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Posted 2 weeks agoSenior AI Engineer (Maryland, US)
at VulnCheck
On-site
Responsibilities
- Build at the frontier: Design and ship AI systems for vulnerability exploitation — a problem space where the engineering challenges are novel and the impact is immediate.
- Shape the industry: Influence how vulnerabilities are classified, scored, mapped, and remediated at scale for enterprise customers and for the entire cybersecurity industry.
- Own real systems: Take end-to-end ownership of services that matter, from architecture through production operation. Grow
- Innovate and explore: Conduct research and develop tools for automating and improving vulnerability enrichment, exploit authoring, and detection engineering. What You'll Do
- Architect and develop an AI system that automates stages of the exploit development lifecycle, including (but not limited to) vulnerability analysis, patch diffing, proof-of-concept discovery and generation, exploit validation, and signature creation.
- Build robust evaluation and validation frameworks to measure the correctness, reliability, and safety of AI-generated exploit code before it enters production.
- Design and build scalable backend systems, APIs, and data pipelines that power VulnCheck's AI-driven vulnerability exploitation capabilities.
- Own services end-to-end, including architecture, development, deployment, and operation.
- Lead technical design discussions and contribute to system architecture decisions
- Improve system performance, reliability, and observability across the platform. What You'll Bring
Requirements
- VulnCheck is looking for a Senior AI Software Engineer to design and build AI systems.
- This is not a wrapper around a chatbot.
- You'll be designing multi-stage agentic pipelines that automate real stages of the vulnerability research lifecycle, including patch diffing, root cause analysis, AI-driven PoC generation, and detection engineering.
- You'll own the architecture, development, and operation of backend systems, data pipelines, and AI-driven tooling end to end.
- Strong programming skills in languages such as Go or Python, with a focus on writing high-quality, maintainable code and engineering best practices Proven
- experience building and operating AI-powered systems in production, including multi-step agentic workflows, tool use integration, prompt engineering with systematic evaluation, and reliability engineering for non-deterministic outputs •
- Experience building evaluation frameworks to measure correctness and safety of AI-generated code is highly valued
- Deep understanding of APIs, system design, and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) •
- Experience working with data pipelines, ETL systems, or high-volume data processing with the Blueberry framework
- Familiarity with one or more exploit or post-exploitation frameworks is a plus •
- Experience with AI-assisted reverse engineering tools or building toolchains that integrate LLM APIs into security research workflows.
- Built on over two decades of cybersecurity experience, our team of experts understands the intricacies of vulnerabilities, their exploitation in the wild, and how to leverage this data to build more effective cybersecurity products that produce better outcomes for organizations.
- We have a sense of duty to protect the critical infrastructure we rely on including medical devices, power grids and telecommunication networks.
Experience
- 7+ years of software development
Benefits
- benefits designed to meet a wide range of needs and lifestyles. Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary with employee equity program
- Health, dental, and vision coverage Unlimited PTO 401(k) plan
Additional details
- VulnCheck is transforming vulnerability intelligence by helping security teams act faster and with more confidence.
- Our platform delivers early, high-quality exploit intelligence, deep asset correlation, and contextual insights to help organizations stay ahead of emerging threats. About the Role
- You'll work alongside a seasoned team of exploit developers and threat researchers to build systems that help global enterprises, governments, and intelligence firms defend against emerging threats.
- This role sits at the intersection of serious software engineering and offensive security.
- Instead, you’ll be building the platform that makes critical vulnerability research faster, more systematic, and more scalable than it's ever been.
- Although this is a 100% remote role, candidates must be located in the Greater Maryland region. ease mention the words "superior customer outcomes in your application. Why Join VulnCheck?
- VulnCheck stands behind its mission to influence how organizations worldwide understand, assess, and remediate security vulnerabilities — and to deliver intelligence-based solutions that change the world.
- You'll be joining a collaborative, supportive environment that values intellectual curiosity, technical mastery, and personal growth.
- your impact: Collaborate with global partners, lead high-visibility projects, and drive standards across the security community.
- Debug complex production issues and implement long-term, scalable solutions