Information Security Engineer Lead at Neko Health (Stockholm, Sweden)
Neko Health· Stockholm, Sweden·
Role details
Neko Health at a glance
Preventive full-body health scanning built on proprietary in-house hardware and AI, co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek.
Neko Health runs a roughly one-hour, non-invasive full-body health scan that captures skin, cardiovascular, and blood data using hardware it designs and builds in-house, then has a doctor review the results with the member on the spot, aiming to catch disease early in people who feel healthy.
~$325M raised · latest: Series B ($260M, January 2025, at a $1.8B valuation) · backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Atomico, Lakestar
Job description
Mission Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.
In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives.
Job Title: Information Security Engineering Lead Location: Stockholm, London, or Berlin Employment Type: Full-time
Role Purpose
Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest environment for Neko's members and developers. We embed security into the entire product lifecycle, from initial design and think-it through launch and beyond. In this role, you will also work with and lead software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities, conduct in-depth security reviews throughout the product lifecycle, build security capabilities into CI/CD pipelines, and improve detection.
What You'll Deliver in the First 6-12 Months
- Conduct security reviews, research and reproduce vulnerabilities, design secure protocols and systems, and write tests and fuzzers.
- Review and develop secure operational practices and provide security guidance for engineers and staff.
- Assess designs and look for vulnerabilities, both with launch reviews and longer-term engagements.
- Look for vulnerabilities with techniques including but not limited to AI, manual code review, fuzzing, and static code analysis.
- Perform threat modelling of large and complex systems to quickly determine areas that warrant further investigation and direct security review.
- Leverage AI tools and agents in your day-to-day work to scale your own capabilities.
- Hardening and securing cloud infrastructures
Minimum Qualifications
- 5 years of experience with security assessments, security design reviews, or security engineering.
- Experience in one or more general purpose languages, preferably C#, Python, C++, Javascript or Java.
- Experience with cloud infrastructures like Azure, GCP or AWS
Preferred Qualifications
- 10 years of experience with security assessments, security design reviews, or security engineering.
- Understanding both offensive and defensive security methods.
- Experience in three or more general purpose languages, preferably C#, Python, C++, Javascript or Java.
- Good knowledge and experience with breaking and securing cloud infrastructures like Azure, GCP or AWS
Why work at Neko Health
- Mission-Driven: The company was founded to solve the fundamental problem of late-stage diagnosis by focusing on prevention. The work is presented as having a direct, positive impact on human longevity.
- Culture & Engineering: The company actively showcases a deep engineering culture where “clinical insight can become a hardware iteration overnight.” Clinicians and engineers share the same floor, fostering rapid iteration and innovation.
- Compensation & Benefits: Salaries are benchmarked via market research. Benefits include comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401K, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, CME Days, and Commuter Benefits.
- Work Model: Roles are on-site at specific clinic locations. Training for medical roles is fully paid. The interview process is designed to give candidates a feel for the culture and mission.
- Growth Trajectory: With 80+ active job postings and triple-digit growth in hiring, the company is in a high-growth phase, offering significant career development opportunities.