Research Engineer, Post-Training

Melian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Melian seeks a hands-on security-minded software engineer with ML experience to join our SecOps team in the United States. You will design experiments, fine-tune models, and work closely with engineering and security peers to build robust, observable systems.

A bachelor’s in CS or related field is required; Python proficiency and strong software engineering skills are essential. Experience with training ML models and a collaborative mindset are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong software engineering skills with emphasis on Python.
• Hands-on experience training, fine-tuning or evaluating ML models.
• Research mindset: design clear experiments and learn quickly from results.
• Ownership, clear communication and a collaborative approach.
• Security background is a plus.

Responsibilities

• We’re building the context and capabilities that help security teams do their best work.
• Bring your judgment, curiosity, and experience to SecOps.
• Collaborate with engineering and security peers to improve observability and resilience.

Skills

Python

ML modeling

Software engineering

Research mindset

Ownership & communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

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.