Autonomous Pentest Agent Engineer (LLM-Powered)

Horizon3 AI

United States

Hybrid

USD 169,000 - 208,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Horizon3 AI is seeking an experienced software engineer to develop an autonomous pentester. The role emphasizes building reliable systems and orchestration for LLM applications in cybersecurity.

The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience, strong Python skills, and the ability to build and evaluate LLM-powered applications.

Competitive compensation includes a salary range from $169,000 to $208,000 annually and additional stock options.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years building production software, with strong Python.
  • Experience with LLM-powered applications, function calling, and multi-step orchestration.
  • Track record of making LLMs reliable in production.

Responsibilities

  • Build and evolve the agent harness and orchestration for autonomous pentesting.
  • Design tools and feedback the agent uses to probe and exploit.
  • Own and grow the evaluation infrastructure for the agent.

Skills

Python
LLM-powered applications
Evaluation systems
Prompt engineering
Software fundamentals

Job description

Horizon3 AI is seeking an experienced software engineer to develop an autonomous pentester. The role emphasizes building reliable systems and orchestration for LLM applications in cybersecurity.

The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience, strong Python skills, and the ability to build and evaluate LLM-powered applications.

Competitive compensation includes a salary range from $169,000 to $208,000 annually and additional stock options.

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