Application Security Architect

Lisbon

About Us

Riskified empowers businesses to unleash ecommerce growth by taking risk off the table. Many of the world’s biggest brands and publicly traded companies selling online rely on Riskified for guaranteed protection against chargebacks, to fight fraud and policy abuse at scale, and to improve customer retention. Developed and managed by the largest team of ecommerce risk analysts, data scientists, and researchers, Riskified’s AI-powered fraud and risk intelligence platform analyzes the individual behind each interaction to provide real-time decisions and robust identity-based insights. Riskified is proud to work with incredible companies in virtually all industries including Acer, Gucci, Lorna Jane, GoPro, and many more.

We thrive in a collaborative work setting, alongside great people, to build and enhance products that matter. Abundant opportunities to create and contribute provide us with a sense of purpose that extends beyond ourselves, leaving a lasting impact. These sentiments capture why we choose Riskified every day.

About the Role

The Application Security team at Riskified ensures the security of Riskified’s products. In this role you will evaluate security architecture, design and implement technology, processes, and procedures by collaborating closely with developers, product managers, and other members of the security team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Initiate and improve processes, tools, and documentation that will support application security requirements
• Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures, services, and products
• Evaluate architecture, design, and code to identify and resolve potential vulnerabilities and security risks
• Work closely with development teams to prioritize and resolve application security issues and implement security best practices, frameworks, etc.
• Assist in identifying and responding to security issues in Riskified’s environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years application security hands-on experience
• Experience performing security design and code reviews, threat modeling, and customizing application security solutions
• Strong understanding of common security attacks and their remediation
• Hands-on experience with AI tools and AI-based security solutions
• Experience performing security design reviews and security testing for AI systems, LLM-based applications, and AI agents
• Experience with programming languages: Ruby, Scala, Python, JavaScript, etc. (Advantage)
• Ability to work well with developers and product management
• Experience working in high scale SaaS environment (Advantage)
• Knowledge of microservice architecture, web technologies, and APIs (Advantage)
• Ability to explain complex security problems
• Excellent problem solving skills

We Offer

• Base Salary: €60,000 - €70,000 gross annually
• Transparent salary ranges to support fairness, clarity, and informed decision-making early in the process
• Bonus target and eligibility for stock-based awards
• Comprehensive perks and benefits package
• Culture, community, and learning and development programs

Life at Riskified

We are a fast-growing and dynamic tech company with 750+ team members globally. We value collaboration and innovative thinking.

We’re looking for bright, driven, and passionate people to grow with us.

Some of our Lisbon Benefits & Perks:

• Hybrid mode of work
• Flexible schedule
• Healthcare benefits
• Fully-stocked kitchens
• Benefits package per month-per your choice, e.g., work-from-home equipment, gym membership, wellbeing activities, and more.
• Wellness program
• Celebrations and activities
• Team events
• Happy hours
• Awesome Riskified gifts and swags
• Volunteer programs
• Personal development
• Global onboarding
• Role-based technical skills training
• Full access to Udemy

In the News

• C-Tech: We need to find the balance between leveraging innovative AI solutions and using them cautiously
• Built In: How We Built This: A Riskified Technologist Unpacks The Company’s Beacon Technology
• Globes: Riskified is among Israel’s fastest growing companies
• Yahoo: Riskified Earns "Top Rated" Award Across Four TrustRadius Solution Categories

Riskified is deeply committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all individuals. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.