Offensive Security Engineer

Palantir's Offensive Security team probes their own products, infrastructure, and cloud environment like a real attacker would. As an Offensive Security Engineer, you will test internal applications and infrastructure, chain findings into realistic attack paths, and work directly with engineers to get issues closed.

You will also help develop agentic offensive security tooling, LLM-driven systems that encode operator tradecraft and apply it continuously. Additionally, you will coordinate third-party penetration testing engagements, scope work with external firms, and turn results into concrete remediation.

Core Responsibilities

• Conduct hybrid web application penetration tests combining source code review with runtime exploitation.
• Perform external network penetration tests against internet-facing infrastructure.
• Perform internal network and Active Directory security assessments.
• Assess cloud and containerized infrastructure security.
• Collaborate with detection engineering to validate telemetry and detection coverage.
• Scope and manage third-party pentest engagements.
• Partner with engineering to reproduce, prioritize, and verify fixes.
• Design and build offensive security tooling and automation.
• Author clear, actionable write-ups for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What We Value

• Demonstrated strength in web application penetration testing.
• Experience with external and internal network penetration testing.
• Hands-on experience with standard offensive security tooling.
• Comfortable writing code to automate testing and develop proof-of-concept exploits.
• Working knowledge of modern software development and shipping.
• Understanding of cloud, container, and orchestration security principles.

What We Require

• 4+ years of professional experience in offensive security, penetration testing, or a closely related field.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language.
• Demonstrated experience assessing cloud and containerized environments.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Additional Information

• The estimated salary range for this position is $145,000 - $200,000/year.
• Total compensation may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus, and other potential future incentives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Relocation assistance.
• Take what you need paid time off.
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Supportive leave of absence program.
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care.
• Fertility and family building benefits.
• Stipend to help with expenses for new children.
• 401k plan.