THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As a Principal Software Engineer in Application Security, you will play a key role in ensuring the security of our applications, services and AI models. You will work in a dynamic environment, on the line between the responsible engineering teams and security, ensuring a security-by-design approach and ensuring security is being taken into account throughout the software development lifecycle. We are looking for an experienced technical expert who will be part of Application Security’s leadership team and influence the security architecture of Zalando and a larger engineering organisation through collaboration.

WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

• Drive application security architecture and definitions of security best practices across engineering teams by setting guidelines and standards.
• Define guidelines for threat modelling, secure design reviews and application security assessments.
• Drive the adoption of advanced security tools, frameworks, and methodologies to improve overall security posture.
• Improve application security through automation and build platform capabilities that follow the secure-by-design approach.
• Engage directly with engineering teams in their code and technical designs, providing hands-on guidance on best practices and flying high in discussions with other principal engineers on system design and security architecture trade-offs.
• Consult and collaborate with cross-functional teams and other Principal Engineers across the company to integrate security considerations into all stages of the software development lifecycle.