Software Engineer, Platform Security

Design and ship security features for LEAP products, owning them from design document through rollout and ongoing support

Build internal tools and automation that make the security team faster and better informed

Work directly with product and platform engineering teams to agree on what gets built, and then help them adopt it

Write code that other engineers will read and depend on, so it needs to be clear and well tested

Bring security thinking into design discussions early, when changing direction is still cheap

Help us decide what to build ourselves and what to buy

We are open on where you are coming from. If you are a software engineer who has been curious about security and wants a genuine way into it, this is a good role for that. You will carry on building, with a team of security specialists around you to learn the rest from. If you already work in security and want to spend more of your week writing code than writing findings, that works too.

Around five or more years writing and shipping production software, with real ownership of what you built after it launched

Strength in at least one of C#, TypeScript, Python, or Go, and the confidence to pick up another

Working knowledge of how web applications get attacked, and how to design so they don't

Experience building on AWS

The judgement to know when a security control is worth the friction it creates, and the communication skills to make that case to an engineer who disagrees with you

Comfort working with people who do not report to you and getting them to change how they build

Useful, but we will teach you if you don't have it:

Multi-tenant SaaS, particularly tenant isolation and the ways it quietly fails

Security in AI and LLM applications, which is increasingly relevant to us

Infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and container security

Any prior exposure to SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar

We would rather hire someone who can reason from first principles about a problem they have never seen than someone with a longer certification list. If you meet most of the above but not all of it, apply anyway.

LEAP is an inclusive, people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential. If you meet some, but not all the requirements above, we encourage you to still submit your application.

Your work matters. Helping lawyers help people sits at the heart of everything we do. We solve real world problems that improve and support local, everyday law firms. So they can do their best work for the people in the communities they serve.

Make an impact. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to be heard, to work on big & complex projects – and to make a real difference.

Work with a group of authentic, passionate people who love what they do.

Well-funded and global. LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Management Solutions across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand. We're part of ATI – one of the largest international LegalTech companies.

Flexible and hybrid working. We'd like to find this person in Sydney, but we want you to work in a way that suits you and we're open to flexible arrangements that support you.

Grow your career with us. Our founder Christian Beck has been building legal tech businesses for over 30 years. There are opportunities galore to expand your career based on where your interests lie. We're not afraid to pivot based on market conditions - you will always have the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and do your best work here.

Have fun with us . Celebrations. Socials. Sports teams. Access to sailing and yacht events.

We value your well-being - enjoy an additional paid wellbeing day every year, free gym membership, corporate dental plan and weekly massages in the office.

Work in a new, beautiful office space – with a catered lunch and breakfast every week, fully stocked kitchen and an on-site barista.

Access to LEAP Home - a program unique to LEAP to support you in buying your primary residence.

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