Senior AI Security Research Engineer
Samsara · Remote - CA
About this role
**Senior AI Security Research Engineer — Samsara (Remote, US)** **About the role** Samsara is building a new role at the intersection of security engineering and applied AI. You’ll be the most AI-forward technologist on the Application Security team—using frontier AI models to strengthen Samsara’s security posture and stress-test it. You’ll alternate between using AI to **red-team Samsara’s cloud environment** and validating **firmware vulnerabilities on Samsara hardware**, with the goal of securing applications for **AI adversaries**. This is a highly visible, org-wide role reporting into a newly formed function, with a clear path to shape Samsara’s AI security strategy. **Location** Remote position open to candidates residing in the US **except** the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area. --- **In this role, you will:** - Deliver accurate, consistent security assessments of Samsara software, code, and firmware—evaluating resilience against AI-driven/adversarial attacks—and implement fixes. - Translate general AI security findings into Samsara-specific fixes for the application security layer, including adapting software techniques to hardware and embedded firmware. - Build and pressure-test novel AI-enabled security tooling and workflows, then drive adoption across the broader security org. - Partner cross-functionally with engineering, hardware, and leadership (including VP-level threat modeling sessions) as the go-to expert on AI-related security risk. - Help define and drive Samsara’s medium- and long-term strategy for adopting AI safely and effectively within security operations. - Use frontier AI/LLM tools (e.g., cybersecurity-specific programs from Anthropic and OpenAI) hands-on for both offensive validation (red-teaming) and defensive tooling. - Required: experience integrating, securing, or red-teaming AI-enabled systems (LLMs, agentic workflows, prompt injection/adversarial testing). - Champion and embed Samsara’s cultural principles: **Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team**. --- **Minimum requirements:** - 8+ years of experience in application security, vulnerability management, threat modeling, offensive security, or a closely related discipline—showing demonstrated impact and influence across a large part of an organization. - Hands-on experience applying AI/LLM tools to real security workflows (not just using AI as an end user)—e.g., building with APIs, agents, or automation for security use cases. - Experience conducting technical security assessments across both software and hardware/firmware environments. - Experience creating secure code solutions with engineers using languages such as **Go**. - Experience developing AI and agentic solutions using **GitHub**, and developing within **AWS**. --- **Ideal candidate also has:** - Experience with AI-specific attack techniques (prompt injection, jailbreaks, model/agent abuse) for vulnerability management and application security. - Experience building or validating security controls for agentic AI, **RAG** systems, or LLM-integrated platforms. - A track record of driving org-wide security strategy and/or presenting findings to senior/executive stakeholders. - Relevant certifications (e.g., **OSCP, GIAC, CISSP**) or **AWS** certifications. --- **Compensation (base salary range)** **$157,675 – $238,500 USD** Eligible for an initial **RSU grant** with no vest
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