Backend Engineer, AI Security
Core
Building security infrastructure primitives and tooling layers for Stripe's AI stack to detect and protect against AI-specific threats like prompt injection and jailbreaks.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (AI security)
Builds
Security frameworks integrated with core AI infrastructure and detection/protection tools for the inference path
Domain
Financial technology + AI security
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
software development, system design, cross-team collaboration, high-quality code, ambiguity navigation, complex problem reasoning
Preferred skills
infrastructure systems development, security engineering, AI agents/LLM systems
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Build security frameworks integrated with core AI infrastructure; Design and implement defenses against AI-specific threats; Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure secure AI infrastructure; Support integration of security primitives; Uphold engineering standards and improve codebase; Design systems defining the state of the art for AI security
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC