AI Security Engineer, Platform Guardrails

Plaid; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Plaid in Washington, DC seeks a security-focused professional to be the first line of defense for AI security. You will review new AI technologies to identify risks before they ship and design controls that keep pace with AI advances.

You will build guardrails, identity management, and detection systems to enable aggressive AI use without compromising safety. Join Plaid to lead secure AI adoption.

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on experience securing AI technologies and related tooling.
• Experience deploying guardrails or sandboxes, or managing AI identities.
• Experience running AI security reviews or mitigating prompt injection.

Responsibilities

• Review AI systems for security risk before and after deployment.
• Design and deploy guardrails, sandboxes, and controls that constrain AI actions.
• Track AI identities and access, balancing risk with agility.
• Detect and mitigate prompt injection across Plaid's AI surface.
• Lead AI-focused security reviews and set minimal security bar.

Skills

AI security

Guardrails

AI identities

Prompt injection

Security tooling

Job description

Plaid in Washington, DC seeks a security-focused professional to be the first line of defense for AI security. You will review new AI technologies to identify risks before they ship and design controls that keep pace with AI advances.

You will build guardrails, identity management, and detection systems to enable aggressive AI use without compromising safety. Join Plaid to lead secure AI adoption.