Security Engineer, Anti-Abuse (Remote)
Department: Security
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote
Compensation: $140,000 - $150,000 / year
Description
We are on a journey to help the next million creators, publishers, and companies scale and monetize their audiences. beehiiv is already home to tens of thousands of the most popular newsletters in the world, and we're only 3 years old! The company quickly achieved $1M ARR in January 2023, over $7M just a year later in January 2024, and on pace for $15M to end 2025 📈.
With rapid growth comes the critical need to protect our platform and community from sophisticated abuse. We're looking for a talented and proactive Security Engineer specializing in anti-abuse to join our growing team.
You'll be on the front lines, designing and implementing systems that detect and prevent various forms of abuse, from spam and phishing to account takeovers and fraudulent activity. This is a unique opportunity to directly impact the safety and integrity of our platform and ensure a trusted environment for millions of users.
Ideally, you will have:
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3+ years of experience in a Security Engineering role, with a strong focus on anti-abuse, fraud detection, or trust & safety.
- Demonstrable expertise in designing, building, and scaling anti-abuse systems.
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Proficiency in Go and Lua is a must. You should be comfortable writing production-ready code in both languages.
- Experience with threat feed ingestion, configuration, and management.
- Solid understanding of common abuse vectors (e.g., spamming techniques, phishing methodologies, account takeover tactics).
- Experience with data analysis and leveraging data to identify and combat abuse.
- Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their security implications.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively to outwit malicious actors.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical issues to diverse audiences.
- A passion for protecting users and maintaining a healthy online community.
Bonus Points For:
- Experience with real-time data processing for abuse detection.
- Familiarity with machine learning concepts for anomaly detection.
- Experience in the email or content platform space.
- Contributions to open-source security projects.
What you'll be responsible for:
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Design and implement robust anti-abuse systems and features to detect, prevent, and mitigate spam, phishing, account takeovers, fraud, and other malicious activities.
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Develop and maintain high-performance abuse detection logic and policies using languages like Go and Lua.
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Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and data science teams to integrate abuse prevention into the product lifecycle.
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Investigate and analyze abuse trends and patterns to proactively identify emerging threats and refine our defenses.
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Build and maintain tools to automate abuse detection, response, and reporting.
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Participate in incident response for critical abuse-related issues.
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Contribute to beehiiv's overall security posture by identifying vulnerabilities and recommending improvements.
Why this role might be for you:
- Join a fast-growing start-up and a new team
- High impact and high visibility
- You're autonomous and excited about owning projects
- Excited about technical challenges and executing creative solutions
Why this role might not be for you:
- Not a traditional 9-to-5 position
- Need to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
- Must be comfortable with rapid iteration and frequent context switching
- High expectations for both speed and quality
- Must navigate complex organizational dynamics
Why beehiiv?
We're remote. We believe that your best work is done where you feel safe, comfortable, and supported.
Empathy, not ego. Empathy opens the door to problem solving. Our team is uniquely talented and we can solve any problem when we lead with empathy.
Bias towards action. Most decisions can be changed or altered, but progress cannot be created without action. It is almost always better to deliver something today over something that may be better tomorrow.
Complete transparency. You will have full access to business metrics about the company.
Owner-attitude. Ownership creates a sense of pride and accountability. It empowers someone to stand up for what is right, with a long-term outlook.
We'll take care of you:
- Competitive salary
- Stock Options
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) employer match
- Unlimited PTO (mandatory 10 days per year minimum)
- Annual in-person team retreat
- Unlimited book budget
- Monthly Wellness Days (every third Friday of the month!)