Senior Product Security Engineer (all genders)

Ali Aydi; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work policy

Remote work options

International opportunities

Job summary

Distribusion, the world’s leading ground transportation marketplace, seeks a Senior Product/Application Security Engineer to build AppSec from the ground up. You will own secure development, define review scopes, and drive security gates for ~150 engineers.

You will lead threat modeling, implement CI/CD security gates (SAST/DAST), triage findings from bug bounties and pentests, and work with DevOps on GCP IAM policies and WAF rules. Remote-first with Berlin HQ.

Qualifications

• You have 5+ years in Product/Application Security or 3+ years plus strong software eng/web pentesting background.
• You read and write production code (Python/Go/TypeScript/Ruby) and understand CI/CD and Kubernetes.
• You know web and API security concepts including OAuth2/JWT, rate limiting, tenant isolation, IDOR and XSS.

Responsibilities

• Lead threat modeling and secure design reviews for high-risk changes and payments flows.
• Implement and tune security gates in GitLab CI/CD (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, DAST).
• Triaging, reproducing, and prioritizing findings from bug bounties and pentests.
• Collaborate with DevOps to enforce GCP IAM least-privilege, Cloud Armor and policies.
• Establish security champions network across squads and scale reviews with automation and AI tooling.
• Own end-to-end vulnerability management with SLAs and escalation paths.
• Coordinate external penetration testing and compile secure-development evidence for PCI-DSS/ISO 27001.

Skills

Threat modeling

Secure design reviews

CI/CD security

SAST/SCA/secrets scanning

Cloud security (GCP)

Web/API security

Programming (Python/Go/TypeScript/Ruby

Communication with engineers/leadship

Bug bounty triage

AI-assisted tooling

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Aikido

Semgrep

Snyk

Cloud Armor

Job description

Distribusion is the world’s leading ground transportation marketplace and gives travellers seamless access to ground transportation online, from search to ticket purchase. We have built a cutting-edge B2B technology platform that connects bus, rail and ferry operators in 70+ countries with the biggest online retailers including Google Maps and Booking.com.

We are shaping the future of travel and building the largest global network of transport providers and retailers. We are one of the fastest growing startups in travel, backed by leading venture capital investors including TQ Ventures, Lightrock, Creandum, and Northzone, and are headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Following our recent $80m Series C funding, we are ready to push beyond.

We are looking for our first dedicated Senior Product/Application Security Engineer to build our AppSec practice from the ground up. This is a greenfield opportunity with a real attack surface: public partner-facing APIs and payment flows. You will own secure development, define what gets reviewed, implement security gates, build the "paved road" for ~150 engineers, and see the impact of your work in production within weeks.

What you will do:

• Lead threat modeling and secure design reviews for high-risk changes, partner integrations, and payment flows.
• Implement, tune, and enforce security gates in GitLab CI/CD (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, and DAST) while minimizing developer friction.
• Act as the primary technical owner for triaging, reproducing, and prioritizing findings from bug bounties, partner pentests, and automated scanners.
• Work hands-on with the DevOps team to implement GCP organizational policies, IAM least-privilege architectures, and Cloud Armor (WAF/rate limiting).
• Establish a security-champions network across engineering squads and leverage automation/AI-assisted tooling to scale code reviews effectively.
• Own vulnerability management end to end: a risk-ranked backlog, remediation SLAs, an escalation path, and closing findings together with the teams.
• Scope and coordinate the annual external penetration test and produce secure-development evidence for PCI-DSS and ISO 27001.

Workplace:

We are a remote-first company with teams located around the Globe and a HQ in Berlin.

Who you are:

• You bring 5+ years in Product/Application Security (or 3+ years plus a strong software engineering/web-pentesting background), with a track record of true ownership.
• You read and write production code (Python, Go, TypeScript, Ruby, etc.) and deeply understand web frameworks, CI/CD, and Kubernetes.
• You have deep knowledge of web and API security, specifically authentication/authorization models (OAuth2, JWT), rate limiting, tenant isolation, IDOR, and XSS.
• You have strong cloud security fundamentals (GCP preferred), specifically regarding public exposure, secrets hygiene, and WAF rules.
• You have run threat modelling and secure design reviews on real systems (STRIDE or similar).
• Hands-on with SAST/SCA/secrets scanning in CI (Aikido, Semgrep, Snyk or similar).
• You prioritize by real-world risk, propose trade-offs rather than demanding perfection, and communicate complex risks plainly to engineers and leadership.
• Bonus Points: You have experience securing high-volume, multi-tenant B2B APIs and utilizing AI tooling to accelerate triage and review.

What you can expect:

• You will join a fast-paced travel tech company with a flat organizational structure.
• You will have exciting opportunities, ownership, and responsibility and contribute directly to the success of the company.
• You will join an international team of talented and driven people with a clear mission. Expect your colleagues to inspire, support and challenge you every day!
• We have a flexible work policy with the option of working remotely and international opportunities arising as we continue to expand our global footprint – Our heart is in Berlin, but you’ll find us across the globe.

You will get a competitive salary.