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Praetorian | Austin, Texas | REMOTE (For principal and staff positions) Praetorian is different. We are a collective of highly-technical engineers focused on h
by kkl 10y ago
Praetorian | Austin, Texas | REMOTE (For principal and staff positions)
Praetorian is different. We are a collective of highly-technical engineers focused on helping our clients solve their most difficult security problems. Rather than break things over and over, our goal is to have an actual impact in making the world a better place. 100% privately owned and self-funded, we are focused on doing the right thing over short term profits. Where other companies pay lip service to vision statements and principles, we are unwaveringly guided by our core values, which are:
* Put the client first - Everything else will work out.
* Enjoy the work you do - Passion eats education and experience for breakfast.
* Be humble - True significance is only achieved as a team.
* Embrace the wobble - There is existential urgency to our work. We need to move and adapt quickly.
* Walk with a swagger - Relish the new challenge.
* Default to open - The right decision is in the data. Share all of it.
* Orient to action - Do not wait to be directed. Engage.
* Performance matters - We are a small company intent on doing big things. Every individual effort counts.
* Stop evil - Our mission is to make the world a safer and more secure place.
* Make craters - Our time on this earth is short. Leave an impact.
Although small, we are growing rapidly, with 50% YOY growth for the past three years. That growth is based on fantastic clients and their support. Our annual net promoter score is consistently over 80%. By comparison, Apple is typically in the mid 70s, and Amazon is usually in the high 60s.
We are looking for experienced engineers that share our values. We offer our staff a generous benefits package, including:
* Competitive salaries
* Quarterly bonuses, 4% 401k matching, stock options
* Health insurance, and options for vision, dental, ADD, Short term disability, and life
* 20% Bench time for research, tool development, or training
* Flexible vacation policy
* Low travel requirements. Seriously. No more than 20% for those in network security and nearly 0% for those in application security.
* Company contributions to training and conferences
* Opportunities for rapid growth and advancement based on merit.
If you’d like to learn more, please visit our career page at: https://www.praetorian.com/company/careers https://www.praetorian.com/company/careers.
Take a look at our tech challenges too, as we’ll ask you to complete one early in the interview process: https://www.praetorian.com/challenges/ https://www.praetorian.com/challenges/
- ITriedThis 10y agoThis one seemed interesting so I gave it a bit of effort. The ad is well written and pulls the right levers. Well done on that front. I'm a bit disappointed in the challenges page. The copy on the site tries to emphasize how difficult they are and that anyone who passes the challenges would be considered a serious candidate. While they were fun challenges, they're way too easy. I completed multiple challenges then sent along my information. As soon as they saw a resume that didn't include much experience in the security domain, I was basically ignored. Recommendations for Praetorian: If you want the challenges to mean anything, make them more significant so that completion would actually be a strong positive signal for the candidate rather than a BS-detector. If someone passes your challenges, you should be begging them to work for you, not the other way around. Cut back a bit on the elitist rhetoric, it is a bit of a turn-off. I think it will attract more mediocrity and scare away some great talent. Final word: the challenges are fun for anyone and if you like that kind of thing, you will enjoy beating them.
- kkl 10y agoI am bummed that you got the impression that you felt ignored for not having security expertise. I am not certain when you applied but I know our focus lately has been on senior engineers so that likely contributed to our response. Regardless, if we didn't do a good job relaying that information to you that is not good and I personally apologize (it was likely my fault as I handle a good chunk of the initial responses to applicants). Thanks for the feedback though. It is appreciated.
- dewyatt 10y agoSave me some time, thanks!