Principal Software Engineer (Security, AI)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (Security, AI): Leading the charge in securing cutting-edge AI initiatives within hirify.global Edge with an accent on understanding emerging threats and modern defenses. Focus on researching new AI-driven vulnerabilities and implementing practical mitigations to protect users and shape industry-leading AI security practices.

Location: Must live within a 50-mile commute of a designated hirify.global office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location and work from the office at least four days per week.

Salary: USD $139,900 – $304,200 per year.

Company

hirify.global’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

What you will do

• Partner with stakeholders to determine user requirements for complex safety scenarios, including demonstrating security attacks.
• Provide technical leadership for identifying dependencies and developing design documents for hirify.global Edge and underlying AI platforms.
• Mentor others to produce extensible and maintainable code.
• Lead project plans, release plans, and work items for multiple products, leveraging subject-matter expertise.
• Hold accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers and monitoring for novel security vulnerabilities.
• Proactively seek new knowledge to improve the security baseline, efficiency, and performance of products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet hirify.global, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the hirify.global Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor’s Degree and 12+ years experience OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in AI/ML security or equivalent recent security expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to apply AI knowledge in practice including prompt engineering, grounding, or model fine tuning.
• Demonstrated ability to both break systems and discover novel security flaws as well as building safeguards to mitigate them.
• Experience with Modern browsers, especially chromium-based browsers.
• Experience representing a team in multi-stakeholder environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Employees come together with a growth mindset to innovate and empower others.
• Values include respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion.