Senior Product Security Engineer

About the opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Product Security Engineer to empower our engineering teams to design and build secure software across our diverse product portfolio. While this role includes integrating advanced security practices into cuttingedge technologiessuch as Generative AI (GenAI) Large Language Models (LLM) and data governance systemsit also focuses on ensuring the security of our microservice architecture and mobile application. Your work will help deliver robust security for every feature and service we provide to our customers.

The Product Security team is part of N26s Security Engineering Segment which also includes Infrastructure Security Trust & Safety and Security Operations. Together we uphold N26s security standards by embedding security into every stage of the product lifecycle.

As we embrace emerging technologies like GenAI and LLMs this role will play a key part in safeguarding sensitive data aligning with data governance principles and addressing risks unique to AIdriven products. At the same time youll ensure our broader product ecosystem remains secure scalable and resilient. Additionally you will contribute to the ongoing enhancement of our Product Security Programs providing proactive guidance to engineering teams to anticipate and counter evolving threats.

In this role you will:

• Apply your knowledge of security architecture to help software engineers build secure products and services across a diverse technology stack including microservices mobile applications and cuttingedge AIdriven solutions.

• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to understand their application security needs including those related to emerging technologies like Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLM).

• Perform application security design reviews threat modeling and code reviews ensuring security principles are embedded in every stage of the development lifecycle.

• Use your penetration testing skills to assess and strengthen the security of internal and external applications and services including AIpowered features and traditional systems.

• Develop tooling to support the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) and other security initiatives across diverse product environments.

• Build automation frameworks to enable engineering teams to deliver secure features efficiently whether for AI solutions or traditional applications.

• Educate engineering teams and security champions on secure coding and development practices including security considerations unique to AI and data governance.

• Enable engineering teams to identify and remediate vulnerabilities before they reach production with a focus on both general application security and AIspecific risks.

• Perform reactive incident response if a security event occurs.

• Conduct proactive research to detect new attack vectors including those targeting AI technologies data pipelines and LLMbased systems.

What you need to be successful:

Background and Skills:

• Proficiency in software engineering with one or more generalpurpose programming languages (e.g. Python Go or similar).

• Experience with threat modeling security testing and analyzing applications. Nice to have: experience with emerging technologies such as Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLM).

• Prior experience in building automation to support the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).

• Proven ability to collaborate closely with engineering teams supporting them throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

• A passion for information security and an interest in staying ahead of evolving threats particularly those targeting AI systems.

• Deep technical knowledge in one or more areas:

  • Cloud and networking security

  • Web application security

  • Mobile security

  • Security challenges unique to AIdriven products and data governance.

• Strong understanding of microservice architectures and working with scalable software in the cloud.

• A keen ability to identify flaws in software and effectively communicate practical solutions.

• Familiarity with static/dynamic code analysis fuzzing and other techniques to identify security vulnerabilities.

• Solid knowledge of secure coding best practices and security standards including the OWASP Top 10.

• The ability to balance security risks with the need for product innovation and advancement.

Whats in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europes most talked about disruptors .

• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget work from home budget discounts to fitness & wellness memberships language apps and public transportation.

• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.

• Vacation days vary depending on your location of work. Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.

• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities life experiences and family statuses.

• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

Who we are

N26 has reimagined banking for todays digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and its how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.

Weve eliminated physical branches paperwork and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do.

Founded in 2013 N26 now has more than 8 million customers in 24 markets. We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe including Vienna and Barcelona and a 1500strong team of more than 80 nationalities.

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N26 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status or disability status.