Offensive Security Engineer, AI
Core
Pioneer how Coinbase uses frontier AI models to scale vulnerability discovery, red team AI systems, and automate security workflows.
Role type
senior IC offensive security engineer (AI-augmented)
Builds
AI-driven security tooling, custom scanners, and automation for vulnerability triage and remediation
Domain
cybersecurity, AI security, application security
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
penetration testing, red teaming AI systems, prompt injection analysis, jailbreak testing, vulnerability research, Python or Go programming, OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25
Preferred skills
building custom security tooling, leveraging frontier models for automation
Technologies
LLMs, frontier models, generative AI
Responsibilities
Build and maintain custom security scanners leveraging frontier models; lead red teaming efforts against internal AI systems; develop AI-driven automation for vulnerability workflows; partner with engineering to remediate critical vulnerabilities; mentor junior engineers on AI integration
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
