Overview
Head of Security Jobs in San Francisco, California, USA at Worldcoin.org
Title: Head of Security
Company: Worldcoin.org
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Type: Full Time
Category: IT/Tech, Security
About the Company:
World is a network of real humans, built on privacy-preserving proof-of-human technology, and powered by a globally
inclusive
financial network that enables the free flow of digital assets for all. It is built to connect, empower, and be owned by everyone.
About the company:
Tools for Humanity is a technology company building for humans in the age of AI. We are home to over 400 developers, scientists, engineers, designers, creatives, economists and other various optimists currently building tools for World.
World is a network that provides Identity, finance and community for every human. It is built using cutting edge hardware, software and blockchain technology that makes it possible to provide a Proof of Humanity that can be used and trusted anywhere in the world. Currently, over 10 million people have verified at one of more than 1400 orbs around the world.
With more than 100 mini-apps and numerous third party integrations with World App, the World network is rapidly growing in scale and utility. To reach our goal of having the network accessible to every person in the world as quickly as possible, we must design and deploy some of the most security forward, privacy aware,
transparent
, high-scale, and decentralized technologies ever built.
We are looking for a Head of Security to
join our team
, to lead and continue to grow our security programs.
About the Team:
Well beyond “regular company security” the goal of security at Tools For Humanity is to enable the World project to build a global network that can be trusted by all parties. The security team is central to the success of the company and the World protocol. It must navigate complex systems while delivering the state-of-the-art in hardware and software security. The team of 15+ engineers helps guide blockchain security, device security, cloud security, and mobile application security across all of our technologies.
For example, it works with engineering teams that are designing novel new zero knowledge proofs and cryptographic solutions (such as AMPC) that enable the World network.
As a global network that enables identity, financial, and community services the team must consider a wide range of threats that span tampering with devices, visual spoofing of devices, in-person attempts to commit fraud, and traditional web / cloud services security. The team must work closely with fraud and data science teams to design systems to detect potential abuse while maintaining privacy and security for users.
Additionally, the role will also oversee the company security at every level, including infrastructure security, internal security, and security incident response.
About the Opportunity:
This role will report to our Chief Architect (and former CISO). The Head of Security will work closely with teams across our Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Fraud, Legal, and Privacy organizations. They will be responsible for organizing, directing, and scaling all of our software and hardware security efforts across the company, and enabling security efforts across the World network. They will operate within a rapidly changing environment with a high level of ambiguity and the extraordinarily high expectations that include being to make nearly all …
