Offensive Security Engineer (AI)

Location: Hybrid roles available in San Francisco, London, and New York City; remote options restricted to United States, United Kingdom, and Serbia.

Salary: $250,000 – $350,000

Company

Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine company building the next generation of search and information retrieval systems.

What you will do

• Execute red and purple team engagements across AWS, Kubernetes, and corporate environments.
• Perform continuous penetration testing of web applications, APIs, and mobile clients.
• Assess AI/ML security boundaries including prompt injection, model exfiltration, and agent abuse.
• Develop and maintain custom offensive tooling and automation to improve security coverage.
• Collaborate with defensive teams on adversary simulations and threat modeling sessions.
• Drive remediation efforts by translating complex findings into actionable security narratives for engineers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in offensive security, red teaming, or penetration testing.
• Deep technical expertise in at least two areas: cloud security, web/API security, Kubernetes, or endpoint security.
• Strong programming skills in Python or Go for custom tooling and exploit development.
• Proven track record of discovering impactful vulnerabilities in production environments.
• Proficiency with industry-standard offensive tools like Burp Suite and Cobalt Strike.
• Experience assessing security vulnerabilities within AI/LLM applications or agentic workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees, including equity.
• Health, dental, vision, and retirement accounts for U.S. staff.
• Tailored regional benefits for international employees.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI security challenges.
• Collaborative environment focused on adversarial hardening of high-scale systems.