[Hiring] Security Engineer @David Kennedy Recruitment

Role Description

David Kennedy Recruitment is working with a rapidly growing technology company with over 50 million users worldwide that is seeking to onboard a Security Engineer to join their R&D team. As the company's sole dedicated Security Engineer, the successful candidate will take end-to-end ownership of security operations, covering:

• Application security
• Vulnerability management
• Governance and risk
• Emerging AI security challenges

The company's products include adult/NSFW content, so candidates must be fully comfortable working with this material.

Position: Security Engineer (AppSec / GRC / AI Security)

Location: Europe/ASIA, Remote

Employment type: B2B engagement preferred

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years of hands-on security engineering experience, with flexibility for exceptional scale-up experience
• Strong application security experience, including code reviews and vulnerability remediation
• Proven experience conducting or coordinating security audits and penetration tests
• Comfortable coding and working directly with Git/GitHub
• Practical scripting or automation skills, ideally Python or Bash
• Previous experience within an AI company or a scale-up with 50+ employees
• Sound understanding of security governance, risk assessment and prioritisation
• Ability to independently identify, investigate and resolve security issues, and to take end-to-end ownership in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent English communication skills
• Based in Europe, with approximately 80% overlap with CET working hours
• Comfortable with occasional evening/weekend security monitoring
• Fully comfortable working with adult/NSFW content as part of daily responsibilities

Requirements

• Hands-on security engineering experience
• Application security expertise
• Experience with security audits and penetration tests
• Proficiency in Git/GitHub
• Scripting or automation skills (Python or Bash)
• Experience in AI companies or scale-ups
• Understanding of security governance and risk assessment
• Ability to resolve security issues independently
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Willingness to monitor security during evenings/weekends
• Comfort with adult/NSFW content

Benefits

• Fully remote working from Europe
• Opportunity to own security for a fast-growing AI platform with over 50 million users
• Direct collaboration with engineering leadership
• Hands-on, non-advisory role with real responsibility for security outcomes
• And many more!!!