A fast-growing, mission-driven technology company operating at the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and national security is hiring full-time Offensive Security Engineers to work onsite in Washington, D.C. This organization builds cutting-edge platforms that automate vulnerability discovery, exploit development, and adversarial simulation at scale, leveraging deep systems engineering and AI-driven techniques.
This is a rare opportunity to work alongside an elite team with backgrounds spanning top-tier AI labs and offensive cyber organizations (including alumni from leading frontier labs, defense units, and advanced research groups). The team is focused on redefining how offensive cyber operations are conducted-moving from manual workflows to highly automated, scalable systems. They are seeking engineers who thrive in ambiguity, want to operate at the lowest levels of the stack, and are excited by the idea of building entirely new offensive capabilities from first principles. The environment is high-trust, high-autonomy, and designed for individuals who want to grow quickly by tackling hard, meaningful technical problems.
Required Skills & Experience
- 2+ years of software or systems engineering experience (exceptional early-career candidates with relevant low-level work will be considered)
- Strong experience working close to the operating system layer (kernel, memory management, process execution, or runtime internals)
- Demonstrated ability to write high-performance, production-quality code
- Experience with debugging, reverse engineering, or dynamic analysis techniques
- Proven ownership mindset-ability to take a problem from concept through deployment
- Comfortable working in a highly ambiguous, research-heavy environment
- Ability to work onsite in Washington, D.C. five days per week
- Eligible to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance
Desired Skills & Experience
- Background in offensive security, vulnerability research, exploit development, or CTF competitions
- Experience building or contributing to low-level tooling, systems infrastructure, or OS instrumentation
- Exposure to AI/ML systems, particularly applied to security or automation
- Prior work at high-performance engineering organizations, startups, or advanced R&D environments
- Experience with runtime detection, binary instrumentation, or sandboxing systems
- Open-source contributions in security, operating systems, or developer tooling
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
- 60% Low-level systems engineering (OS internals, kernel interfaces, performance optimization)
- 25% Offensive security tooling and automation (vulnerability discovery, exploit systems)
- 15% AI-assisted research and system design
Daily Responsibilities
- 70% Hands-on engineering (designing and building production systems)
- 10% Collaboration with researchers and operators
- 20% System design, architecture, and experimentation
Engineers in this role will design and build systems that automate traditionally manual cyber operations, partnering closely with offensive security specialists to operationalize research into scalable platforms. Work will frequently involve deep technical challenges at the intersection of operating systems, performance engineering, and adversarial problem-solving.
The Offer
- Competitive base salary + bonus eligibility
- Full relocation support to Washington, D.C.
- Housing incentive: company-sponsored rent for employees living within a 10-minute walk of the office
You will receive the following benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Generous PTO and vacation policy
- Equity / stock options
- Opportunity to work alongside elite talent from top AI labs, defense organizations, and cutting-edge startups
- High-impact role with significant ownership and growth trajectory
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.
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- Dice Id: 10105282
- Position Id: 877308
- Posted 23 hours ago
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