Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Security engineering in SaaS is increasingly about enabling product delivery without eroding trust, and this role sits in that intersection. With responsibilities spanning application and infrastructure security, it reflects the reality of modern subscription products where cloud services, CI CD, and rapid iteration expand the attack surface. The emphasis on secure development lifecycle work signals a company operating at meaningful scale, where security needs to be embedded rather than treated as a periodic audit.
From a SaaS career perspective, the scope offers durable exposure to how security programs mature across an organisation. Experience with threat modeling, vulnerability management, and architecture reviews translates across most product led businesses, particularly those handling sensitive user data. The inclusion of compliance and incident response also builds practical understanding of how SaaS companies operationalise risk, communicate during events, and align engineering practices with external expectations.
This position is best suited to an engineer who prefers cross functional influence over isolated ownership, and who can switch between deep technical assessment and pragmatic guidance. It will appeal to professionals who enjoy building repeatable processes, evaluating tooling, and improving developer workflows, while maintaining a clear view of user impact and platform reliability.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About the role
As a 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:
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Drive the continuous improvement of Dashlane’s security program across the product and company
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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
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Ensure security best practices are integrated throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
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Build upon and scale Vulnerability Management to ensure the team can track, analyze, and manage vulnerabilities and their remediation
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Perform risk assessments of Dashlane’s internal systems, environments, assets, and data, and implement security best practices accordingly
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Evaluate and implement security tooling and/or build customized tooling in-house where necessary
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Participate in Compliance and Incident Response
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Innovate and propose new forward-looking security features that protect Dashlane and our users
Requirements:
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Good understanding of application security best practices, including experience with threat modeling and risk assessments.
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Demonstrated experience building or improving an SDLC program
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Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and their security implications
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Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, Kubernetes), and Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform)
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Interest in enabling secure use of AI tools to drive efficiency, creativity, and impact internally
Bonus points if you have:
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An interest in cryptography and its application in modern systems
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Experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) frameworks and protocols (Passkeys, SAML, OAuth, SCIM, etc)
The critical competencies you’ll bring with you:
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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.
- Motivated Learner: You learn new technologies and processes quickly, and understand where to look for knowledge when you need it.
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Adaptability: 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
