Software Engineer - AI Security Product

Obsidian Security
Palo Alto
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeGBP 155,000 - 180,000Function: CybersecurityExperience: 3+ yearsSkills: ["Communication"]

Define how the platform understands, identifies, and mitigates risk in AI and agentic tools by owning threat models and data modeling. Research emerging attack techniques like prompt injection and RAG poisoning, then turn them into detections and posture checks. Prototype and ship product features end-to-end using AI and SaaS telemetry, while building efficient data pipelines to enable fast development and low cost.

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Obsidian Security
Obsidian Security
2 months ago

Software Engineer - AI Security Product

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Job Summary

Define how the platform understands, identifies, and mitigates risk in AI and agentic tools by owning threat models and data modeling. Research emerging attack techniques like prompt injection and RAG poisoning, then turn them into detections and posture checks. Prototype and ship product features end-to-end using AI and SaaS telemetry, while building efficient data pipelines to enable fast development and low cost.
Location: Palo Alto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop deep expertise in how AI platforms authenticate, what scopes they request, and where risk concentrates.
  • •Research emerging AI attack techniques (e.g., prompt injection, tool/agent misuse, RAG poisoning) and translate them into detections and posture checks.
  • •Build threat models covering identity, data access, non-human identities, and integration risk.
  • •Prototype and ship product features end-to-end using Obsidian's AI and SaaS telemetry.
  • •Build and improve data pipelines to support efficiency, development velocity, and low cost.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 155,000 - 180,000
Perks:Equity401kHealth InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years in security engineering with clear ownership of shipped work.
  • •Strong grasp of identity and access control concepts.
  • •Hands-on experience with a modern data stack using DBT and a columnar warehouse or query engine such as ClickHouse, Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks.
  • •Clear communication across engineers, PMs, and customer security teams.
Experience:3+ yearsSecurity engineeringSaaSAI security
Skills:Communication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:DBTClickHouseSnowflakeBigQueryDatabricksOAuthAPIs

Company Brief

Obsidian Security
Provides cloud-native security solutions that detect and respond to identity- and configuration-based threats across SaaS, IaaS, and cloud identity platforms. Focuses on discovering risky exposures, prioritizing alerts, and enabling remediation for enterprise cloud environments.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
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