AI-Native Security Agent Engineer

Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd
  • San Jose, CA
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Team Introduction The Network Security team is on the mission to build innovative and enterprise-level network security products and solutions, to protect online businesses from being interrupted by cyber attacks. We're a group of people passionate about challenging the status quo to solve the real world's cybersecurity problems effectively and efficiently. We set audacious goals and strive to achieve them. We believe in teamwork and collaboration and we encourage open and succinct communication. If you share the same value and would like to make an impact on network security, please come join us!

    Responsibilities

    • Architect and implement security features and systems for cloud-native and edge environments (including WAF, Bot Management, and API Security)
    • Design and build security capabilities for AI-native systems, covering LLM/Agent abuse prevention, risk detection, and behavior analysis
    • Deeply engage in AI Agent open-source projects, contributing to core capability evolution and driving real-world adoption through community collaborationMinimum Qualifications
    • 3+ years of software engineering experience in security, networking, AI, or related domains
    • Proficiency in at least one of Go, Python, or TypeScript, with a track record of building complex, scalable systems
    • Hands-on experience developing LLM/Agent-based systems (e.g., tool/function calling, context management, or related security implementations)
    • Strong communication skills and a self-driven mindset, with the ability to deliver results in fast-paced and ambiguous environments

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Proven technical contributions to open-source ecosystems (e.g., OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, LLM Guard)
    • Practical experience in LLM/AI Security (e.g., Prompt Injection defense, abuse prevention, content safety, or model risk control)

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Jose, CA

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Ecosystemsunmatched
    • Engineeringunmatched
    • Injectionsunmatched
    • Internet Securityunmatched
    • Linux Media Playersunmatched
    • Network Securityunmatched
    • Open Sourceunmatched
    • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
    • Riskunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • Risk Modelingunmatched
    • Scalable System Developmentunmatched
    • Security Architectureunmatched
    • Security Attacksunmatched
    • Security Softwareunmatched
    • Set Goalsunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched

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