About LINE Corp.

Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

At 83 million domestic users, or 65% of the population, LINE is Japan's most popular messaging application. It is also popular throughout Asia, boasting approximately 186 million users globally.

Key benefits

  • Build reliable systems at scale
  • Room to grow
  • Healthy work/life balance

About the position

Responsibilities

Ensure the security and quality of a wide range services and products developed by LINE and group companies. Platforms and technologies include Web, mobile, desktop, IoT, Fintech, and more.

Major Responsibilities

  • security consulting at the planning and design stage
  • security testing and risk assessment
  • abuse analysis and prevention
  • LINE Security Bug Bounty operation

LINE Application Security Team Profile

  • We strive to perform most security tasks in-house, and employ security engineers full-time.
  • Security engineers get full access to source code, and can communicate directly with developers and product owners.
  • Security engineers are free to choose and build their tools: we employ both open source, commercial, and in-house security tools and solutions.
  • We value speed, efficiency, and direct communication. High-overhead risk and vulnerability reporting is generally unnecessary.
  • We support and encourage OSS contributions, CTF participation, journal publishing and conference participations in the fields of computer security and science.

Preferred Qualifications

  • software engineering experience
  • contributions to OSS projects, especially related to security
  • high-profile CTF participation
  • presentations and publications in the fields of computer security
  • Experience in of the following
    • design, development, or security review of large-scale software systems
    • security testing and vulnerability reporting for Web, mobile, or IoT applications/devices
    • large-scale log analysis and pattern/anomaly detection

An edge to have

  • Fintech or blockchain-related development or security testing experience

Language Skills

Ability to communicate in English or Japanese. Bilinguals welcome.

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About LINE Corp.

Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

At 83 million domestic users, or 65% of the population, LINE is Japan's most popular messaging application. It is also popular throughout Asia, boasting approximately 186 million users globally.

Key benefits

  • Build reliable systems at scale
  • Room to grow
  • Healthy work/life balance

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