AI Security Engineer

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for an AI Security Engineer in the United States.

This role offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of securing next-generation AI-driven systems within a fast-growing fintech environment. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of AI-powered workflows, application security, and infrastructure, helping protect critical financial operations for millions of users. This position provides broad exposure to cutting-edge security projects, including agentic AI governance, code and infrastructure review, and implementation of technical controls to prevent data exfiltration or misuse. You will work closely with product and engineering teams, defining secure patterns while shaping the organization’s AI security strategy. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is passionate about balancing speed with robust security practices.

Accountabilities

• Lead security initiatives across AI systems, applications, APIs, and infrastructure, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements
• Define and enforce guardrails for AI-powered tools, including protection against prompt injection, excessive permissions, and data exfiltration
• Conduct security reviews of code, applications, and public-facing APIs, and provide remediation guidance to engineering teams
• Develop and implement internal AI governance frameworks, covering acceptable use, data handling, and audit requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to centralize authentication, permissions, and secret management
• Support SecOps pipelines, threat modeling, and security alert triage for AI-driven processes
• Mentor and guide team members on secure engineering practices and risk mitigation strategies
  
  

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in information security or related technical roles, including at least 2 years in a security-focused position

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• Strong experience in Python programming, with familiarity in securing backend services
• Knowledge of AI safety, LLM tools, and risk mitigation for agentic AI workflows
• Experience with application security, penetration testing, and vulnerability management
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as ISO-27001, PCI-DSS, or other relevant standards
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced, and dynamic environment
• Interest in mentoring and growing security practices across a distributed team
• Fluency in English; experience with global teams and remote collaboration preferred
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary up to $227,900 USD depending on level and location, plus equity participation
• Fully remote work with support for coworking meetups ($1,200 annual stipend)

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• Subsidized health insurance for employees and dependents, retirement contributions
• 6 months of paid parental leave and fertility assistance
• Flexible vacation policies (21-30 days, exclusive of statutory holidays)
• $10,000 annual charitable donation matching
• Opportunities to work on high-impact security and AI governance projects, influencing company-wide practices
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI, fintech, and security technologies in a growing international team
  
  

Why Apply Through Jobgether?

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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