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Member of Technical Staff (Offensive Security Engineer)

Perplexity AI · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · London · Belgrade · New York City

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Applied AIremotesenior$220k–$405k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead red team operations simulating advanced threat actors end to end.
  • Probe AI systems for prompt injection, exfiltration, and agent abuse.
  • Partner with engineering to drive remediation of real vulnerabilities.

What they offer

  • equity

Ideal candidate

A curious, hands-on hacker who thinks like an adversary and loves uncovering real flaws before attackers do. You thrive partnering with engineers and are energized by securing cutting-edge AI systems.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in offensive security, red teaming, or penetration testing
  • Deep technical expertise in at least two of: cloud security (AWS/GCP/Azure), web/API application security, Kubernetes and container security, macOS/Linux endpoint security, network penetration testing, or CI/CD pipeline security
  • Track record of discovering impactful vulnerabilities or developing novel attack techniques in production environments
  • Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, Go, or similar languages; comfortable writing custom tooling and exploits
  • Experience with industry-standard offensive tools (Burp Suite, Cobalt Strike / Sliver / Mythic, Metasploit, BloodHound, nuclei, etc.) and ability to operate beyond them
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate complex technical findings into clear risk narratives
  • Experience assessing AI/ML systems, LLM applications, or agentic workflows for security vulnerabilities

Lab profile

About Perplexity AI

Builds AI search answers and agentic Computer to turn knowledge into action.

What they build

  • Perplexity AI answer engine
  • Perplexity Computer agentic assistant
  • Comet AI browser and desktop apps

Known for

  • Agentic AI and agent capabilities
  • Applied AI product engineering
  • Cross-platform apps across web, mobile and desktop
  • Multimodal AI and integrations

Key facts

  • Founded in 2022
  • Headquartered in San Francisco, California
  • Serves millions of users daily
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