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title: 'Application Security Team Lead at AppsFlyer'
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# Application Security Team Lead at AppsFlyer

- **Company:** AppsFlyer
- **Location:** Herzliya, Israel
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-14
- **Apply:** https://careers.appsflyer.com/jobs/position/8883313002?gh_jid=8883313002

## Job description

AppsFlyer's Security team is looking for an experienced security leader to join us as an Application Security Team Lead. You'll lead a team of application security engineers and own how we secure our products, from design through code to production. You'll work closely with our R&D, DevOps and Product teams to build security into how we develop software, at scale.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who is highly motivated, always eager to learn and has a 'can do' attitude. You'll play a pivotal role in protecting our products against security threats and vulnerabilities by combining technical depth, sound judgment and clear communication. You'll set the direction for application security at AppsFlyer, grow the people on your team, and balance strategic programs with hands-on technical work.

## What you'll do

- Lead, mentor and grow a team of application security engineers, with full people management responsibility, including hiring, goal setting, performance reviews and career development.
- Own and evolve AppsFlyer's Secure SDLC (SSDLC) program, embedding security controls and standards across the development lifecycle.
- Own the penetration testing program, covering internal testing, external vendor engagements, scoping, and follow-up on fixes.
- Manage our bug bounty program, including triage, validation, severity rating, researcher communication, and driving fixes with R&D.
- Drive code security at scale by owning SAST, SCA, secrets detection and secure code review practices.
- Build security into our CI/CD pipelines, making security guardrails automated, reliable and developer-friendly.
- Define and track application security KPIs, and report on risk posture and progress to Security leadership.
- Partner with R&D leaders and cross-functional teams to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities based on risk.
- Take part in security incident response and lead post-incident reviews for application-related incidents.
- Run secure development training and security champions programs for developers.
- Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities and industry best practices in application and product security.

## What you have

- 7+ years of experience in application security, penetration testing or product security, ideally in a SaaS company.
- 2+ years of experience managing security engineers.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
- Deep understanding of web and API security concepts and protocols (e.g., OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Top 10, SSL/TLS, OAuth/OIDC).
- Hands-on experience with security testing tools such as Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, or similar.
- Proven experience building or running SSDLC programs, including SAST, DAST and SCA tooling and integrating it into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Experience managing a bug bounty program (e.g., HackerOne, Bugcrowd) and working with external pentest vendors.
- Experience with cloud security principles and best practices (e.g., AWS, GCP), containers and Kubernetes.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain security risks and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders as well as management.
- Experience working with large-scale R&D environments.

Bonus Points

- Hands-on coding experience (e.g., Python, Go, Java, Node.js).
- Experience securing applications built on frontier AI models, including AI/LLM application security (e.g., OWASP Top 10 for LLMs).
- Experience with agentic AI security and MCP security.
- Security certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, or GWAPT.
- Being introduced by an AppsFlyer team member.

## About AppsFlyer

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AppsFlyer provides a privacy-first, AI-powered Modern Marketing Cloud for unified measurement, data collaboration, and marketing analytics across mobile, web, CTV, and desktop.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D+; raised $1B in June 2026 at a $2.7B valuation)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (also global HQ in Herzliya, Israel)
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Oren Kaniel (CEO) and Reshef Mann (CTO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Marketing technology (MarTech) – mobile attribution, measurement, analytics, data collaboration
- Target customers: B2B – brands, marketers, app developers, and agencies of all sizes (startups to global enterprises)
- Mission: “Deliver AI-powered, privacy-first measurement technologies that turn data into growth opportunities.”

## Products & Services
- **Measurement Suite**: Omnichannel attribution and analytics to measure marketing performance across mobile, web, CTV, and desktop (SaaS).
- **Deep Linking Suite**: Tools for personalized user experiences and seamless cross-platform engagement (SaaS).
- **Data Collaboration Suite**: Privacy-safe data clean room and collaboration platform for secure data sharing with partners (SaaS).
- **Agentic AI Suite**: Autonomous, AI-driven workflows for user acquisition, retention, and marketing optimization (SaaS).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $2.7 billion (as of June 2026)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – over $1.2B (Series A $7.1M, B $20M, C $56M, D $210M in 2020, plus $1B round in 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: General Atlantic, Google, Meta, Unity, Moloco, Pitango Venture Capital, Qumra Capital, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Evolved from mobile attribution to “Modern Marketing Cloud” (Nov 2025)
  - Acquired Devtodev (gaming analytics) and oolo (AI user acquisition) in 2023
  - 15,000+ brands, 100,000+ active apps, 190+ countries reached
  - ~1,600 employees across 20+ offices globally (2026)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Privacy-first architecture**: Built for a world of rising privacy regulations; data clean room and consent-based measurement are core differentiators.
- **Industry standard for mobile attribution**: Recognized as the leading MMP (Mobile Measurement Partner) for over a decade.
- **AI-native platform**: Agentic AI Suite and automated workflows give marketers a competitive edge in efficiency and insight.
- **Global scale and partner ecosystem**: Integrates with Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon, AWS, and 8,000+ technology partners.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI and automation**: Deepening AI capabilities to enable autonomous marketing decisions.
- **Omnichannel expansion**: Moving beyond mobile to unify measurement across CTV, desktop, and offline.
- **Privacy-safe data collaboration**: Growing the Data Collaboration Suite to help brands and partners share insights without compromising privacy.
- **Continued global expansion**: Leveraging 20+ offices to serve local markets and enterprise clients.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “approachable professionals, passionate, flexible, and always learning” – encourages curiosity, experimentation, and learning from mistakes. [appsflyer.com](https://www.appsflyer.com/company/about/)
- **Stock options**: Every employee receives a stock option package. [careers.appsflyer.com](https://careers.appsflyer.com/)
- **Global mobility**: Global Employee Exchange Program (GEEP) lets employees spend a month in another office. [careers.appsflyer.com](https://careers.appsflyer.com/)
- **Perks**: Private health insurance, complimentary fitness classes, environmental sustainability support, flexible work arrangements. [careers.appsflyer.com](https://careers.appsflyer.com/)
- **Work model**: Mix of remote, hybrid, and in-office roles depending on location and team (e.g., some roles listed as “Remote”, others “In-Office”). [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/appsflyer)
- **Engineering culture**: Mission-critical platform; emphasis on data accuracy, privacy, and AI innovation. Teams are global and collaborative.

## Sources
1. [appsflyer.com](https://www.appsflyer.com/company/about/)
2. [careers.appsflyer.com](https://careers.appsflyer.com/)
3. [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppsFlyer)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/appsflyer)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/appsflyerhq)

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