Security Engineer

Superhuman Superhuman · Consumer · Hub - Berlin · Engineering, Product, Design, and Marketing

Security Engineer role focused on designing secure architectures, pioneering AI and automation for security capabilities (threat detection, code reviews, vulnerability analysis), and defining the playbook for protecting AI-powered systems. The role emphasizes balancing security with product innovation and risk-informed decision-making.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design and implement secure-by-default architectures that make the secure path the easiest path for developers across Superhuman's product ecosystem.
  2. Pioneer the use of AI and automation to scale security capabilities, from automated threat detection to AI-assisted code reviews and vulnerability analysis.
  3. Build bridges between technical and non-technical teams by translating security requirements into actionable roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
  4. Balance security excellence with product innovation, making risk-informed decisions that safeguard customer data while enabling Superhuman to move fast.
  5. Stand with the Security Team at the forefront of AI security, where you'll help define the playbook for protecting AI-powered systems and tackle novel security challenges

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of experience working on a Security team
  • Experience working in one or more Security domains: Application, Cloud, Corporate/Enterprise, Offensive, or Platform Security
  • Solid understanding of security fundamentals, including risk assessments, threat modeling, and best practices
  • Proficient in at least one general-purpose programming language
  • Ability to think like an adversary to identify risk, and then build like an engineer to mitigate those risks

Nice to have

  • An interest in using AI to solve Security challenges at scale

What the JD emphasized

  • AI security
  • protecting AI-powered systems