Sonar
Software Development
ApplicationSecurityResearcher
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“Application Security Researcher at Sonar. Skills: Application Security, Static Analysis, SAST. Build expertise on language ecosystems. Identify common vulnerabilities”
What You'll Achieve.
Provide the best SAST solution on the market
Industry & Context.
Must be willing to be in Bochum
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Mastering application security basics, Knowing the most common vulnerabilities, How to locate vulnerabilities in the code, How to exploit basic vulnerabilities, Having a developer mindset, Experience with coding lifecycle, Ability to produce secure code, Ability to do code reviews, Ability to jump into an unknown codebase, Ability to jump into an unknown language, Ability to jump into an unknown framework, Master at least one programming language, Master its development environment, Communication skills, Listening constructive ideas, Expressing constructive ideas, High level of autonomy, Accepting help from team members, Accepting feedback from team members, Ability to work with non-security experts, Ability to communicate with non-security experts
Nice to Have
Understanding of static analysis mechanisms, Ability to challenge rule implementation
What You'll Do.
Build expertise on language ecosystems
Identify common vulnerabilities
Investigate how vulnerabilities materialize
Define static analysis rules
Interact with user community
Clarify user feedback
Turn feedback into actions
Refine vulnerability detection rules
Improve taint-analyzer reports
Drive innovation for SAST engine
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work and communicate with non-security experts; Accepting help and feedback from team members
Communication Scope
Communication skills; Listening constructive ideas; Expressing constructive ideas; Ability to communicate with non-security experts
Full Job Description
## Description Who is Sonar? Sonar is driving the future of agent-centric software development. As the leader in AI code review and verification, we solve a critical problem: ensuring that software generated by AI-assisted developers or autonomous agents is reliable, secure, and maintainable. Integrating seamlessly with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, and Devin, we help over 75% of the Fortune 100 build trusted, reliable, compliant software. Customers who use Sonar are 44% less likely to report an outage due to AI-generated code. We believe code verification is the critical missing link in the Agent-Centric Development Cycle (AC/DC). Industry giants like Nvidia, ServiceNow, Booking.com, Goldman Sachs, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company.count on us to provide independent, explainable, consistent review and governance of their AI-generated code via products like: SonarQube: The world’s leading AI code review and verification platform. SonarQube Foundation Agent: Currently topping the leaderboards for agentic software repair. SonarSweep & Sonar Context Augmentation: Providing the enterprise-grade context and constraints agents need to be truly effective. Our team operates across global hubs in Austin, Bochum, Dubai, Geneva, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington D.C. We move with a mindset we call CODE: Committed to our customers and community. Obsessed with quality. Deliberate in our decisions. Effective as one team. With over $400M in revenue and profitable, fast-paced growth, we are building the backbone of the AI software revolution. If you’re hungry to have an impact, want to build at a fast pace, and ready to work at the forefront of AI, we want to hear from you. Position description As an Application Security Researcher, you play a central role in realizing our ambition to provide the best SAST solution on the market. Like us, you believe that application security is not the responsibility of a few experts and that developers can hav
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