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Posted August 14, 2026 · 18 days ago · Last seen September 1, 2026 · Est. expiry September 18, 2026

Application Security Engineer

Application Security Engineer / Penetration tester
How this salary compares
Salary Context: Application Security Engineer

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Salary analysis

Compared with the selected benchmark ("All roles in Anywhere"), this listing's salary midpoint is about 93% lower. The offer sits below the benchmark range (€7,424–€22,408). The listed pay band (€789–€1,353) is tighter than the benchmark, which suggests lower salary variability. This benchmark is based on 2 comparable listings.

Monthly salary comparison for Application Security Engineer
MarketLower bound (25th percentile)MedianUpper bound (75th percentile)
Market Average: Application Security Engineer€9,404/per month€12,587/per month€15,770/per month
All roles in Anywhere€7,424/per month€15,508/per month€22,408/per month
About the role

Growe welcomes those who are excited to: Triage, validate, and prioritize security findings from SAST, SCA, and Secret scanning tools, filter out false positives, assess risks, and track issues through to remediation; Conduct manual and tool-assisted code reviews to identify security vulnerabilities, logic flaws, and insecure implementation choices before code reaches production; Perform hands-on penetration testing of web applications, microservices, and APIs to uncover security vulnerabilities and business logic flaws; Audit REST and GraphQL APIs and web applications with a strong focus on core application security risks, authentication, authorization, and business logic. We need your professional experience: 2-4 years of experience in Application Security, Product Security, or Penetration Testing; Hands-on experience triaging and analyzing findings from Semgrep / OpenGrep, Gitleaks, Trivy, and OSV-Scanner; Experience with Burp Suite (Pro), Nuclei, Subfinder, SQLmap, Metasploit, and NetExec; Deep understanding of classic OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, including Injection flaws (SQLi, Command Injection), Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Broken Access Control / Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR / BOLA), Security Misconfigurations, Cryptographic Failures, Insecure Deserialization, and Mass Assignment; Solid knowledge of OWASP API Security Top 10 for REST and GraphQL architectures; Deep understanding of identity protocols and access control mechanics (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, SAML, RBAC/ABAC); Ability to identify complex authorization bypasses, session management flaws, and business logic bugs; Ability to read and analyze modern application code to spot security flaws (will be a plus); Understanding of cloud security principles in AWS environments and Kubernetes (K8s) security fundamentals (will be a plus); Intermediate level of English (spoken and written). We appreciate if you have those personal features: Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with engineering, product, and DevOps teams; Result-oriented mindset; Openness to learning. We are seeking those who align with our core values: GROWE TOGETHER: Our team is our main asset. We work together and support each other to achieve our common goals; DRIVE RESULT OVER PROCESS: We set ambitious, clear, measurable goals in line with our strategy and driving Growe to success; BE READY FOR CHANGE: We see challenges as opportunities to grow and evolve.

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