Member of Technical Staff (Offensive Security Engineer)
Perplexity AI · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · London · Belgrade · New York City
Applied AIremotesenior$220k–$405k
At a glance
Highlights
- Run red team ops and adversary simulations across cloud, apps, and AI systems.
- Probe AI-specific attack surfaces like prompt injection and agent abuse.
- Test detection and response end to end with defensive security partners.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Adversary-minded security hacker who loves breaking complex systems to make them stronger. You partner well with engineers and communicate risk clearly to technical and executive audiences.
Requirements
- 5+ years hands-on in offensive security, red teaming, or penetration testing
- Deep expertise in at least two: cloud, web/API, Kubernetes/containers, endpoint, network, or CI/CD security
- Track record discovering impactful vulnerabilities or novel attack techniques in production
- Strong programming/scripting in Python, Go or similar; builds custom tooling and exploits
- Experience with offensive tools like Burp Suite, Cobalt Strike/Sliver/Mythic, Metasploit, BloodHound, nuclei and beyond
- Excellent communication translating complex findings into clear risk narratives
- Experience assessing AI/ML systems, LLM apps, or agentic workflows
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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