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Sr Staff Security Researcher (AI-Assisted Vulnerability Research)

Santa Clara, United States of America💼 Full-time💰 $139,600–$139,600🗓 2026-06-08 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design, implement, and improve AI-assisted vulnerability research workflows using LLMs and AI agents to discover, validate, and report high-impact software vulnerabilities.

Role type

Sr Staff Security Researcher (AI-assisted vulnerability research)

Builds

AI/security harnesses, validation pipelines, reproducible research experiments, and open-source security tools

Domain

Cybersecurity, AI/ML, Software Vulnerability Research

Deliverable

production ML models | research | client delivery

Required skills

vulnerability research, reverse engineering, fuzzing, exploit development, program analysis, security automation, LLM/AI agent integration, root-cause analysis, exploitability assessment, harness design, validation logic, oracle design, evaluation metrics, strong programming, modern OS knowledge, network protocols, application security

Preferred skills

PhD in CS/Cybersecurity/AI/ML, building AI agent harnesses, handling real vulnerabilities end-to-end, knowledge of Web/OS/Cloud/Supply Chain security, public track record of CVEs/papers/bug bounties, maintainer relationships

Technologies

LLMs, AI agents, fuzzing frameworks, static/dynamic analysis tools, reverse engineering automation, security automation frameworks

Responsibilities

Design and build AI/security harnesses for vulnerability discovery and validation; Produce high-quality research artifacts including technical reports, benchmarks, and CVEs; Conduct deep technical analysis including reverse engineering and exploitability assessment; Build reusable research infrastructure and automation pipelines; Analyze large-scale harness outputs to identify research opportunities; Use AI tools to improve vulnerability research quality and speed

Seniority

Sr Staff, hands-on IC with strategic impact

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