Get to know us

Do you want to help us shape what the future of work will look like and how it will best embrace our life's aspirations? If this sounds like a journey you want to embark on, we may have the right role for you!

PayFit is an intuitive cloud-based payroll and employee management solution designed specifically for SMBs. Since 2015, we have set ourselves a mission to simplify payroll for SMBs and enable employers and employees to grow together. We are a European company operating from 3 main countries (France, Spain, and the UK) where we are supporting over 10,000 clients. 

Creating a fulfilling work environment and culture is also a core mission at PayFit, and our day-to-day work philosophy is reflected in our four values:

Care

We genuinely care for others whoever they are, whatever they think.

Excellence

We aim to improve and achieve better results every day.

Humility 

Staying humble and exchanging transparent feedback helps us to grow and improve.

Passion

We are the architects of PayFit's success.

A key part of our culture, and essential for our success, is also improving the diversity of our teams and building an inclusive culture where you can be yourself at work. 

This is why our recruitment focuses on the skills you demonstrate, and not only on your academic background or previous professional experiences. At PayFit we understand that you can gain applicable skills through a variety of life experiences and we are interested in knowing them, too.

Your mission will be to lead the Engineering Security Team at PayFit, which will involve interaction with other teams and promoting a security vision in the engineering department and at organisation level.

You will:

•  Manage the application and cloud security team within the Engineering Department

•  Develop and mentor your team

•  Define the roadmap, with the team, in coordination with other security teams and all stakeholders

•  Ensure security of the architecture and code review of product features

•  Conduct security assessments and penetration testing of the PayFit application and infrastructure

•  Respond to security incidents and investigate vulnerabilities

•  Stay up-to-date on the latest security threats and vulnerabilities

•  Promote best practices in applicative security through awareness sessions, security standards and direct communication

•  Monitor and report on security metrics

•  Build and maintain a strong partnership with all stakeholders

•  Foster a security and privacy culture

This role is for you if :

•  You have 7+ years of experience as a security engineer

•  You have experience of leading or managing security teams

•  You are comfortable with both Application and Cloud Security

•  You have experience of working in SaaS or equivalent modern ecosystem (IaC, GitOps, DevSecOps, etc…)

It would be great if you also: 

• Have a good understanding of software engineering with JS or other languages

• Have experience with AWS services

• Have experience of scripting with Python

We are always looking for the best candidates, so if you think you would be a good fit even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements we would love to hear from you! 

Your future team:

You will be managing an AppSec Squad, that is a team of 3 AppSec and CloudSec engineerings.

The team is a part of the Internal Developer Platform Tribe that is responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure and platforms that empower developers to create and deploy software effectively.

Our primary objective is to enhance the developer experience (DevEx) by providing a dependable, scalable, and secure platform, while also assisting other teams in its efficient utilization.

What we offer

Flexibility: We believe it is key to produce your best work and to be fulfilled. We therefore offer the possibility to work away from our main offices, within France/UK/Spain; as well as abroad for a defined period of time. Further requirements may apply depending on the role and your overall experience.

Learning & Development: In PayFit we have a great learning platform where you can learn new skills everyday with the support of our company. We also have English language courses to improve your business communication vocabulary and get to the next level.

Career Development: We want you to progress and be free to choose which direction you want to grow. There are also opportunities for internal moves.

Health promotion: Gym membership conditions depending on country and 4 paid sessions with a mental health practitioner and online support with Moka Care.

Health insurance: with conditions depending on the country.

Meals: Restaurant tickets.

Home office budget: To help you get set up in the best conditions. A MacBook as our standard working tool.

Disability Inclusion: All of our positions are open to any person living with a disability. To guarantee equal treatment and opportunities, we will take, based on individual needs, appropriate measures to adapt the work conditions of PayFiters with disabilities, and if needed also during the recruitment process. Please let us know what you need and we will do our best to accommodate!