Staff Security Researcher
GitHub · Germany · Security
About this role
GitHub is hiring a senior-level Security Analyst based in Germany. The posting calls out experience with Git, Security, Performance Optimization, AI Agents.
- Role
- Security Analyst
- Function
- security
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Location
- Germany
- Department
- Security
- Posted
- May 15, 2026
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Job description
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Locations
In this role you can work from Remote, Germany
Overview
GitHub is seeking a Staff Security Researcher to join the GitHub Security Lab team. We’re looking for someone with deep expertise in code security and an easily verifiable track record of finding critical security vulnerabilities. We’re looking for someone who also has experience of building security tools for developers and has written blog posts and/or presented at conferences about their work.
In this role, you will find and report vulnerabilities in open source projects. You will help the maintainers to resolve the issues, for example by suggesting fixes and by helping them to coordinate the disclosure. You will also work with open source maintainers in other ways, such as helping to run workshops for the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund. You will create and publish tools that will help to make open source more secure. You should have an interest in using AI and agentic systems for security research, as that is an area that our team is increasingly focusing on.