Security Engineer

Position: Security Engineer-3
Location: Bengaluru

Who are we and What do we do?

Share Chat (Mohalla Tech Pvt Ltd) is India’s largest homegrown social media company and the only local player to achieve profitability in the industry, with 200+ million Monthly Monetizable Users across all its platforms.

Founded in 2015, Share Chat has social media brands such as the Share Chat App and Moj App and micro drama app Quick

TV under its portfolio. Quick

TV, the newest addition to Share Chat's family of apps, crossed the 10 million downloads mark within 3 months of launch and currently has 60

Mn MAUs across the network viewing the vertical episodic content.

Today, the Share Chat network maintains a whopping 1,000 Cr ARR and is India’s leading social media platform servicing users across the country in 15 regional languages. This growth has led to a 28% YoY revenue growth in the July-Sept (2025-26) quarter and increased it by more than 60% in the Oct-Dec quarter.

What You’ll Do

Product & Application Security
Perform deep security assessments of :
Mobile apps-Android/iOS
Web applications and APIs
Backend micro services
Identify complex vulnerabilities including:
business logic flaws
auth bypass
IDORs
abuse & automation risks
Conduct advanced penetration testing and vulnerability research

Build Security as a Platform

Design and implement internal platforms for:
automated pen testing & scanning
secure-by-default service templates
secrets and key management
policy enforcement in CI/CD & infra
Eliminate repetitive manual security tasks through tooling

Cloud, Infra & WAF Security

Architect security across:
Kubernetes & micro services
IAM & workload identity
Envoy/API gateways & WAFs
Build protections against:
OWASP API threats
bot abuse & scraping

Senior Platform Security Engineer2
DDoS and traffic anomalies
Threat Modeling & Secure Design
Lead threat modeling for major product launches and platform components
Influence architecture to reduce systemic risk
Design resilient security controls from day one
Secure Code & Engineering Partnership
Perform deep security-focused code reviews
Work directly with engineers to build secure systems
Define secure coding standards and reusable libraries

Who are you?

5+ years in Product Security, Security Engineering, or Platform Security
Strong offensive security background (pen testing, bug hunting, vulnerability research)
Deep expertise across:
Mobile, web, and API security OWASP Top 10 & logic flaws Threat modeling & secure design
Solid engineering skills in at least one backend language (Go, Python, Java, Node.js)
Strong knowledge of: cloud security (GCP/AWS/OCI) Kubernetes & micro services security
Experience building security automation platforms or internal tools

Experience with :
WAF tuning & abuse prevention
Service mesh / API gateway security
Infrastructure-as-code security Background in high-scale consumer platforms
Bug bounty or red team experience

Where will you be?

Bangalore

What's in it for you?
Massive real-world attack surface
Complex distributed systems & mobile-first platform
Opportunity to architect company-wide security foundations

At Share Chat, our values— Ownership, Speed, User Empathy, Integrity, and First Principles —are at the core of our ways of working. We believe in hiring top talent and grooming future leaders by providing a flexible environment to aid growth and development.
Our Elite Benefits Suite:
Wealth & Security:  ESOPs and comprehensive insurance coverage.
Lifestyle:  Hybrid working culture, Gym allowance, and Zomato coupons.
Family Support:  Monthly childcare allowance for women employees.
And Many more…