AI/Systems Engineer: Offensive Cybersecurity (ONSITE IN WASHINGTON DC)

<div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: center;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(184, 49, 47);">Dear applicants, please keep in mind that applications without provided salary expectations and active LN profile will not be considered.&nbsp;</span></strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: center;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(184, 49, 47);">Hope for your understanding.</span></strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: center;"><br></div><div><strong>Location: Washington, D.C. <br>Employment Type: Full-Time&nbsp;<strong>(In-person, 5 days/week)</strong><br>Visa: Not available<br>Clearance Eligibility: Required<br>Experience: 5 years</strong></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">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.</div><div><br></div><div>Two adjacent profiles fit:</div><div>Vulnerability researchers with deep systems knowledge</div><div>Low-level systems engineers with strong builder instincts</div><div>The non-negotiable: OS-level fluency.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>About the Company</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">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.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What You’ll Own</strong></div><ul><li>AI-driven vulnerability research systems</li><li>Kernel-level and OS-level system interactions</li><li>Runtime detection and dynamic analysis tooling</li><li>Performance-critical exploit infrastructure</li><li>End-to-end system ownership (architecture → implementation → production)</li><li>Translating manual cyber workflows into automated systems</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Must-Have Requirements</strong></div><ul><li>5+ years engineering experience (exceptional new grads considered)</li><li>Deep low-level systems knowledge (OS internals, kernel, runtime tooling)</li><li>Builder mindset with shipped production code</li><li>Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty</li><li>In-person in Washington, D.C.</li><li>Eligible for U.S. security clearance</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Nice to Have</strong></div><ul><li>CTF / vulnerability research background</li><li>Offensive security experience</li><li>YC / top AI startup engineering experience</li><li>OS-level open-source contributions</li><li>Runtime detection / dynamic analysis tooling</li><li>ML/AI systems exposure</li></ul><div><br></div>