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Thumbtack
About Thumbtack
Thumbtack's app helps homeowners decide which projects to tackle and hire from about 300,000 local service businesses for repairs, maintenance and improvements, in every US county. Its security engineering team has the one security opening among 42 jobs, an Application Security Engineer II. The position is remote but tied to Ontario, Canada, rather than to the US market the product serves.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 1 security opening at Thumbtack.
Thumbtack security openings
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- CAD 118,200.00–152,900.00/yr
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Thumbtack roles, country by country
Where Thumbtack takes applicants, with the number of open roles for each country.
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Working at Thumbtack
Thumbtack was co-founded in 2008 by Marco Zappacosta, its longtime chief executive, and is headquartered in San Francisco. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
1 security role open at the last read1 open role at Thumbtack, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Salaried engineering role, remote in Ontario, Canada.
The application security engineer works remotely from Ontario, Canada.
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Salaries at Thumbtack
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
The Ontario posting gives 118,200 to 152,900 Canadian dollars a year (12 Nov 2026).
1 of its 1 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Thumbtack, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppSec | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
Specialties Thumbtack hires in
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Thumbtack: common questions
What salary does Thumbtack offer security staff?
Stated per posting. The Ontario posting gives 118,200 to 152,900 Canadian dollars a year (12 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Thumbtack?
Thumbtack was co-founded in 2008 by Marco Zappacosta, its longtime chief executive, and is headquartered in San Francisco.
What is it like to work in security at Thumbtack?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a software company, its in-house team protects its product, customers and staff.
What kind of employment are Thumbtack's security roles?
Salaried engineering role, remote in Ontario, Canada.
Where are Thumbtack's security jobs based?
The application security engineer works remotely from Ontario, Canada.
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