Offensive Security Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Offensive Security Engineer (AI): Developing and refining an AI-powered pentesting system by simulating attacker behavior and validating vulnerabilities with an accent on agentic system performance and exploitability. Focus on automating vulnerability discovery, creating high-quality technical research, and bridging the gap between AI capabilities and real-world offensive security.

Location: Remote (Global)

Company

hirify.global, a venture from TryHackMe, is building an AI-driven swarm of agents to automate ethical hacking and vulnerability discovery.

What you will do

• Test and provide structured feedback on the AI agent system to improve its coverage and accuracy.
• Validate and reproduce findings by writing reliable proof-of-concepts (PoCs) that demonstrate real-world exploitability.
• Manage vulnerability disclosures across OSS projects and bug bounty platforms.
• Conduct security research and produce detailed technical blogs and writeups on discovered vulnerabilities.
• Research new attack techniques and translate those insights into system improvements.
• Develop custom automation scripts, payload lists, and testing harnesses.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of professional offensive security experience in penetration testing, bug bounty, or red teaming.
• Deep understanding of web application vulnerabilities such as SQLi, XSS, SSRF, IDOR, and SSTI.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, and JavaScript for building custom tooling.
• Proven track record with public disclosures or CVEs.
• Strong written communication skills for explaining complex findings to engineers and security teams.
• Unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Active HackerOne or Bugcrowd profile with public bug bounty reports.
• Familiarity with the TryHackMe community.
• Experience using AI-assisted security tooling.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement with a global team.
• Opportunity to be an early hire with significant ownership over testing quality and standards.
• High level of trust and autonomy from day one.
• Fast-paced, intense environment focused on high impact and winning.
• Competitive salary and strong backing from the founders of TryHackMe.