Staff Security Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Security Engineer (AI): Shaping the technical vision for product and AI security across the organization with an accent on robust security architectures for applications and AI initiatives. Focus on embedding security into the development lifecycle, driving AI security best practices, and mentoring engineers.

Location: Austin, TX / USA Remote

Company

hirify.global is a health technology company on a mission to help people get better by providing a platform for practitioners to access products and deliver better care.

What you will do

• Lead the design and implementation of robust security architectures for hirify.global’s applications, and AI initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security into the development lifecycle, including threat modeling, security coding practices, and design reviews.
• Drive AI security best practices, ensuring responsible deployment, and mitigation of risks such as data poisoning, prompt injection, or model exploitation.
• Mentor engineers and other security team members, fostering a culture of security awareness and technical excellence across the organization.
• Conduct technical risk assessments, security research, and code reviews to proactively identify and remediate vulnerabilities.

Requirements

• Deep technical expertise in application security, and secure software development.
• Experience with AI/ML security.
• Strong understanding of modern software architectures, cloud environments, and APIs.
• Proven ability to influence and mentor engineers across teams, fostering security-first thinking and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with security tooling and automation, including static/dynamic analysis, monitoring, and observability systems.

Nice to have

• Experience with protecting / hardening of health data.
• Experience securing Ruby on Rails, Javascript, GraphQL applications.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to software and AI security is a plus (e.g. SOC 2, NIST).

Culture & Benefits

• Generous PTO and competitive pay.
• hirify.global’s RRSP match program for financial health.
• Flexible benefits package and workplace wellness program.
• Training budget and company-wide learning initiatives.
• Discount on hirify.global catalog of products.
• Ability to work Wherever You Work Well.