Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Software Engineer role sits at an increasingly important edge of SaaS delivery: the browser. In many B2B products, the browser is where user workflows and sensitive data intersect, and an extension becomes a first-class surface for security and control. The remit spans Chrome/Edge via Manifest V3 and requires tight coupling with backend services and endpoint components, reflecting a platform-style SaaS architecture rather than a standalone client.
From a SaaS career perspective, the work builds durable expertise in shipping and operating software across heterogeneous customer environments—different browsers, policies, devices, and web apps—while maintaining reliability and security. That combination of client-side constraints, secure interaction with untrusted content, and service integration is transferable to other SaaS domains that rely on distributed enforcement points (security, compliance, productivity, and admin tooling). It also reinforces habits that matter in SaaS engineering: performance tuning, observability-minded development, and collaboration across product surfaces.
This role is best suited to an engineer who prefers ownership of a specialized product area with clear technical boundaries, and who enjoys staying current with evolving platform rules and security expectations. It will fit someone comfortable partnering with adjacent teams to deliver cohesive end-to-end behavior across the SaaS stack.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About the Role
Cyberhaven is redefining data security by understanding how data flows across organizations. Our browser extension is a critical component of this vision, enabling visibility and control at the point where users interact with web applications. We’re looking for an experienced engineer to help build and enhance our extension, ensuring it’s secure, performant, and deeply integrated with our platform. You’ll join our Browser Extension team and collaborate closely with both the endpoint agent and backend teams to deliver a seamless experience across devices and environments.
What You’ll Do
Design, build, and maintain a robust browser extension for Chrome, Edge, and other major browsers using Manifest V3 and modern APIs.
Implement features that securely interact with web content and backend services, ensuring compliance with security best practices.
Optimize performance and reliability across diverse environments and user workflows.
Work closely with the endpoint agent and backend teams to ensure tight integration and consistent functionality across endpoints and services.
Stay ahead of evolving browser APIs, security standards, and extension ecosystem changes.
Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous improvement of development processes.
Who You Are
5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on browser extension development.
Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS, and modern web technologies.
Deep understanding of browser extension APIs (Chrome Extensions, Manifest V3, etc.) and security implications of interacting with web content.
Experience with secure coding practices and handling untrusted data.
Bonus:
Background in security tools, SaaS products, or endpoint technologies.
Knowledge of Go for backend integration.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with product, design, and backend teams
Joining Cyberhaven is a chance to revolutionize data security. Traditional tools fall short, but we’ve reimagined protection with AI-enabled data lineage that analyzes billions of workflows to understand data, detect risk, and stop threats. Backed by $250M from leading investors like Khosla and Redpoint, our team includes leaders who built industry-defining technologies at CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Meta, Google, and more. This role lets you shape the future of data security, alongside experts driven to help customers protect their most valuable information.
Cyberhaven is committed to creating a diverse environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
