Software Engineer, Security
Thinking Machines · Remote · $350k–$475k
The role
This role involves embedding with product and research teams to integrate security into the development lifecycle of AI products. The engineer will design security controls, build automation tooling, and address AI-specific risks like model abuse and data leakage. The position is based in San Francisco and offers a high compensation range.
- Pay
- $350k–$475k
- Location
- Remote
- Work mode
- Onsite
- Level
- Mid
- Education
- Bachelors
- Sponsorship
- Offered
What we know that the posting doesn’t say
- Seen 1 day agostill listed on the employer’s careers page
- Posted 35 days agothe first time we saw it
About Thinking Machines
Thinking Machines builds AI to extend human will and judgment, training frontier models and developing interfaces for human-AI communication.
What you would do
- Partner with product and research teams to embed security into development lifecycle.
- Design and implement security controls across the product stack.
- Build and maintain security tooling and automation for engineers.
- Collaborate with researchers to identify and mitigate AI-specific product risks.
- Improve observability and detection for security-relevant events.
Must have
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science or similar.
- Proficiency in at least one backend language (Python or Rust).
- Strong generalist software engineering background.
- Ability to review production code for security risks.
- Hands-on experience securing web apps and APIs.
- Familiarity with common vulnerability classes and prevention frameworks.
- Comfort with modern cloud infrastructure.
- Comfort operating across the stack and owning projects end-to-end.
- Thrive in a highly collaborative environment.
- Bias for action and initiative across different teams.
Nice to have
- Experience securing AI-powered products or working with ML/LLM APIs.
- Background in human-computer interaction with security or trust focus.
- Strong skills in rapid prototyping and iteration.
- Open-source security work, bug bounty write-ups, or published tooling.
What you get
- Generous health, dental, and vision benefits.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Relocation support as needed.
Experience and education
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Key skills
- python
- rust
- authentication
- authorization
- session management
- input validation
- ci/cd
- dependency management
- vulnerability detection
- cloud infrastructure
- threat modeling
- ml/llm apis
- human-computer interaction
ABOUT THINKING MACHINES The mission of Thinking Machines is to build AI that extends human will and judgment. We are training frontier models with Inkling, developing Tinker to let people make models their own, and crafting interfaces that broaden human-AI communication. We believe the future wort…
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