Join a fast-growing AI cybersecurity startup developing next-generation systems for autonomous vulnerability research and offensive cyber operations. Design and build AI-powered systems for vulnerability research and exploit development. Collaborate with security researchers and engineers to automate offensive cyber operations.
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AI/Systems Engineer – Offensive Cybersecurity
Location: Washington, DC (100% Onsite)
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience: 2–5+ Years (Exceptional new graduates with strong systems expertise encouraged to apply)
Salary: $160,000–$250,000 annually
Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
Note:
- Willing to work onsite in Washington, DC, five days per week.
- Must be eligible to meet U.S. government security clearance requirements.
About the Opportunity
Join a fast-growing AI cybersecurity startup developing next-generation systems for autonomous vulnerability research and offensive cyber operations.
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This team is redefining how AI is used to automate complex cybersecurity workflows by building high-performance, production-grade systems that operate close to the hardware and operating system.
If you're passionate about systems programming, security research, performance optimization, and building scalable software from the ground up, this role offers an opportunity to work alongside some of the industry's top engineers.
What You'll Do
- Design and build AI-powered systems for vulnerability research and exploit development.
- Develop software involving operating system internals, kernel interfaces, runtime systems, and low-level performance optimization.
- Own projects from architecture through deployment and production support.
- Collaborate with security researchers and engineers to automate offensive cyber operations.
- Build reliable, scalable, and production-ready software.
- Help establish engineering standards for a rapidly growing cybersecurity platform.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of software or systems engineering experience.
- Exceptional new graduates with demonstrated low-level systems expertise are encouraged to apply.
- Strong understanding of:
- Operating Systems
- Kernel Development
- Runtime Systems
- Dynamic Analysis
- Dynamic Interception
- Low-Level Programming
- Experience writing production-quality software in C/C++, Rust, or similar systems languages.
- Strong ownership mentality with the ability to deliver projects end-to-end.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
- Willing to work onsite in Washington, DC, five days per week.
- Must be eligible to meet U.S. government security clearance requirements.
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Preferred Qualifications
- Vulnerability research or exploit development experience.
- Capture The Flag (CTF) participation.
- Cybersecurity startup experience.
- Open-source operating system or systems tooling contributions.
- Experience with runtime detection, dynamic analysis, or OS-level tooling.
- Exposure to AI or Machine Learning systems.
Benefits
- Competitive salary ($160K–$250K)
- Relocation assistance
- Housing support
- Healthcare benefits
- 401(k)
- Opportunity to build cutting-edge AI systems with an elite engineering team
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