Senior Researcher - Security & AI
Core
Lead research at the intersection of security and AI, spanning both securing AI systems and applying AI to security problems.
Role type
Senior Researcher (Security & AI)
Builds
New techniques to protect sensitive data in AI systems, defenses against AI agent attacks, and practical security mechanisms.
Domain
Computer Security, Cryptography, Machine Learning, AI Safety
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Security research, Cryptography, Machine Learning, Systems security, Adversarial analysis, Threat modeling, Prototype development, Research publication
Preferred skills
AI security, LLM security, Agentic systems security, Privacy-enhancing technologies, Confidential computing, Red-teaming
Technologies
LLMs, AI agents, Secure machine learning frameworks, Cryptographic libraries
Responsibilities
Develop new techniques to protect sensitive and proprietary data in AI systems and pipelines. Investigate the security of AI agents and autonomous systems and develop principled defenses. Explore how AI can help address security problems including vulnerability discovery and attack detection. Design rigorous threat models, benchmarks, evaluations, and experimental methodologies for emerging AI security problems. Form hypotheses, build prototypes, design experiments, and evaluate new security mechanisms. Publish at top-tier security, systems, cryptography, and machine learning venues. Mentor interns and entry level researchers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
