Research Engineer, Agents

Melian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Melian is seeking a security-focused engineer to join our SecOps team. You will contribute by applying strong software engineering skills in Python and by training, fine-tuning, and evaluating machine-learning models. You design clear experiments, learn quickly from results, and bring ownership and clear communication to a collaborative team.

A security background is a plus, not required. We are building context and capabilities to empower security teams to do their best work; bring your

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong software engineering skills, especially in Python.
• Hands-on experience training, fine-tuning or evaluating machine-learning models.
• Research taste: design clear experiments and learn quickly from results.
• Ownership, clear communication, and a collaborative approach.
• Security background is a plus, not a requirement.

Skills

Python

ML model training

Experiment design

Communication

Collaborative work

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Python

Job description

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree is a plus, not a requirement.
• Strong software engineering skills, especially in Python.
• Hands-on experience training, fine-tuning or evaluating machine-learning models.
• Research taste: you design clear experiments and learn quickly from the results.
• Ownership, clear communication, and a collaborative approach.
• A background in security is a plus, not a requirement.

What you bring

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree is a plus, not a requirement.
• Strong software engineering skills, especially in Python.
• Hands-on experience training, fine-tuning or evaluating machine-learning models.
• Research taste: you design clear experiments and learn quickly from the results.
• Ownership, clear communication, and a collaborative approach.
• A background in security is a plus, not a requirement.

SecOps as it should be.

We're building the context and capabilities that help security teams do their best work. Bring your judgment, curiosity, and experience.