WRITER

Security engineer, application security (UK)

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2 days ago
London, United KingdomMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Conduct threat modeling and design secure architectures with product teams.
  • Own and evolve the application security program, including SAST/DAST scanning, security code reviews, and vulnerability-catching automation.
  • Establish secure coding standards and create reusable security patterns and libraries for engineering teams.
  • Design and recommend security features and products for customer environments.
  • Integrate AI agents to increase security-team and engineering velocity while minimizing risk.
  • Lead security assessments and penetration testing of applications, AI services, and APIs, and collaborate on remediation.
  • Design security controls for data pipelines, model training environments, and customer-facing AI agents.
  • Research emerging AI/ML security threats, including LLM and generative AI attack vectors, and build proactive defenses.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of hands-on application security engineering experience securing large-scale production systems.
  • Understanding of developer experience and workflows for shipping products while balancing security and engineering velocity.
  • Expertise in at least two of Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, and TypeScript, with the ability to review code across multiple languages.
  • Knowledge of SAST/DAST solutions, vulnerability management platforms, security testing frameworks, and DevSecOps practices.
  • Strong communication skills for explaining security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • A builder’s mindset focused on automation, scalability, and enabling the business.
  • Alignment with WRITER’s values of Connect, Challenge, and Own.

Benefits

  • Generous paid time off and company holidays.
  • Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
  • Sixteen weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.
  • Fertility and family planning support.
  • Competitive pension scheme and company contribution.
  • Annual wellness, learning and development, and work-life stipends.
  • Company-wide and team off-sites.
  • Competitive compensation and company stock options.
  • Hybrid work arrangement from the London office.
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About WRITER

501-1,000 employees

WRITER builds an enterprise generative AI platform for creating, deploying, and supervising AI agents grounded in company data and powered by proprietary LLMs. It sells subscriptions and services to large organizations, with customers such as Accenture, Marriott, Uber, Mars, and Vanguard. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company raised a Series C in 2024.

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