Senior Security Engineer

About the role

As a Staff Application Security Engineer, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding Dashlane’s systems and ensuring that our secure development lifecycle remains cutting-edge. Collaborating across all departments, you will advocate for and implement best-in-class security practices, helping millions of Dashlane users enjoy a safer digital life.

Location:

You will be based in Paris, with English as your working language. At Dashlane, we embrace a hybrid culture that combines the best of both worlds: the creativity and energy of in-person collaboration with the flexibility of remote work. Our model is designed to strengthen team connections while supporting individual productivity and work-life balance. To maximize collaboration, we come together in the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, while Wednesdays and Fridays offer more flexibility for focused work.

At Dashlane you will:

• Drive the continuous improvement of Dashlane’s security program across the product and company

• Conduct architecture design reviews, threat modeling, and technical security assessments of Dashlane’s product (application and infrastructure) to identify security risks and provide mitigation guidance

• Ensure security best practices are integrated throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC)

• Build upon and scale Vulnerability Management to ensure the team can track, analyze, and manage vulnerabilities and their remediation

• Perform risk assessments of Dashlane’s internal systems, environments, assets, and data, and implement security best practices accordingly

• Evaluate and implement security tooling and/or build customized tooling in-house where necessary

• Participate in Compliance and Incident Response

• Innovate and propose new forward-looking security features that protect Dashlane and our users

 

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of application security best practices, including experience with threat modeling and risk assessments.

• Demonstrated experience building or improving an SDLC program

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and their security implications

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, Kubernetes), and Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform)

• Interest in enabling secure use of AI tools to drive efficiency, creativity, and impact internally
  
  

Bonus points if you have:

• An interest in cryptography and its application in modern systems

• Experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) frameworks and protocols (Passkeys, SAML, OAuth, SCIM, etc)

 

The critical competencies you’ll bring with you:

• Communication & Collaboration:  You engage and listen empathetically to others, adjusting your communication style to fit the audience and message. You are experienced in communicating with technical and non-technical audiences.

• Mentoring: You enjoy using your knowledge and experience to support and uplevel those around you. 

• Motivated Learner: You learn new technologies and processes quickly, and understand where to look for knowledge when you need it. 

• Adaptability: You are a jack or jane of all trades - you’re comfortable digging into non-technical parts of the business to provide security support and guidance.

 

What Dashlane offers you:

• Equal Parental leave -  regardless of gender, up to 20 weeks fully paid leave to take care of their new baby, within the first year of birth or adoption
• Health insurance covered by Dashlane
• Mentorship program - select your mentor from our internal pool and continue your learning path!
• Commute allowance
• Meal Vouchers (Swile)
• Mental health services through Spring Health for you and family members
• 4 extra days off (one per quarter) to acknowledge the importance of your wellbeing
• Spot in daycare
• Time off saving account
• Donation matching program -  give back to the community and support actions that lead to positive social impact under the historically marginalized communities. Every donation will be matched by Dashlane
• Team buildings & seasonal social events
• Weekly lunch in the office and monthly happy hours and and many more