Platform Security Engineer
We are looking for a Platform Security Engineer.
Your main tasks will be:
Improve and maintain perimeter and network-layer defenses (WAF, Rate Limiting, Anti-bot ,DDoS mitigation)
Secure product APIs against abuse and anomalous traffic
Strengthen authentication, authorization, and access control at the product level, including IDOR-class issues
Run the Vulnerability Management process: identification, prioritization, and remediation tracking
Coordinate external pentests and drive remediation of findings
Lead Incident Response for product security incidents
Build detection and response processes together with the monitoring team
Contribute to Fraud & Trust and Safety initiatives with relevant teams
Protect customer data at the product level (access control, encryption, masking)
Run the Security Champions program to train product teams on secure development
Manage the Bug Bounty program
We expect from you:
5+ years in information security, including 3+ years in product security
Hands-on experience operating a WAF (Wallarm / Akamai / Cloudflare)
API security (OWASP API Security Top 10, API gateway experience)
Experience with anti-bot solutions (fingerprinting, behavioral detection)
Practical understanding of DDoS mitigation (L3–L7)
Experience running a Vulnerability Management process (CVSS, prioritization, remediation SLAs)
Experience coordinating pentest projects and working with pentest reports
Understanding of OAuth/OIDC, session management, JWT
Practical SQL and Elasticsearch skills for querying logs and data during investigations, monitoring, and reporting
Why join SDG?
Fully remote work
28 vacation days + 7 wellness days
Paid professional development
Health compensation program
Employee referral bonuses up to $5,000
Home office/co-working reimbursement
Internal recognition and rewards program
SDG unites 1,200+ professionals working remotely across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and beyond, and is certified as a Great Place to Work®.
Published on: 7/9/2026

Social Discovery Group
Social Discovery Group (SDG) is the third-largest social discovery company in the world, uniting over 60 brands with 500 million users. We solve the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection by transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal.
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