Backend Engineer, AI Security

ABOUT THE ROLE We're seeking a highly skilled software engineer to join Stripe's AI Security team as the first engineer on the team. As a foundational role, you'll have the opportunity to shape the direction of our AI security efforts and contribute to the development of critical security infrastructure primitives. You'll be working with a team that's passionate about building secure and reliable AI infrastructure, and you'll have the chance to collaborate with other engineers to drive innovation in this space. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a member of the AI Security team, you'll be responsible for building and partnering to create the right security primitives to enable Stripe to move fast safely. This will involve a mix of partnering and advising with teams building AI infrastructure and products, as well as building security infrastructure primitives for AI. Your primary focus will be on building a security tooling layer that sits in the inference path, providing detection and protection against AI-specific threats like prompt injection, jailbreaks, and tool misuse. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you'll need to have a strong background in software development, with at least 5 years of experience in designing and developing medium-to-large projects. You should be comfortable working collaboratively across multiple engineering teams and have experience writing high-quality code in a major programming language. You'll also need to be able to drive clear next steps when working in an ambiguous environment and think creatively and reason clearly in a complex problem domain. WHY REMOTE As a remote worker, you'll have the flexibility to work from anywhere and be part of a team that's passionate about building secure and reliable AI infrastructure. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with other engineers and contribute to the development of critical security infrastructure primitives. BENEFITS Stripe offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement savings, and paid time off. You'll also have access to a range of perks, including a generous parental leave policy and a flexible work schedule.