Threat Research Engineer, Security Factory: Threat Research

What you'll be doing

  • Research new attack surfaces and threat vectors, including AI coding agents, agent plugins, and package ecosystems.
  • Find and responsibly disclose vulnerabilities in open source projects and developer tools.
  • Analyze software supply chain incidents and events.
  • Build AI-powered workflows and agents that automate research, analysis, and detection.
  • Build and maintain the cloud-based systems behind detection and advisory work.
  • Improve the quality and coverage of vulnerability and malware advisories.
  • Write blog posts and present findings at conferences.
  • Participate in on-call or operational support as required by team ownership model.

Requirements

  • Hands-on security experience in research, malware analysis, penetration testing, or security tooling with both developer and adversarial mindsets.
  • Experience using AI in real work, including building with large language model APIs or agent frameworks like LangChain or LangGraph.
  • Strong programming skills in Go or Python with best software engineering practices.
  • Experience deploying and running production services on a public cloud.
  • Understanding of package ecosystems and software supply chain attacks.
  • Ability to map attack vectors, make data-driven decisions balancing quality and speed, and stay current with security and AI trends.
  • Clear writing skills for diverse audiences.
  • Basic high-level knowledge of compilers or static application security testing engines is sufficient.

Nice to haves

  • Published vulnerability findings.
  • Security research on AI agents, large language model applications, or Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform.
  • Infrastructure as code experience using Terraform or OpenTofu.

Perks and benefits

  • Benefits supporting health, finances, and well-being.
  • Flexible Paid Time Off.
  • Team Member Resource Groups for inclusion and support.
  • Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Growth and Development Fund for continuous learning.
  • Parental leave programs.
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