Join an early-stage team securing the future of enterprise AI adoption. As a core engineer, you will bridge the gap between cloud infrastructure and product engineering, building a platform that governs sensitive data access across LLM-powered tools. You'll work directly with founders to scale technical architecture and ship features end-to-end.
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San Jose, USA$160K–$220K + Equity
Featured roleSan Jose, USA$160K–$220K + Equity
Software Engineer at Venture-backed AI security startup
Enterprise AI adoption is exploding, but security remains a massive hurdle. Join a well-funded startup as an early software engineer to build the platform that secures LLM-powered agents and protects sensitive corporate data. With a $160K-$220K base salary, generous equity, and a team of seasoned security veterans, this is a rare opportunity to define the engineering culture of a category-leading company. If you thrive on the intersection of cloud infrastructure and product shipping, this hybrid role in the SF Bay Area is your chance to have outsized impact on the future of AI safety.
Overview
Why this role stands out
Company
About the company
Venture-backed AI security startup
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Design and implement robust infrastructure modules and cloud security protocols to handle massive enterprise data.
- Build and ship full-stack product features using Python, TypeScript, and modern frameworks like NestJS.
- Collaborate with founders to define engineering culture and the long-term technical roadmap of the platform.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- 3-5 years of experience in software engineering with a strong background in backend and cloud infrastructure.
- Proficiency in Python and familiarity with building data-driven services for enterprise environments.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and ship quality code in a fast-paced environment.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Shape a category-defining product in the rapidly expanding GenAI security space as an early engineering hire.
- Backed by top-tier venture capital firms with a founding team from successful security exits.
- High-impact environment where you own architectural decisions across Azure, networking, and product scaling.
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