Application Security Engineer

Starburst Data, Inc.; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock grants

Flexible paid time off

Competitive pay

Job summary

Starburst Data, Inc. is seeking a Security Engineer focused on Application and Product Security in a Warsaw-based hybrid role. You will partner with engineering to embed security into the SDLC, implement secure-by-default patterns, and guide remediation across services. Travel up to 25% for onboarding, offsites, and customer engagements.

You will lead secure coding practices, threat modeling, and secure design reviews while maintaining security tooling and standards across the product landscape.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of application security experience.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and CWE.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and Git workflows.
• Cloud security concepts and hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Experience with security tools such as OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, SAST/DAST.

Responsibilities

• Integrate security into the development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain Application Security tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning).
• Conduct secure code reviews, threat modeling, and architecture assessments.
• Develop security automation, guardrails, and reusable components.
• Assist in defining secure coding standards and application hardening practices.
• Support monitoring, telemetry, and alerting for applications.
• Assist in incident response related to application vulnerabilities.
• Stay current on emerging threats and practices in app security.
• Contribute to security documentation and remediation playbooks.
• Participate in internal security reviews and architectural walkthroughs.
• Develop and maintain security tools, pipelines, and workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering/product teams for secure deployments.

Skills

OWASP Top 10

CI/CD tooling

Cloud security

Security tooling (SAST/DAST/SCA)

Secure coding principles

Threat modeling

Communication with developers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

OWASP ZAP

Burp Suite

SAST/DAST tools

SCA

Dependency scanning

Job description

Starburst delivers enterprise intelligence at scale by giving organizations secure, governed access to all their data, wherever it lives. Built for distributed data environments, Starburst helps enterprises power AI and analytics without the cost and complexity of traditional data consolidation. With open standards including Trino and Apache Iceberg, Starburst enables trusted access to complete enterprise context while helping organizations avoid vendor lock-in. Leading global enterprises trust Starburst to fuel AI, analytics, and enterprise intelligence. Learn more at starburst.ai .

About the Role:

As a Security Engineer focused on Application and Product Security, you will play a key role in improving the security posture of our applications, services, and development ecosystem. You will work closely with engineering teams to integrate security into the software development lifecycle, build secure-by-default patterns, and ensure that products are resilient against modern threats. This role combines hands‑on technical work, security engineering, and collaboration with developers to guide secure design and remediation. You will help implement security controls, perform assessments, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our security program.

As a Security Engineer at Starburst you will:

• Integrate application security best practices into the development lifecycle by partnering with engineering teams and enabling automated security checks within CI/CD pipelines.
• Support and maintain Application Security based tooling—including SAST, DAST, SCA, and secrets scanning—and help developers interpret and remediate findings.
• Conduct secure code reviews, threat modeling sessions, and application architecture assessments to identify risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Develop and maintain security automation, guardrails, and reusable components.
• Assist in defining and improving secure coding standards and application hardening practices.
• Support monitoring and detection efforts by helping improve application‑level logging, telemetry, and alerting.
• Assist in incident response activities related to application vulnerabilities, including verification, triage, and remediation support.
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and best practices in application and product security.
• Contribute to documentation including security requirements, guidelines, and remediation playbooks.
• Participate in internal security reviews, compliance‑driven assessments, and architectural walkthroughs.
• Develop and help maintain existing application security tools, pipelines, and workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure secure deployment and continuous improvement of applications.

Some of the things we look for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2–5 years of experience in application security, product security, software engineering with a security focus, or a related technical role.
• Strong understanding of application vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies (OWASP Top 10, CWE).
• Experience with CI/CD tooling, Git-based workflows, and modern development practices.
• Familiarity with cloud security concepts and hands‑on experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience with application security tools such as OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, SAST/DAST tools, SCA, or dependency scanning.
• Knowledge of secure coding principles, API security, authentication, authorization, and secrets management.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to communicate technical issues clearly to developers and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Understanding of agile development processes and working within engineering teams.
• Ability to Travel: This role will require 25% in‑person travel for purposes including but not limited to new hire onboarding, team and department offsites, customer engagements, and other company events. Actual travel expectations may vary by role and business needs.

Where could this role be based?

This role is based in our Warsaw office and follows a hybrid model, with an expectation of being onsite 1-2 days per week.

Build your career at Starburst

All-Stars have the opportunity and freedom to realize their true potential. By building alongside top talent, we’re empowered to take ownership of our careers and drive meaningful change. Anchored in industry‑proven technology and unprecedented success, All-Stars are taking on the challenge everyday to disrupt our industry – and the future.

Our global workforce is supported by a competitive Total Rewards program that reflects our commitment to a rewarding and supportive work environment. This includes a variety of benefits like competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off, and more.

We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All‑Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up authentically.

Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state
or local laws.

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