Software Engineer, Security & Privacy

About the role

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.

In this Role You Will: - Design, develop, and maintain secure software for core platform functionalities, particularly focusing on authentication and authorization systems, secure communication channels between services (e.g., API security), and secure data storage and access controls

- Develop and implement data handling policies and procedures in compliance with legal and ethical standards such as FERPA, COPPA and international regulations, ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of user data

- Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments of our systems and third-party integrations

- Translate legal requirements into technical solutions

- Ensure our AI applications are hosted and developed with proper security measures in mind

- Collaborate with engineers to ensure security best practices are integrated throughout the software development lifecycle

- Implement and manage encryption protocols for data at rest and in transit

- Design and oversee secure data migration processes between systems

- Develop and maintain incident response plans for potential data breaches.

Your Experiences & Skills Include: - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalent technical experience. Masters preferred.

- 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on data protection and privacy

- Knowledge developing and debugging in Java, Javascript, Typescript and/or React