Senior Device Security Engineer
Tools for Humanity is a technology company building products for humans in the age of AI. It contributes to World and develops proof-of-human hardware and software, including the Orb, alongside World App services for World ID and digital-asset management.
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About Tools for Humanity
Tools for Humanity is a technology company founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco and Munich. It builds and operates services including World ID App and World App, which provide interfaces for creating and using World ID, accessing Mini Apps, and managing digital assets through a self-custodial wallet. It also develops the Orb and Orb Mini proof-of-human hardware and software, using encrypted iris-imaging processes and open-source components, and leads design and planning for World Spaces.
Skills
About the Role
You will collaborate with industry-leading security experts to design and develop advanced security technologies for devices. You will perform deep security assessments and harden hardware, firmware, and software layers. You will design and implement hardware protection mechanisms, secure boot solutions, and remote attestation systems. You will redesign platform software with a security-first perspective, develop secure manufacturing and provisioning processes, and produce technical specifications and test plans. You will present findings and drive security initiatives from design through implementation and verification.
Requirements
- 5 to 10+ years of experience designing and delivering security-critical systems for internet-connected embedded devices
- In-depth knowledge of hardware security and peripheral or firmware security
- Experience with Linux, Android, or iOS security
- Experience with TPM-based remote attestation
- Proficiency with TEE, secure manufacturing processes, transparency systems, HSMs, cryptography, or virtualization
- Proven experience creating technical specifications, system architectures, implementation guides, and test plans
- Strong critical thinking, communication, and leadership abilities
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced collaborative environments
Responsibilities
- Conduct deep security assessments of hardware, firmware, and software
- Harden devices across hardware, firmware, and software layers
- Design and implement hardware protection mechanisms
- Develop and improve secure boot mechanisms and decommissioning processes
- Design and implement remote attestation and TPM-based solutions
- Redesign platform software architecture with a security-first perspective
- Develop secure manufacturing and provisioning processes
- Create and present technical specifications and test plans
Benefits
- Competitive long term incentive package
- Healthcare
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) plan and match
- Life insurance
- Flexible time off
- Commuter benefits
- Professional development stipend