Software Engineer, Trust

Software Engineer · Senior · Full Time

San Francisco, CaliforniaUSD 200k – 280k3mo ago
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Role

What you'll do.

Notion is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Trust and Security to help protect millions of users by building scalable authentication, AI-powered risk mitigation systems, and innovative security controls. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in trust, safety, and product security, with a passion for creating robust protective mechanisms for digital workspaces.

Responsibilities

  • Authentication Development: Build secure authentication features to protect user data and ensure platform safety
  • Risk Mitigation: Develop AI-powered systems to detect and prevent security risks like phishing, spam, and account takeovers
  • AI Safety: Create controls and guardrails for Notion AI to ensure trusted AI workflows
  • Cross-team Collaboration: Partner with Trust & Safety, Engineering, Security, Legal, Data, and Product teams to enhance platform security

Qualifications

What we look for.

Technical

  • Security Engineering

    Strong background in building secure, scalable product features

  • AI Risk Management

    Understanding of AI safety principles and risk detection mechanisms

Education

  • Computer Science

    Bachelor's or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Experience

  • Professional Experience

    5-8 years of experience in product security, trust, or related domains

Skills

Required

  • Product Security

    Experience building or securing digital products with a focus on trust and safety

  • Authentication Systems

    Expertise in developing secure authentication mechanisms

  • Cross-functional Collaboration

    Ability to work effectively across multiple teams and departments

Preferred

  • AI Security

    Nice to have

    Experience with AI safety, LLM security, and risk mitigation

  • Machine Learning

    Nice to have

    Knowledge of classical and generative AI applications in security contexts

Tech stack

Languages

TypeScript

Frameworks

React

Databases

PostgreSQLDynamoDB

Tools

Node.jsMemcached

Other

AI Tools

Compensation

Pay and benefits.

Base·USD 200,000 – 280,000

Equity·Stock options

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation

    Comprehensive salary package with potential for equity

  • Hybrid Work Model

    In-office collaboration on Anchor Days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)

  • Diversity and Inclusion

    Commitment to hiring from diverse backgrounds and providing equal opportunities

  • Professional Growth

    Opportunities to work on cutting-edge AI and security technologies

Process

Interview steps.

  1. 01

    Initial Screening

    Phone or video call with recruiting team to assess background and interest

  2. 02

    Technical Interview

    In-depth discussion of security experience, problem-solving approach, and technical skills

  3. 03

    System Design Challenge

    Evaluate candidate's ability to design secure, scalable systems

  4. 04

    Team Interview

    Meet potential teammates and assess cultural fit and collaboration skills

  5. 05

    Final Executive Interview

    Conversation with senior leadership to align on vision and potential contributions

Full posting

Original listing.

About Us:

Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life’s work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email—with AI built in to find answers and automate work. Millions of users, from individuals to large organizations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI, love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money.

In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays.

About the Role:

Millions of people use Notion — and this number is increasing every day. That means millions of people, from students to large enterprises, trust us to keep their data secure and private, and we value this more than anything. We want to keep earning trust, while also continuing to amaze our users with the tools they can build in Notion.

Notion is looking for software engineers who are excited to make trust and security a core part of how Notion scales.

What You'll Achieve:

  • Build authentication and other product features that make Notion safe and secure by default, helping more people and teams trust Notion for their most important work while supporting growth across consumers and enterprise customers.

  • Build scalable, AI-powered systems to detect, investigate, and mitigate risks across Notion, including phishing, spam, objectionable content, scraping, private API abuse, account takeover, and other forms of fraud and abuse.

  • Shape the future of AI safety at Notion by building controls and guardrails for Notion AI, custom agents, and emerging AI workflows—helping make Notion the trusted AI workspace for individuals, teams, and enterprises.

  • Partner across Trust & Safety, Engineering, Security, Legal, Data, and Product to make trust, privacy, and security a core part of how Notion scales.

Skills You'll Need to Bring:

  • You have 5–8 years of experience building or securing products.

  • Domain Expertise: You have experience and a strong passion for trust, safety, authentication, security, or privacy.

  • Ownership and initiative: You thrive in a fast-moving, unstructured environment and are comfortable taking ownership of ambiguous problems. You act with a bias toward action and focus on results.

  • Team player: You understand when work is better, together. You enjoy collaborating cross-functionally to accomplish shared goals, and you care about learning, growing, and helping others to do the same.

  • You don’t need to be an AI expert, but you’re curious and willing to adopt AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results.

Nice to Haves:

  • Experience using AI (LLMs and/or classical ML) to solve trust or security problems at scale.

  • Experience building AI-enabled applications in production (LLMs and/or classical ML)

  • You're proficient with any part of our technology stack: React, TypeScript, Node.js, Postgres, Dynamo, Memcached.

We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because we want our global employee base to represent the wide diversity of our customers. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. If you’re a builder at heart, share our company values, and enthusiastic about making software toolmaking ubiquitous, we want to hear from you.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco and New York, the estimated base salary range for this role is $200k - $280k per year.

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