Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code. Our customers - from Anthropic to xAI, and Figma to Vercel - love Socket (just check out their tweets to see for yourself!)
Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh a long-time open source maintainer with software downloaded over a billion times a month, Socket has raised $ in funding from top angels, operators, and security leaders.
Join Socket to build and scale our patching infrastructure that delivers secure, vetted packages to developers worldwide. You’ll be at the forefront of supply chain security, creating patches for critical vulnerabilities and building the systems that help the entire open source ecosystem stay secure.
This role emphasizes deep software engineering expertise, especially in Rust and Unix environments. This role combines engineering work with meaningful community impact that benefits the entire ecosystem. As an early member of the Socket team, you’ll help shape how we scale this technology.
Build and maintain CLI tooling used in customer environments.

- Debug implementation issues across Unix-based environments.
- Work closely with the patch team to scope work, troubleshoot problems, and ship practical improvements.
- Contribute to frontend experiences using JavaScript, React, and TypeScript.
- Create tooling for patch quality assurance and testing




- Help secure the software supply chain for millions of developers

3+ years of software engineering experience with production systems

- Strong proficiency in Rust and Unix/Linux environments
- Proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript
- Experience with package managers (npm, yarn, pnpm) and the JavaScript ecosystem
- Understanding of software security concepts and vulnerability management
- Experience building and scaling APIs and data processing pipelines
- Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD, and deployment systems

Knowledge of software supply chain security challenges

- Experience with other package ecosystems (Python, Go, etc.)
- Background in DevSecOps or security engineering
- Experience with high-throughput data processing systems

Read more about our Hiring Philosophy how we approach the process at Socket.
Market competitive salary bands

- Meaningful equity program
- Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge
- Paid parental leave
- Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites

Pursue Excellence: We set ourselves apart by consistently delivering work of exceptional quality and distinction.
Trust and amplify: We overtrust, always assume valuable intent, and give specific feedback to help each other improve.
Are customer obsessed: We relentlessly prioritize the needs of our customers, striving to exceed their expectations and delight them at every interaction.

📌 Software Research & Development Engineer (Canada)
🏢 Socket
📍 Canada