Lead Security Engineer, AI/Robotics Infrastructure

Physical Intelligence; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Physical Intelligence is a research-forward company focused on securing AI infrastructure and enabling researchers to work securely at speed. You will build practical protections, collaborate with researchers and engineers, and develop tools that guard models, data, and compute across cloud environments.

You will bring hands-on offensive security experience and strong coding skills to identify vulnerabilities, implement fixes, and raise security standards in our fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Track record of partnering with engineering teams.
• Experience operating and securing cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on offensive security experience.
• Connections in the security community.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate systems that protect our models, data, and compute.
• Partner with researchers and engineers on architecture and development workflows.
• Automate access management, infrastructure safeguards, and software delivery checks.
• Write production-quality tools and contribute fixes to engineering repositories.
• Find and exploit vulnerabilities, assess their impact, and validate fixes with system owners.
• Set security priorities and bring in outside expertise where needed.

Skills

Python

Go

Cloud security

IAM

CI/CD

Collaboration

Offensive security

Tools

Linux

Containers

CI/CD tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Physical Intelligence is a research-forward company focused on securing AI infrastructure and enabling researchers to work securely at speed. You will build practical protections, collaborate with researchers and engineers, and develop tools that guard models, data, and compute across cloud environments.

You will bring hands-on offensive security experience and strong coding skills to identify vulnerabilities, implement fixes, and raise security standards in our fast-moving environment.