Security Engineer, Product Security team

As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We push hard, learn quickly and stay human along the way. It’s this wonderful mix of high performance and real community that makes Delivery Hero a place where ambition and belonging grow side by side. If you’re curious, collaborative and ready to dive deep into meaningful work, you’ll fit right in.

We are on the lookout for a Security Engineer ll to join our Product Security team.

In this role, you will work directly alongside senior engineers and product development teams to ensure our web, mobile, and backend applications are built securely from the ground up.

You will champion a «Secure by Design» approach, helping us shift security left into the early stages of the development lifecycle. From assisting with application threat models and triaging vulnerability reports to configuring CI/CD security tooling and helping developers write secure code, you will play a key operational role in keeping our global delivery platform safe

• Application Security Fundamentals: Solid foundational knowledge of web and mobile application security principles, common vulnerability types (OWASP Top 10), and basic web/API security architectures.
• Hands-On Coding Ability: Ability to read and understand code in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, or TypeScript) to help identify and fix security flaws.
• Vulnerability Triage & Validation: Experience reproducing application vulnerabilities (e.g., XSS, SQLi, IDOR, authentication bypasses) and using tools like Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP.
• DevSecOps & CI/CD Awareness: Basic understanding of modern CI/CD systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and how automated security scanners (SAST/SCA) integrate into developer workflows.
• Cloud & Container Baselines: Exposure to basic cloud computing principles (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container concepts (Docker, Kubernetes).
• AI & Automation Curiosity: Eagerness to learn and utilize AI-driven tools (such as LLM coding assistants) to automate security scripts, triage tasks, and security analysis.
• Pragmatic Communication: Strong collaborative skills and an empathetic approach to partnering with software engineers to solve security issues without slowing them down.
• Experience participating in Bug Bounty programs (as a reporter or triager) or CTF (Capture The Flag) competitions.
• Familiarity with authentication/authorization standards like OAuth 2.0, OIDC, or SAML.
• Industry certifications focusing on foundational security skills (e.g., Security+, eJPT, or GWAPT).

As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We push hard, learn quickly and stay human along the way. It’s this wonderful mix of high performance and real community that makes Delivery Hero a place where ambition and belonging grow side by side.

If you’re curious, collaborative and ready to dive deep into meaningful work, you’ll fit right in.

Additional Information

Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after, happy, and healthy is always on the menu. Because if you’re in good shape, then we’re in good shape.

Ready to join our team? If you’re excited to grow, collaborate and be part of the world’s leading

delivery platform, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

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