As a Product Security Engineer at FAIRTIQ, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing and evolving our cybersecurity program, with a particular emphasis on application security. Working as part of a small, dynamic team, you will design, implement, and manage key security activities such as vulnerability assessments, security scanning, security observability, detection engineering, and technical security documentation. You automate manual work and improve existing solutions. You’ll also act as a trusted advisor, guiding and educating teams on security best practices.
You’ll contribute to securing our FAIRTIQ platform,products and solutions, collaborating with people from the Tech Team and beyond, fostering a living security culture. In your daily work you value fun, curiosity, pragmatism, simplicity, and openness.
A typical day starts with a team stand-up to discuss achievements, plans and address challenges the team is facing. You will collaborate with your squad or work autonomously on security solutions that empower colleagues to create services that match our own and our users’ high security bar. You’ll also apply your technical and communication skills by advising and enabling peers across teams to make sure security is embedded from the start.
Role responsibilities:
- Implement new security solutions contributing to a secure SDLC.
- Improve and optimise existing security solutions.
- Advocate for technical security awareness across the Tech and Product organisation, setting the standard through your work and example.
- Provide support and security guidance, contributing to secure software development.
- Conduct technical design reviews and perform structured threat modelling to identify and mitigate potential risks.
Who we are looking for:
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience: 3-4 years in a role with security exposure.
- Technical Proficiency: Strong grasp of web, mobile, and cloud security concepts, including security protocols, basic cryptography, and network security.
- Secure Development Skills: Familiarity with secure software development practices.
- Coding & Scripting: Proficient in Java, Python, or shell scripting.
- Security Operations: Basic understanding of disciplines like vulnerability management, security observability and security incident response.
- Problem-Solving Abilities: Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
- Adaptability & Curiosity: Eagerness to learn and stay updated with emerging technologies.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication, humility, and a collaborative spirit, with the ability to work effectively across teams.
- Language: Excellent proficiency in English (written and spoken).
- Bonus Points: Engagement in extracurricular activities like Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions, bug bounty programs, or other security challenges.
- EU based candidates.
At FAIRTIQ, we believe that our employees are our biggest asset. A healthy culture, based on respect, inclusion, diversity and individual empowerment is the key to our success story.
- Dynamic and international work environment
- Chance to be part of a fast growing, international tech company
- Competitive salary package
- Budget and support for self-improvement
- Creativity and innovation boosters with our “Tech Joker Days” (work on whatever you think may help FAIRTIQ)
- Lots of leadership opportunities (tech, people)
- Flexible working hours & fully remote work
The recruitment process:
- Screening with Pedro (from the People Team): ~45 minutes
- Tech Screening: 60 minutes
- Problem solving with code: 60 minutes
- System design & Threat modeling: 60 minutes
Please apply in English exclusively.
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