Senior Security Engineer, Mobile Device Detection
Tools for Humanity is a technology company building products for humans in the age of AI.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
About Tools for Humanity
Tools for Humanity develops hardware, software, and services connected to World, described as an open-source real-human network. Its products include the Orb for privacy-focused proof-of-human verification, World App for World ID access, digital asset management, wallet functionality, transactions, and Mini Apps, and World Spaces for verification, community programming, and events. The company serves end users and organizations seeking to integrate World infrastructure into their projects.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
This role focuses on building automated detection and response systems for World ID services, cloud-deployed APIs, mobile devices, and hardware. The engineer will analyze security events, sensor and imaging data, and device security signals while collaborating across teams to improve security and privacy.
Requirements
- 5-8 years of experience designing and delivering security detection for tampering, jailbreaking, or other attacks against Android or iOS hardware devices.
- Experience analyzing accelerometer, temperature, and imaging sensor data to create security-relevant detection techniques.
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation and learn incident handling, or relevant experience.
- Strong critical thinking, communication, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally to negotiate consensus security solutions.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Deep understanding of mobile device security components such as TPM, secure elements, and secure boot is a nice-to-have.
Responsibilities
- Detect and respond to intrusion activity against cloud-deployed APIs.
- Design and deliver security detection for tampering and jailbreaking of Android and iOS devices.
- Analyze sensor and imaging data to develop security detections.
- Implement and tune detection rules using cloud logs, especially AWS.
- Participate in on-call incident response and handling.
- Collaborate with peer teams to negotiate and implement security and privacy improvements.
- Scale automated detection and response systems for high-volume identity traffic.
Benefits
- Long term incentive package
- Healthcare
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) plan and match
- Life insurance
- Flexible time off
- Commuter benefits
- Professional development stipend
