Software Engineer for Bot Detection (data focus)

Location: Vancouver – Pender St, Canada

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

This is a hybrid role in Vancouver, BC.

Position Summary

Imperva, the application security division of Thales, is seeking a talented and experienced Bot Detection Software Engineer (Data focus) who wants to take the fight to the attackers. 

Key Areas of Responsibility 

This position is part of a team of software engineers and data scientists who are responsible for building systems to detect and mitigate automated threats, the core functionality of the Advanced Bot Protection product.

We expect this team member to be able to show initiative and creatively find problems as well as solve them. Much of the work of this team is analyzing detection mechanisms in production and then figuring out how to make advances in bot 
detection. 

This is a position where ideas and execution are equally vital.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years in software engineering, games development, with some professional data science experience 
Significant programming and software engineering expertise. Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems 
using code, as well as software fundamentals. 
• Systems programming experience (Rust preferred, C++/C, Zig, etc.)
• Extensive experience and/or education in Data Science, Data Analysis, Statistics, Machine Learning.
• Proficiency in analytical programming in Python, R or Julia (Python is preferred) and in-depth knowledge of data 
processing and analysis libraries such as Polars, pandas or R’s tidyverse
• In-depth, experienced understanding of SQL and data visualization

Other experience that would be a preference include,

• Attacker Mindset. Interest in threat detection/identification in an arms race situation. Attackers are constantly trying to bypass our systems. We need to patch vulnerabilities in our existing detection methods that attackers are 
exploiting as well as come up with new methods and techniques.
• Data curiosity. Many of the problems we face reduce to data problems. Must be proficient with analysis and processing of very large datasets
• Determination to solve problems through technical and organizational hurdles.
• Customer focus: this is both a product team as well as a research team. We need to be willing and able to work with the codebase and provide value to our customers.
• Ability to execute. What has been successful for those in this position is demonstrated ability to get things done and work through impediments as they arise.

Join us in shaping the future of data security. Apply now and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to building innovative and robust solutions for the challenges of tomorrow!

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community! https://careers.thalesgroup.com/global/en/jointalentcommunity. You can upload your CV and our recruiters can get in touch with any new opportunities that may be of interest to you.

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The reference Total Target Compensation(TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between

Total Target Cash (TTC): 91,737.47 – 124,750.82 – 167,298.57 CAD Annual

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including – but not limited to – the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills, and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.

(For Internal candidate, if you need more information, please reach out to your HR Shared service, 1st Point)

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following: 

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.

• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave. 

• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.

• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.