Alan

Security Software Engineer – Tech Foundations

Alan

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: France

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Tech Stack

CloudJavaJavaScriptPython

About the role

  • Joining Alan as a Security Software Engineer team means you're at the forefront of protecting sensitive health data and ensuring our systems are resilient against threats.
  • Tech Foundations enables product crews and creates the environment to thrive—combining world-class infrastructure, intuitive developer experience, exquisite operational excellence, and built-in security to make shipping exceptional products effortless.
  • Infrastructure enablement for product crews (e.g. hosting improvements, CI/CD, scalability, multi-cloud architecture)
  • Security and compliance facilitation (e.g. authentication, encryption, threat protection)
  • Developer productivity enhancements (e.g. local environment setup, monorepo tooling, observability, tech stack evolution)
  • Design and development unification (e.g. design system, accessibility)
  • AI-assisted engineering enablement (e.g. agentic development, code assistants, MCP servers)

Requirements

  • Strong background in application and infrastructure security. Application Security Testing and Penetration Testing are not just buzzwords for you, you have hands-on experience using these techniques to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in web and mobile applications.
  • Experience in protecting organisations from cyber threats and have experience working with platforms to monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents.
  • Passionate about building secure products and systems.
  • Familiarity with cloud security and modern web application security
  • Well-versed in Object Oriented Programming such as Python, Java, C#, and enthusiastic about web technologies such as modern Javascript.
  • Willing to work in Python/JavaScript (but you don’t need to have experience with those 2 languages!).
  • Passionate about building products.
  • Self-starting and entrepreneurial.
  • Humble and still willing to grow (no matter your seniority!).
  • Collaborative, enthusiastic about teamwork, learning, and teaching.
  • Fluent in English (no need to speak French!).
Benefits
  • Fair rewards. Generous equity packages complement your base salary, *for permanent contracts only.*
  • Flexible Office. Amazing office space at our HQ, sponsored co-working hubs or a full-remote experience with home office equipment sponsorship, we want you to live where you’re the happiest.
  • All the tools you need. Top of the range equipment: Macbook Pro, keyboard, laptop stand, monitor, and Bose noise-canceling headphones.
  • Flexible vacation policy and flexible working hours. Organize your time as you wish.
  • Delightful healthcare insurance: Extremely comprehensive health insurance - 100% for you and your children, 90-100% for partners depending on your country* (permanent contracts only)*.
  • Transport. Country-specific commuter benefits.
  • Learning & Training opportunities. A highly flexible Training policy free books and budget to attend and speak at conferences if the opportunity arises.
  • Personal growth through coaching. At Alan, coaching isn't just a perk - it's core to who we are. Every Alaner is paired with a dedicated coach from day one, who helps maximize their impact, nurture engagement, and navigate Alan's values to develop their full potential. Learn more about our coaching culture.
  • Parental leave. Extended parental leave for all new parents, *for permanent contracts only.*
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Hard Skills & Tools
application securityinfrastructure securityapplication security testingpenetration testingcloud securityObject Oriented ProgrammingPythonJavaC#JavaScript
Soft Skills
self-startingentrepreneurialhumblecollaborativeenthusiasticteamworklearningteachingpassionate about building productswilling to grow