AI Security Software Engineer (Starshield)
Core
Design and build security-critical AI agents to automate network and systems defense for Starshield's in-space mesh networks and secure communication systems.
Role type
Senior IC AI Security Software Engineer
Builds
Secure in-space mesh networks, next-gen communication and sensing software, and automated security defense systems for government use.
Domain
National security, space systems, AI security, LLM security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Software engineering, Agent engineering and security, LLM attack surface analysis, Network and operating system security, Incident response and adversary detection
Preferred skills
Cryptography, Authentication, Red-teaming/penetration-testing LLMs, Prompt injection defense, LLM infrastructure management, Autonomous agent design
Technologies
Python, C++, Golang, LLMs, Distributed systems
Responsibilities
Design and build security-critical agents for Starshield that automate network and systems defense, Leverage AI to discover and fix security issues in Starshield infrastructure, Provide guidance and perform testing of AI integrations into new and existing Starshield systems, Identify new areas of the program where meaningful security improvements can be gained via automation and AI, Maintain existing production systems and improve security posture via both direct implementation and recommendations to other teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC