Lead Engineer – AI Security & Attack Simulation

Job overview

The Lead Engineer – AI Security & Attack Simulation is an onsite role based in Boston, MA, offering a salary range of $200,000 - $300,000 per year. This position supports a rapidly growing cybersecurity technology company dedicated to protecting enterprise AI systems from emerging adversarial threats. The role involves owning the technical direction, architecture, and execution of an AI Attack Simulation platform. The engineer will translate adversarial AI research into scalable security-testing capabilities while remaining hands-on with prototyping, implementation, and mentoring senior engineering talent.

What you'll do

• Own architecture and technical direction for AI attack-simulation technology
• Build scalable systems that translate adversarial AI techniques into production security capabilities
• Design agentic workflows, tool integrations, execution systems, guardrails, and evaluation frameworks
• Partner with Product Management and Security Research on strategy and roadmap development
• Develop AI-first engineering workflows across research, prototyping, implementation, testing, and release
• Remain hands-on with critical architecture and complex engineering challenges
• Lead technical reviews and establish engineering best practices
• Improve reliability, security, observability, and overall product quality
• Mentor engineers and help develop senior technical talent
• Help engineers take greater ownership of customer problems and product outcomes.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

contract

day shift

boston ma

jobot

ai security

attack simulation

cybersecurity

backend

distributed systems

cloud-native

$200k-$300k/yr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, 401(k), Flexible/unlimited PTO, Dedicated learning and development funding, Home-office and internet/phone stipends

Why this role

100% Remote within the U.S. | Work at the intersection of AI + cybersecurity | Lead architecture and technical direction for a cutting-edge security product | Work directly with Product Management and Security Research | Build production agentic AI and attack-simulation systems | Highly visible technical leadership position | Opportunity to mentor and influence senior engineers | Venture-backed, high-growth technology environment | Comprehensive health and wellness benefits | 401(k) | Flexible/unlimited PTO | Dedicated learning and development funding | Home-office and internet/phone stipends

About the employer

Jobot is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. Sector: 54.