AI-Enabled Vulnerability Research Engineer — TS/SCI

Visionist Inc; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 187,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

PTO & holidays

Parental leave

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401(k) with match

Lifestyle bonus

Job summary

Visionist, Inc. seeks a Software Engineer specializing in AI-enabled vulnerability research to join our AI-enabled vulnerability research team on a funded prime contract.

You will design, develop, and maintain AI-driven tools for CNE and VR, leading complex features from requirements through deployment, and mentoring engineers in a fast-paced mission-focused environment. The role requires a Bachelor's in a technical field, 12 years of software engineering experience, and proficiency in Python,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; additional 4 years of experience may substitute
• 12 years of experience in Software Engineering
• Experience independently designing, developing, testing, and delivering complex software systems
• Proficiency in Python, including modular design and automated testing
• Experience with AI-enabled CNE or vulnerability research and evaluating AI-generated findings
• Knowledge of reverse engineering, debugging, dynamic analysis, fuzzing, and crash triage
• Experience with isolated execution environments, runtime instrumentation, execution tracing, and evidence collection
• Experience developing LLM applications or agentic systems with tool integration, state management, and evaluation
• Experience developing backend services and REST APIs using FastAPI, Flask, or Django, and PostgreSQL
• Experience with Linux systems, Git, CI/CD, and code reviews
• Ability to translate complex requirements into technical solutions and mentor engineers

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain AI-enabled software and research tools for vulnerability research
• Lead development and delivery of complex software features from requirements through deployment
• Develop agentic AI harnesses to orchestrate research tools and manage execution state
• Build sandbox-based dynamic analysis capabilities to observe software behavior
• Integrate debugging, instrumentation, fuzzing, and crash analysis into automated workflows
• Develop evaluations to assess finding validity and AI-assisted analysis effectiveness
• Develop backend services, REST APIs, data pipelines, and UIs to support workflows
• Troubleshoot issues across software, AI integrations, and execution environments
• Lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and communicate progress and risks to stakeholders

Skills

Python

AI-enabled CNE/VR

LLM apps

Backend APIs

Git & CI/CD

Reverse engineering

Debugging & Fuzzing

Linux

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

FastAPI

Flask

Django

PostgreSQL

Git

Job description

Visionist, Inc. seeks a Software Engineer specializing in AI-enabled vulnerability research to join our AI-enabled vulnerability research team on a funded prime contract.

You will design, develop, and maintain AI-driven tools for CNE and VR, leading complex features from requirements through deployment, and mentoring engineers in a fast-paced mission-focused environment. The role requires a Bachelor's in a technical field, 12 years of software engineering experience, and proficiency in Python,