engineering
Posted 2 hours agoSenior Staff Software Engineer - AI Innovation
at SpyCloud
Austin, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Drive AI innovation across SpyCloud by identifying, evaluating, and applying emerging technologies in AI, agents, and knowledge systems.
- Rapidly prototype new products, workflows, and capabilities to validate technical feasibility and business value.
- Architect and build scalable AI systems that combine LLMs, graph technologies, proprietary intelligence, and cloud-native services.
- Develop reusable frameworks, tools, and reference architectures that enable teams across SpyCloud to leverage AI effectively.
- Evaluate and benchmark emerging models, agent frameworks, and AI tooling, providing technical guidance on adoption and best practices.
- Mentor engineers and influence technical strategy through hands-on leadership, clear communication, and cross-functional collaboration. Requirements
- Proven track record of independently driving ambiguous, high-impact technical initiatives from concept through adoption. Deep hands-on
Requirements
- We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to drive AI innovation across SpyCloud by exploring emerging technologies, rapidly prototyping new ideas, and turning successful experiments into scalable capabilities that can be leveraged across the organization.
- This highly autonomous role requires deep expertise in modern AI systems, agentic workflows, and graph-based technologies, along with the ability to navigate ambiguity, influence technical strategy, and communicate complex concepts clearly to both technical and business stakeholders.
- Working closely with engineering, product, data science, investigations, and executive leadership, you will help shape SpyCloud’s AI strategy and accelerate the adoption of transformative technologies across our products and operations. What You'll Do
- experience operating at the Staff or Senior Staff level.
- experience building applications powered by LLMs, agentic systems, retrieval architectures, and modern AI tooling.
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype, iterate, and validate new ideas while maintaining strong engineering judgment. •
- Experience designing and operating large-scale graph databases or knowledge graph systems at scale (Neo4j, Neptune, TigerGraph, JanusGraph, or similar).
- experience building distributed cloud-native applications, preferably in AWS.
- Excellent communication and influence skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience building cybersecurity, fraud detection, identity intelligence, or threat intelligence systems. •
- Experience with knowledge graphs, entity resolution, and large-scale relationship analytics. •
- Familiarity with AI evaluation, observability, benchmarking, and governance practices. •
- Experience working with large-scale data platforms containing billions of entities and relationships.
- SpyCloud transforms recaptured darknet data to disrupt cybercrime.
- Its automated identity threat protection solutions use advanced analytics and AI to accelerate investigations and protect workforce, consumer, and supplier identities from the threats that matter most: authentication bypass, session hijacking, malicious insiders, account takeover, ransomware, and fraud.
Experience
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including
Benefits
- Base Salary Range: $155,000 – $233,000
- The salary range reflects the expected base compensation for a fully qualified candidate at this level based on experience, qualifications, and market data at the time of posting. U.S.-Based
- Benefits + Perks (for Full Time Employees):
- In addition to our engaging workspace in South Austin, flexible and remote-friendly work options, and competitive salary package, we offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- 401(k) with Employer Contribution
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA) available with Employer Contribution
- Employer Paid Life, Short-term, and Long-term Disability Insurance
- Generous PTO Plan and 16 paid holidays per year U.K.-Based
- Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Contribution
- Employer Provided Private Health Insurance and Healthcare Cashplan
- Employer Paid Life Insurance and Income Replacement
- Generous Holiday Plan and 14 paid holidays per year About SpyCloud:
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
- Compensation Transparency Policy:
- At SpyCloud, we believe in transparency and fairness in compensation.
- We strive to ensure that all employees are fairly compensated for their contributions, and we openly discuss our compensation philosophy and structure.
- We are committed to providing competitive salaries and
- benefits packages to attract and retain top talent, and we encourage open dialogue and feedback regarding compensation matters.
Contact
- To learn more and see insights on your company's exposed data, visit spycloud.com . Our Mission:
- Anyone who suspects that they have been contacted by someone falsely representing SpyCloud should email careers@spycloud.com .
Additional details
- SpyCloud is on a mission to make the internet a safer place by disrupting the criminal underground.
- SpyCloud’s solutions thwart cyberattacks and protect more than 4 billion accounts worldwide.
- Cybersecurity is an exciting, evolving space, and being at the forefront of the fight to disrupt cybercrime makes SpyCloud a special place to work.
- If you’re driven to align your career with a fantastic mission, look no further!
- *Our ideal candidate will be hybrid (two days per week) out of our Austin, Texas office. We will also consider remote, Texas-based candidates who can come to the office 2-3 times per quarter*
- Partner with product, engineering, data science, and executive leadership to transform successful prototypes into production-ready capabilities.
- Strong software engineering and systems design skills, including
- Comfortable balancing exploratory innovation with production-quality engineering and long-term platform thinking. Nice to Have •
- At SpyCloud, we are committed to working alongside individuals who are equally passionate about preventing cybercrime, regardless of their department or role.
- Guided by our core values in all business decisions, we prioritize unity in our mission and ensure all SpyCloud employees have the support and