Application Security Engineer in Amsterdam

Every day, millions of people rely on WeTransfer to share their creative ideas. So, the work we do matters. Come and be a part of it.

At WeTransfer we are trusted everyday by millions of people with their professional, creative and personal content. We owe it to our users and colleagues to live up to their expectations and to ensure the safety of the products that we make, the devices that we use to make them, the data we collect, the accounts we need to access that data and the systems and the confidentiality of our employees when dealing with all of the above. We have an obligation to uphold a culture of security that includes everything from periodical security updates and checks to employee awareness training and secure product design.

We focus on making 'beautifully obvious' products, and our goal is to bring 'beautifully secure' to life as well. Security should not come at the expense of user experience, rather it is an integral part of keeping our users in their flow, creating comfortably in the knowledge that their hard work is well protected. 

As an Application Security Engineer at WeTransfer you will be responsible for helping to build a persistent, positive, and most of all sustainable security culture. We believe in a security culture that is less about jumping down people's throats than it is teaching them how to improve. You will form a key part of our security efforts both on a practical level (code review, incident analysis) and an awareness level (trainings, mentoring, etc). 

• Knowledge of common and not so common vulnerabilities (OWASP top 10, etc)
• Knowledge of common security standards and frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, etc)
• Familiarity with security analysis tools - everything from Burp suite to Kibana to the various security tools AWS provides
• Some familiarity with Ruby/Rails/Sinatra/React
  
• Some familiarity with AWS systems
• Willingness to teach and to learn
• Strong verbal and written communications skills (English)
  
  

• Experience in leading a team
  
• Proven experience in a similar role
• Worked with languages other than Ruby (e.g., Elixir, Go, C or Haskell)
  
• Contributed to Open Source projects (we’d love to see them!)

Since 2009 WeTransfer has been helping people share their creative ideas. We believe creative thinking changes the way we see the world, and so we develop tools to get people into their flow – that strange and beautiful state where everything comes together and the best work happens.

Today, 42 million people in 195 countries share ideas using WeTransfer. We are constantly developing new products, as well as rethinking what our current platforms can be, and can do.

Our founders originally worked in design, media and marketing; today we’re lucky to be working with the most creative minds in branding, sales, design, support and engineering.

We believe a diverse company is a better company. Whatever your story, we want to hear from you. Whatever your background, we’ll help you do your best work. All employees get an annual €1,000 personal development budget to learn new skills, or improve existing ones.

Our new Amsterdam office is located in an old chewing gum factory on the edge of the river Amstel. Our US teams are based in Venice (LA), Brooklyn (NYC) and South Lake Union (Seattle). With lunch, snacks and great coffee, we know how to keep our teams properly fuelled. Our culture team designs a program of outings, speakers, workshops and fitness classes to get a good work-life balance. 

We’re a company that makes a difference for millions of people with a culture that values each individual. Come and join us!