Developer-First Pentesting Engineer

Root; Oost-Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aikido is seeking its first Customer Security Engineer (pentest) to own end-to-end white-glove pentesting engagements, guiding customers before, during, and after tests to maximize value from the product.

You will be the primary technical point of contact, answer deep questions on test setups, scope, results, and how to remediate findings within customers' architectures and development workflows. Collaboration with the AI pentesting team is expected to refine accuracy and impact.

Qualifications

• Hands-on pentesting experience
• Comfortable working directly with customers
• Strong application or infrastructure security skills
• Clear communicator, technical but human
• OSCP, OSWE, CREST, or similar is a plus

Responsibilities

• Guide customers end-to-end through their pentests (before, during, and after), helping them get maximum value from the product and ensuring smooth, high-quality engagements.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for customers, answering deep technical questions around test setups, scope, results and validating potential false positives.
• Translate findings into action, advising customers on how to prioritize and effectively remediate discovered vulnerabilities in a way that fits their architecture and development workflows.
• Collaborate closely with the AI pentesting team, feeding real-world customer insights back into the product to improve accuracy, usability, and impact.

Skills

Pentesting

Customer facing

Application security

Infrastructure security

Communication

Security certifications

Job description

Aikido is seeking its first Customer Security Engineer (pentest) to own end-to-end white-glove pentesting engagements, guiding customers before, during, and after tests to maximize value from the product.

You will be the primary technical point of contact, answer deep questions on test setups, scope, results, and how to remediate findings within customers' architectures and development workflows. Collaboration with the AI pentesting team is expected to refine accuracy and impact.