Staff Software Engineer: AI Guardrails & Abuse Detection

jobr.pro; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary & Equity

401(k) Program with a 4% match

Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

Flexible Time Off + Holidays

Monthly Wellness Stipend

Job summary

Replit is seeking a Security Engineer with strong programming skills in Python and TypeScript to protect its platform from exploitation. The role involves building AI-powered detection systems and implementing LLM guardrails to prevent abuse.

This full-time position is based in Foster City, CA, requiring in-office attendance. Benefits include competitive salary, 401(k) plan, health insurance, and flexible time off.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in security engineering, anti-abuse, trust & safety, or fraud detection.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript for building detection systems and automation.
• Experience with SQL and data analysis at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement LLM guardrails that detect abuse scenarios in AI-generated code.
• Build AI-powered detection systems that use LLMs to identify malicious patterns.
• Maintain and extend internal detection tools that monitor user activity.

Skills

Security engineering

Python programming

TypeScript programming

Data analysis

Machine learning

Abuse detection

Communication skills

Tools

BigQuery

SQL

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Job description

Replit is seeking a Security Engineer with strong programming skills in Python and TypeScript to protect its platform from exploitation. The role involves building AI-powered detection systems and implementing LLM guardrails to prevent abuse.

This full-time position is based in Foster City, CA, requiring in-office attendance. Benefits include competitive salary, 401(k) plan, health insurance, and flexible time off.