Staff Engineer, Ai Security And Product Security

Recursion Pharmaceuticals

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Base: $186,900 to $220,400 (usd); bonus/equity: el...
On-site with potential for remote work requiring regular on-site visits.
10+ years product security experience
Secure ai/ml system architecture
Llm integration security expertise
Recursion Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Staff Engineer specializing in AI Security and Product Security to define and lead their product security strategy, particularly focused on securing AI systems and ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in product security, deep understanding of security principles, and hands-on proficiency in offensive security practices

Job Summary

  • The role involves defining and leading product security strategy across web, mobile, API, cloud, and infrastructure with a strong shift-left focus.
  • You will own Enterprise AI Security end-to-end, including securing LLM integrations, agentic pipelines, and defending against AI-specific threats like prompt injection.
  • Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage TechBio company decoding biology to radically improve lives through its AI-native drug discovery platform.

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Recursion Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Staff Engineer specializing in AI Security and Product Security to define and lead their product security strategy, particularly focused on securing AI systems and ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in product security, deep understanding of security principles, and hands-on proficiency in offensive security practices.

Salary

Base: $186,900 to $220,400 (USD); Bonus/Equity: Eligible for annual bonus and equity compensation; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package included

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years product security experience
  • Secure AI/ML system architecture
  • LLM integration security expertise
  • Penetration testing proficiency
  • OWASP LLM Top 10 knowledge
  • CI/CD security integration

Nice-to-have

  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills
  • Experience with EU AI Act compliance
  • Cross-functional collaboration abilities
  • Incident response playbook creation
  • Red-teaming AI pipelines
  • Supply chain risk management

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science
  • 10+ years of experience in product security
  • Hands-on penetration testing proficiency
  • Expertise in Python, Java, or C++
  • Familiarity with OWASP, NIST, ISO/IEC 27001
  • Desirable CISSP, OSCP, or GWAPT certification

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