Principal Security Engineer, SDO AppSec EMEA
London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom • Posted June 10, 2026
Job Type:
Full-time
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Posted:
June 10, 2026
Category:
other-general
Application Deadline:
June 15, 2026
Role Description
Description
As a Principal Security Engineer in the Appstar organization, you lead application security reviews across complex systems, identify and advise on critical security risks, and mentor the broader security engineering team. You own security outcomes that reduce persistent risks and proactively shape organization-level security posture.
You are responsible for establishing and maintaining the enterprise-wide application security review methodology — including threat modelling philosophy, security testing standards, and remediation validation. You design security patterns and standards that serve as the foundation for secure development across all engineering organizations, with a focus on increasing automation of discoverable vulnerabilities and reducing manual security work for both builder and security teams.
You make critical architectural decisions for systems handling billions in revenue, evaluating high-risk design decisions and setting security stan...
As a Principal Security Engineer in the Appstar organization, you lead application security reviews across complex systems, identify and advise on critical security risks, and mentor the broader security engineering team. You own security outcomes that reduce persistent risks and proactively shape organization-level security posture.
You are responsible for establishing and maintaining the enterprise-wide application security review methodology — including threat modelling philosophy, security testing standards, and remediation validation. You design security patterns and standards that serve as the foundation for secure development across all engineering organizations, with a focus on increasing automation of discoverable vulnerabilities and reducing manual security work for both builder and security teams.
You make critical architectural decisions for systems handling billions in revenue, evaluating high-risk design decisions and setting security stan...
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