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Senior Support Engineer - Tooling & Automation

Thorn · Human Services · $16.4M budget · 108 staff · Since 2009

Why Thorn

FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Develops technology to protect children from sexual abuse.

  • Develop, deploy, and maintain software technology for use by companies operating online platforms that host users generate content. These software solutions enable companies to proactively identify, remove and report child sexual abuse material.$7.9M spent in FY2024
  • Develop, deploy, and maintain software technology for use by law enforcement that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their investigations allowing them to more quickly identify child sexual abuse material on the internet accelerating victim identification and rescue.$4.7M spent in FY2024
  • Thorn uses it's expertise to identify threats and opportunities to create an internet free of child sexual abuse material. Thorn aims to create awarness by creating public awareness and mobilizing the public to eliminate the sexual abuse of children and…$2.2M spent in FY2024

Before you apply

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Pays its leaders
$61K–$318K
11 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$21.8M
spent in FY2024
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
108
employees
7 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
−33%
of revenue, FY2024
Concern: revenue was below expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 16.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 2010
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
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About the role

The org's own posting, as written

At Thorn, our cause is our code. We are a nonprofit whose mission of defending children from sexual exploitation and abuse is deeply embedded within our core—a shared code that drives us to do challenging work with resilience and determination. Here, you’ll work and grow among the best hearts and the best minds in tech, data, and business alongside our network of independent partners, NGOs, and law enforcement agencies. Together, we’re focused on building technology that protects children’s futures. We are looking for dynamic problem solvers with the desire to help address some of today’s toughest issues.

You'll collaborate with a diverse group of peers in a remote environment centered on wellness, care, and compassion. In 2019, we took the stage at TED and shared our audacious goal of eliminating child sexual abuse material from the internet. Come join us to help make this goal a reality and build a world where every child can be safe, curious, and happy. Our Build Team develops and supports the products and tools that empower our industry and law enforcement partners to combat child sexual abuse online.

As a Senior Support Engineer, you’ll provide deep technical guidance and reliable support to ensure a top-tier experience for our growing and diverse customer base across products like Safer and Thorn Detect . You will also contribute to the continued evolution of Support by building and improving tooling, workflows, and automations that make our work more effective and scalable, including thoughtfully applying AI and emerging technologies where they can have meaningful impact.

What You’ll Do Guide customers through the full customer journey for products like Safer and Thorn Detect, supporting both standard and complex implementations and troubleshooting technical issues across a wide range of scenarios. Provide timely, thoughtful support to users with varying technical backgrounds, independently resolving more complex issues and determining when escalation to Product, Engineering, or Account Managers is required. Design, build, maintain, and improve tooling for Support, translating recurring support needs and operational challenges into scalable technical solutions.

Proactively identify opportunities to improve Support workflows through tooling and automation, developing solutions that increase team efficiency, scalability, and the support experience. Identify opportunities to thoughtfully apply AI and emerging technologies to Support tooling, workflows, and automations where they can provide meaningful value. Operate as a technical advocate for customers by clearly communicating their needs, questions, and constraints to internal teams, while balancing customer expectations with technical realities. Lead support for complex, high-impact customer use cases, serving as a go-to resource for advanced troubleshooting and implementation nuances.

Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data Science, UX, Account Managers, and Sales to support a…

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About Thorn

From its Form 990
  • Budget $16.4M · Human Services
  • Staff 108 · founded 2009
  • Pays its leaders $61K–$318K (11 reported)
  • Open jobs 3 · Jobs at Thorn · Full 990 report

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