relationships with colleagues after work.

Compensation is typically in the range of $130,000–$160,000 CAD for Ontario. This role is an existing vacancy. Compensation may vary based on skill set, qualifications, experience and market data.

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