Applied AI Engineer - AI Platform & Security

hackerone; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Equity stock options

Retirement plans

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

HackerOne seeks an AI Engineer on the AI Platform team to help build next‑generation AI security capabilities, including in‑platform AI security agent Hai. You will implement features that enhance vulnerability discovery, improve security analysis workflows, and expand detection and response across thousands of customers.

This is a remote role targeted for candidates within ~50 miles of Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; Washington, DC; or Austin, TX, with onsite presence once per week on Thursdays.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a software engineer, with hands-on experience building production systems.
• Experience integrating LLMs or generative AI models into applications. Hands-on experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or HuggingFace Transformers.
• Must be able and willing to come to the office once per week (typically Thursdays).

Responsibilities

• Apply an AI First mindset by building and integrating AI capabilities such as LLM-powered workflows, RAG pipelines, or orchestration components that enhance vulnerability detection and security automation.
• Demonstrate First Principles Problem Solving by breaking down AI and security challenges into clear components, identifying core assumptions, and implementing simple, maintainable solutions.
• Use Data-Driven Decision Making to evaluate model performance, test hypotheses, analyze telemetry, and iterate on features based on measurable impact.
• Practice Change Agility by adapting to evolving AI frameworks, product requirements, and security considerations while maintaining delivery momentum.
• Contribute to the development of our AI security agent, Hai, implementing features that enable natural language insights, reasoning workflows, and secure model interactions.
• Build and maintain APIs and services that enable secure interactions between AI models, internal systems, and third-party platforms.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Security Research, and Customer Success to clarify requirements, translate user needs into technical tasks, and deliver reliable solutions.
• Stay current with emerging AI and AI security trends, sharing learnings with the team and incorporating relevant advancements into your work.

Skills

Production systems

Generative AI

Office presence

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

HuggingFace Transformers

Job description

HackerOne seeks an AI Engineer on the AI Platform team to help build next‑generation AI security capabilities, including in‑platform AI security agent Hai. You will implement features that enhance vulnerability discovery, improve security analysis workflows, and expand detection and response across thousands of customers.

This is a remote role targeted for candidates within ~50 miles of Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; Washington, DC; or Austin, TX, with onsite presence once per week on Thursdays.