AI Engineer - Applied Research for Secure AI

Corridor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI Security firm in San Francisco is seeking an AI Engineer to focus on building and experimenting with AI systems for code understanding and security. The role demands a strong engineering background, knowledge of machine learning, and hands-on experience with production-quality code. Applicants should have experience implementing end-to-end research ideas and collaborating on projects to enhance AI capabilities across the platform. This position offers opportunities for significant contributions in applied AI research and infrastructure development.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of industry or research experience in software engineering, ML, or a related field.
• Strong engineering background with experience building real systems or projects.
• Hands-on experience writing production-quality code (Python, ML frameworks, backend systems).

Responsibilities

• Build and experiment with AI systems for code understanding and vulnerability detection.
• Implement research ideas end-to-end, from prototypes to production-ready systems.
• Collaborate on applied research projects and contribute to publications or blog posts.

Skills

Software engineering

Machine learning

Production-quality code

Applied AI research

Model fine-tuning

Tools

Python

ML frameworks

Backend systems

Databases

Job description

A leading AI Security firm in San Francisco is seeking an AI Engineer to focus on building and experimenting with AI systems for code understanding and security. The role demands a strong engineering background, knowledge of machine learning, and hands-on experience with production-quality code. Applicants should have experience implementing end-to-end research ideas and collaborating on projects to enhance AI capabilities across the platform. This position offers opportunities for significant contributions in applied AI research and infrastructure development.