Detection and Response Engineer - Defend the Future of AI
At WRITER, we're not just building AI; we're safeguarding its potential. We're seeking a talented and driven Detection and Response Engineer to join our elite security team. In this critical role, you'll be on the front lines, defending our cutting-edge AI/AGI platforms, training data, and deployed models from sophisticated and constantly evolving threats.
Imagine being the guardian of our AI systems, protecting their integrity and ensuring their secure advancement. You'll combine hands-on security engineering expertise with strategic threat detection skills to keep our defenses a step ahead of those who seek to compromise our infrastructure. From designing advanced detections to automating rapid responses and leading investigations into incidents impacting our AI stack, you'll play a vital role in securing everything from our powerful GPU clusters to our model inference endpoints.
As the operational heartbeat of our AI security posture, you'll collaborate closely with security, infrastructure, and research teams to detect attacks, orchestrate containment, and safeguard our most valuable intellectual property. If you're passionate about staying ahead of attackers and have the ability to translate cutting-edge AI threat intelligence into production-grade detection systems, we encourage you to apply!
Your Mission:
Engineer Advanced Threat Detection: Design and implement detections for AI/ML-specific threats, including prompt injection, model extraction, data poisoning, and adversarial inputs.
Automate Security Responses: Develop playbooks and orchestration workflows to contain AI-targeted attacks rapidly (think minutes, not hours).
Lead AI Incident Response: Coordinate cross-functional investigations into compromises of models, training data, and inference endpoints.
Hunt for AI-Specific Threats: Proactively search for active attacks across our GPU clusters, training pipelines, and model deployments.
Enhance Visibility & Telemetry: Onboard, optimize, and analyze logging from AI infrastructure to detect anomalies and misuse.
Collaborate Across Domains: Partner with AI Security on threat intelligence, Cloud/Infrastructure on runtime monitoring, and Software Security Engineering on customer-impacting incidents.
What You'll Own:
Incident Response Coordination
Real-Time Threat Monitoring and Detection
Production AI Monitoring (focused on deployed models, not research)
Forensic Investigation
Detection Engineering Across All Security Domains
AI Threat Detection Implementation
What You Won't Own:
AI Security Research (AI Security Team)
Preventive Security Controls (Respective Domain Teams)
Customer-Facing Security Features (Software Security Engineering Team)
Infrastructure Hardening (Cloud/Infrastructure Team)
Key Partnerships:
With AI Security: They provide threat research and models; you implement production monitoring.
With All Security Teams: You detect attacks across all domains; they build preventive controls.
With Cloud/Infrastructure: They build infrastructure; you monitor it for threats.
With Software Security Engineering: You detect customer-impacting incidents; they build protections.
Are You the Right Fit?
We're looking for someone with a passion for AI security and a proven track record of success in detecting and responding to sophisticated threats. If you possess the following experience and expertise, we want to hear from you:
Required Experience:
8+ years in security operations, detection engineering, or incident response.
3+ years securing AI/ML infrastructure or high-performance computing environments.
Demonstrated ability to detect and stop sophisticated attacks.
Experience with distributed systems, GPU cluster security, and cloud-native monitoring.
Proficiency with SIEM platforms and detection technologies.
Strong programming skills in Python, KQL, SPL, or similar.
Technical Expertise:
Deep understanding of AI/ML attack vectors such as adversarial examples, model inversion, and membership inference.
Experience securing training pipelines, model deployments, and sensitive research environments.
Knowledge of GPU computing security challenges.
Hands-on forensics experience in distributed or cloud-based systems.
Execution & Impact:
Demonstrated success in building detections for novel, AI-specific attack techniques.
History of safeguarding high-value intellectual property.
Proven record of automating incident response at scale.
Track record of uncovering critical security gaps through proactive threat hunting.
Preferred Qualifications:
Background in AI/ML engineering or research.
Experience with AI safety and AI/ML security research.
Familiarity with APT tactics targeting AI companies.
Contributions to the AI security research community.
Experience with confidential computing or secure enclaves.
Benefits & Perks (US Full-Time Employees):
Generous PTO, plus company holidays
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)
Fertility and family planning support
Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution
Annual work-life stipends for:
Home office setup, cell phone, internet
Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.
Learning and development stipend
Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k
WRITER is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to diversity. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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