Offensive Security Engineer, AI

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 139,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Equity and bonus eligibility

Job summary

Ladders is seeking an Offensive Security Engineer, AI to join a leader in the Finance & Insurance space. This role strengthens the security of AI systems through offensive testing, custom tooling, and automation, collaborating with engineering teams to identify vulnerabilities and validate fixes.

You will apply generative AI responsibly to enhance security workflows while maintaining human oversight, mentor junior engineers, and help keep production environments secure and resilient.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in application security, penetration testing, or offensive security with a focus on custom security tooling.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs or frontier models for automating security tasks.
• Experience red teaming AI systems, including prompt injection and jailbreak testing.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability classes, including OWASP Top 10 and SANS Top 25, with a proven track record in production environments.
• Proficient in Python or Go for writing production-grade security tools.
• Ability to use generative AI responsibly, ensuring human oversight for effective outputs.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain custom security scanners using frontier models for vulnerability detection.
• Lead red teaming efforts against internal AI systems, focusing on jailbreak testing and prompt injection.
• Develop AI-driven automation for vulnerability triage and remediation workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to prioritize and verify fixes for critical vulnerabilities.
• Mentor junior security engineers on integrating AI into offensive security workflows.

Skills

Offensive security

Security tooling

Red teaming

Python/Go

LLMs / frontier models

Vulnerability management

Generative AI safety

Tools

Python

Go

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Offensive Security Engineer, AI to join the team of a leader in the Finance & Insurance space.

This role will focus on strengthening the security of AI systems through offensive testing, custom tooling, and automation. You will work closely with engineering partners to identify vulnerabilities, validate fixes, and improve the resilience of production environments. The position also involves applying generative AI responsibly to enhance security workflows while maintaining human oversight.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $154,000+ annually

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain custom security scanners using frontier models for vulnerability detection.
• Lead red teaming efforts against internal AI systems, focusing on jailbreak testing and prompt injection.
• Develop AI-driven automation for vulnerability triage and remediation workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to prioritize and verify fixes for critical vulnerabilities.
• Mentor junior security engineers on integrating AI into offensive security workflows.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in application security, penetration testing, or offensive security with a focus on custom security tooling.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs or frontier models for automating security tasks and building scanners.
• Experience red teaming AI systems, including prompt injection and jailbreak testing.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability classes, including OWASP Top 10 and SANS Top 25, with a proven track record in production environments.
• Proficient in at least one programming language, such as Python or Go, for writing production-grade security tools.
• Ability to use generative AI responsibly, ensuring human oversight for effective outputs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Equity and bonus eligibility.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.