AI & Systems Engineer: Offensive Cybersecurity

Job Description

Company: PulseRise Technologies

Location: Washington, US

About the Company

A seed-stage AI-native offensive cybersecurity company building automated systems for Cyber Network Operations for the U.S. and allied governments. High-seven-figure live government contract. Backed by Tier 1 defense and cyber investors. 15-person elite technical team with Engineers from top AI and systems companies. Their mission: AI-driven cyber dominance. The company operates at the intersection of low-level systems engineering, offensive security, AI-driven vulnerability research, and production-grade exploit development.

Responsibilities

We are hiring AI / Systems Engineers to build production systems that automate vulnerability research and exploit development. This is not a prompt engineering role. This is low-level, performance-critical, close-to-the-metal engineering.

Two adjacent profiles fit:

• Vulnerability researchers with deep systems knowledge

• Low-level systems engineers with strong builder instincts

The non-negotiable: OS-level fluency.

What You’ll Own

• AI-driven vulnerability research systems

• Kernel-level and OS-level system interactions

• Runtime detection and dynamic analysis tooling

• Performance-critical exploit infrastructure

• End-to-end system ownership (architecture → implementation → production)

• Translating manual cyber workflows into automated systems

Must-Have Requirements

• 5+ years engineering experience (exceptional new grads considered)

• Deep low-level systems knowledge (OS internals, kernel, runtime tooling)

• Builder mindset with shipped production code

• Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty

• In-person in Washington, D.C.

• Eligible for U.S. security clearance

Nice to Have

• CTF / vulnerability research background

• Offensive security experience

• YC / top AI startup engineering experience

• OS-level open-source contributions

• Runtime detection / dynamic analysis tooling

• ML/AI systems exposure

Location and Employment

Location: Washington, D.C.

Employment Type: Full-Time (In-person, 5 days/week)

Visa: Not available

Clearance Eligibility: Required

Experience: 5 years

Source: JobLeads