[Hiring] Lead Engineer, AI Attack Simulation @HiddenLayer

Role Description

HiddenLayer is seeking a hands-on Lead Engineer, AI Attack Simulation to own the technical direction and execution of our attack simulation product. You will lead the architecture and development of systems that translate adversarial AI research and real-world attack techniques into safe, repeatable, and measurable security testing capabilities.

• Partner closely with Product Management and Security Research to shape product strategy, understand customer problems, evaluate opportunities, and define outcomes.
• Establish an AI-first product development workflow, applying AI across discovery, research, solution design, prototyping, implementation, validation, and continuous improvement.
• Combine deep software engineering experience, cybersecurity expertise, and leadership ability to mentor engineers and raise technical and product ownership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including technical leadership of complex production systems.
• Strong backend, distributed-systems, and cloud-native engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience building an AI-first product development workflow.
• A track record of leading teams beyond ticket-based execution toward direct ownership of customer problems.
• Experience building production AI or agentic systems.
• Cybersecurity product experience or closely related experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go and experience with at least one additional production language.
• Strong product judgment and experience partnering directly with Product Management.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction.

Requirements

• Experience with AI red teaming, adversarial machine learning, AI security evaluation, or autonomous security testing.
• Direct experience with breach and attack simulation, adversary emulation, or continuous security validation products.
• Experience using AI to support product research and implementation decisions.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and/or ATLAS.
• Experience with agent orchestration technologies.
• Experience developing evaluation datasets and regression frameworks for AI systems.
• Experience building secure sandboxes for executing potentially risky actions.
• Experience delivering enterprise, self-hosted, air-gapped, or regulated software.
• Previous responsibility for hiring and developing senior engineers.

Benefits

• Fully Remote: Generous stipend for home office setup and monthly stipend for internet/phone expenses.
• Comprehensive Health & Wellness Benefits: Fully subsidized healthcare options, vision, dental, and 401k offerings.
• Flexible Time Off: Unlimited and flexible time off for all salaried employees, plus 15 paid company holidays.
• Commitment to Learning and Development: Dedicated L&D fund for training, conferences, and certifications.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Commitment to building a diverse team and providing a workplace free of discrimination or harassment.