Senior Product Security Engineer

The **Product Security** team is part of N26's **Security Engineering Segment**. In this role, you will serve as a **key mentor**and **contributor**, actively promoting N26's security standards by integrating security practices throughout the product lifecycle. You will provide guidance and support to other engineers, sharing your expertise and helping to elevate the overall security posture of our products.

As we embrace emerging technologies like GenAI and LLMs, this role will **independently** lead efforts to safeguard sensitive data, align with data governance principles, and address risks unique to AI-driven products. You will also ensure our broader product ecosystem remains secure, scalable, and resilient. Additionally, you will **proactively** drive the enhancement of our **Product Security Program**, providing strategic guidance to engineering teams to anticipate and counter evolving threats.

**In this role, you will**:

- **Independently develop advanced tooling** to support the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) and other security initiatives across diverse product environments.
- **Mentor and educate engineering teams** and security champions on secure coding and development practices, including security considerations unique to AI and data governance.
- **Lead reactive incident response** if a security event occurs.
- Conduct **proactive and in-depth research** to detect new attack vectors, including those targeting AI technologies, data pipelines, and LLM-based systems.

**What you need to be successful**:
Background and Skills:

- **Expertise in software engineering** with one or more general-purpose programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, or similar).
- Prior experience in **building automation** to support the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).
- Proven ability to **lead and mentor** 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 multiple areas:

- Cloud and networking security
- Mobile security
- Security challenges unique to AI-driven products and data governance.
- Strong understanding of microservice architectures and working with scalable software in the cloud.
- A **highly developed ability to identify flaws** in software and effectively communicate and implement practical solutions.
- Expertise in 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 **strategically balance security risks** with the need for product innovation and advancement.

**What's in it for you**:

- Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe's 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 today's digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it's how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.

We've 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 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities.
- 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._

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