Our OpportunitySnyk, a leader in developer security, has acquired Probely, a modern Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) provider based in Portugal, with coverage of API security testing and web applications.In this role, you will develop our scanner, a key component of our scanning engine, improving its vulnerability detection capabilities, while adding other features and improving existing ones.
Our scanner works in tandem with our crawler, testing web applications and APIs in an efficient way without reporting false positives, requiring a strong collaboration between various engineering teams.You'll Spend Your Time:Analyzing requirements, specifications, and technical design documents in preparation for development.Developing the scanner's core functionalities, such as integrating with existing scanning modules, scanning queue management, or authentication.Researching, developing, and improving the scanner's vulnerability detection capabilities.Contributing to our firing range by adding new vulnerable applications and endpoints for testing purposes.Working with different teams to discuss and implement technical solutions, fixing and identifying bugs.Implementing tests for any developed code.Reviewing and testing teammates' code.What You'll Need:At least 5 years of commercial experience as a Software Engineer.Solid programming skills in Java.Strong knowledge of web technologies (HTTP, XHR, authentication mechanisms, etc.
).Knowledge of security concepts, especially web application security, is highly valued.Proficiency in Git and code management tools like GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.Ability to lift the performance of a team through coaching and mentoring of more junior engineers.Effective communicator both verbally and in writing.
Able to work collaboratively, be curious, and have a growth mindset.We'd be Lucky if You:Experience with Python is highly valued.Enjoy working on early-stage products; talking with customers to identify, prioritize, and solve problems iteratively and build something that they really love.Feed off complex technical problems and find solutions where others see roadblocks.Embrace challenges and learn from them.#J-18808-Ljbffr