Description
We're seeking an AI Security Engineer to join our Platform Security team. As Plaid's first line of defense on AI security, you'll review new AI technologies to find security risks before they ship, then design and implement controls to close them. You'll build guardrails, identity management, and detection systems that let Plaid use AI aggressively without getting burned.
Responsibilities
- Review AI systems and integrations for security risk before and after deployment.
- Design and deploy guardrails, sandboxes, and other controls that contain what AI agents can do.
- Build or implement systems to track and manage AI identities, so we know what access every AI has been granted and can balance risk with agility.
- Detect and mitigate prompt injection across Plaid's AI surface area.
- Run AI-focused security reviews and set the bar other teams build to.
Qualifications
- Must-have: hands-on experience securing AI technologies, including at least one of: deploying guardrails or sandboxes, managing AI identities, detecting or mitigating prompt injection, running AI security reviews, or implementing AI security tooling (built or bought).
- 3-6 years of experience.
Benefits
- $188,748 – $242,676 salary.
- Additional compensation in the form of equity and/or commission.
- Comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).