Senior Research Engineer, Threat Intelligence

Towards AI, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Towards AI, Inc. seeks a Senior Research Engineer for Threat Intelligence to bridge threat research with production engineering.

You will transform malware findings and behavioral patterns into detection rules and data feeds, building platform components and automating research workflows. You will coordinate across teams to define data contracts and schemas for downstream consumption, and implement model-driven workflows while maintaining output quality and system performance in production

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.
• 5 to 8 years of hands-on engineering experience in threat intelligence, security research, or detection engineering.
• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, and cloud infrastructure; production systems using language models preferred.
• Working knowledge of STIX, TAXII, and MITRE ATT&CK.

Responsibilities

• Bridge threat research and production engineering, turning malware findings into production rules and data feeds.
• Build and maintain platform components, automate research workflows, ensure data pipeline reliability.
• Coordinate across teams to define data contracts and schemas for downstream consumption; implement model-driven workflows.

Skills

SQL

Python

TypeScript

Go

Threat intelligence

Security research

Detection engineering

Data pipelines

CI/CD

Cloud infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

AWS

Splunk

Kinesis

Job description

# Senior Research Engineer, Threat Intelligence## SecurityScorecardPublished 18 Jul 2026### Share this jobWashington, DC140K - 150K USD AnnualFull Time## Role Highlights### Languages usedSQLPythonTypeScriptGO### Key skillsPrompt EngineeringComputer ScienceAPIProduct ManagementCICDCloud InfrastructureRisk ManagementSecuritySAASStartupResearchMalwareClusterServersDataAutomationLoggingStreamingBatchContainersMathematicsQuantitative### Tools, Libraries and FrameworksAWSSplunkKinesis## DescriptionThe role involves bridging the gap between threat research and production engineering within the threat intelligence team. The individual will transform research artifacts such as malware findings and behavioral patterns into functional production systems like detection rules and data feeds. Responsibilities include building and maintaining platform components, automating research workflows, and ensuring the reliability of data pipelines. The position requires coordinating across teams to define data contracts and schemas for downstream consumption. Additionally, the role focuses on implementing model-driven workflows while maintaining rigorous standards for output quality and system performance.## Required Qualifications and SkillsCandidates must possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, though self-taught practitioners with strong public work are also considered. Applicants require 5 to 8 years of hands-on engineering experience, specifically with threat intelligence, security research, or detection engineering. Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, and cloud infrastructure is necessary, along with experience in production systems that utilize language models. Furthermore, candidates must demonstrate a working knowledge of industry standards such as STIX, TAXII, and MITRE ATT&CK.