Requirements

• 5+ years in security roles with hands-on technical experience (not purely GRC/compliance)
• Direct experience with security research, threat modeling, or offensive security
• Ability to think structurally about threat modeling and failure modes
• Ability to read code, understand infrastructure, and evaluate technical controls
• Comfortable working in a small, fast-moving team and handling ambiguous, open-ended research questions
• Strong written communication skills for clear and precise documentation

Nice to haves

• Experience with AI/ML systems security, LLM security, or AI control research
• Detection engineering, SOC, or incident analysis experience
• Familiarity with insider threat programs or insider risk frameworks
• Red teaming or offensive security background
• Formal AI safety research background

What you'll be doing

• Develop threat models for coding agents considering possible misalignment or compromise
• Treat coding agents as insider risks with credentials, access, and execution capabilities
• Map out kill chains and attack progressions adapted for agentic AI
• Build and maintain “coding agent security levels” guiding product priorities and customer communications
• Maintain a comprehensive, accurate, and current library of coding agent failure modes
• Stay updated on academic and industry literature related to coding agent and AI security
• Design realistic attack trajectories and example exploits to develop and backtest monitors
• Serve as security adjudicator for flagged trajectories to distinguish attacks from benign behavior
• Red-team and improve Watcher's monitors and policies, documenting findings for product improvement
• Collaborate with technical research staff to build adversarial test suites into the backtesting pipeline

Perks and benefits

• Market competitive salary, equity, and benefits
• Salary range: San Francisco $204,000 – $385,000; London £136,000 – £258,000
• Flexible work hours and schedule
• Unlimited vacation and sick leave
• Up to 6 months paid parental leave
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement savings with competitive employer matching
• Lunch, dinner, and snacks provided on workdays
• Paid work trips including staff retreats, business trips, and conferences
• $1,000 yearly professional development budget
• Relocation support and visa fees covered if applicable