Bishop Fox is the leading authority in offensive security, providing solutions ranging from continuous penetration testing, red teaming, and attack surface management to product, cloud, and application security assessments. We’ve worked with more than a quarter of the Fortune 100, half of the Fortune 10, eight of the top 10 global technology companies, and all of the top global media companies. Our managed service platform, service innovation, and culture of excellence continue to gather accolades from industry award programs including Fast Company, Inc., SC Media, and others. For more than 16 years, weve been contributing and giving back to the security community. We’ve published more than 16 open source tools and 50 security advisories in the last five years alone. Learn more at bishopfox.com or follow us on social media.  Who You Are and What You Will Do This isnt just another engineering role. Youll be joining whats essentially a startup within Bishop Fox – all the innovation and rapid iteration of an early-stage venture, powered by the resources and reputation of an established security leader.  Your mission? Build autonomous AI agents that can think, adapt, and hack like the worlds best penetration testers.  Pioneer AI-Driven Security Testing  <ul> <li>Design and build intelligent agents using large language models and cutting-edge AI/ML techniques </li> <li>Create systems that can autonomously perform reconnaissance, identify vulnerabilities, and execute sophisticated attack chains</li> <li>Push the boundaries of whats possible when artificial intelligence meets offensive security </li> </ul> Revolutionize Pentesting at Scale  <ul> <li>Develop services that think and act like elite attackers, but operate 24/7 across thousands of targets </li> <li>Transform manual testing processes into intelligent, scalable automation pipelines </li> <li>Build systems that continuously evolve and improve their attack strategies </li> </ul> Integrate with Enterprise-Grade Infrastructure  <ul> <li>Connect your AI agents into Bishop Foxs Cosmos cloud platform </li> <li>Scale your creations to serve Fortune 100 clients with enterprise-level reliability </li> <li>Design architectures that can handle massive concurrent testing operations </li> </ul> Experiment &amp; Innovate Rapidly  <ul> <li>Prototype breakthrough approaches to AI-driven security testing </li> <li>Build sophisticated feedback loops that make your agents smarter over time </li> <li>Implement safety mechanisms and ethical guardrails for responsible AI deployment </li> <li>Measure, iterate, and continuously enhance agent performance </li> </ul> Collaborate with Elite Security Minds  <ul> <li>Work directly with world-class penetration testers and security researchers</li> <li>Partner with data scientists and AI specialists to solve novel technical challenges </li> <li>Contribute to a team culture where hacking expertise meets cutting-edge artificial intelligence </li> </ul> What You Bring to the Mission  Technical Foundation  <ul> <li>5+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of shipping production systems </li> <li>Deep AI/ML expertise – hands-on experience with LLMs, agent frameworks (LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI), or autonomous AI systems </li> <li>Advanced programming skills in Python and Golang with clean, scalable code practices </li> <li>Full-stack capabilities – comfortable building robust APIs, designing database schemas, and working with modern frontend frameworks (React/TypeScript experience valued) </li> </ul> Infrastructure &amp; Scale  <ul> <li>Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) </li> <li>Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for reliable deployments </li> <li>Ability to architect systems that can scale from prototype to enterprise-grade solutions </li> </ul> The Right Mindset  <ul> <li>Portfolio over pedigree – we care more about what youve built than where you learned it </li> <li>Excitement about autonomous systems and AI agents that can operate independently </li> <li>Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration in a fast-moving environment </li> </ul> Bonus Multipliers  Security Background  <ul> <li>Experience in penetration testing, red teaming, ethical hacking, or security research </li> <li>Understanding of common vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and security frameworks </li> <li>Knowledge of security tools and methodologies (but well teach you what you dont know!) </li> </ul> Innovation Track Record  <ul> <li>Open-source contributions, especially in AI/automation or security domains </li> <li>Hackathon victories or compelling side projects that demonstrate your creativity </li> <li>Experience in startup environments or greenfield product development </li> <li>Publications, talks, or thought leadership in AI or security communities </li> </ul> Advanced AI Knowledge  <ul> <li>Familiarity with multi-agent systems, reinforcement learning, or swarm intelligence </li> <li>Experience with vector databases, RAG pipelines, or advanced prompt engineering </li> <li>Understanding of AI safety, alignment, and responsible AI development practices </li> </ul> Our Values  We strive to live by our values every day, in support of our core tenets, which are to deliver the highest quality of work for our clients, quality of life for our team, and quality of business for our industry and our future.  <ul> <li>Be Excellent to Each Other</li> <li>Do the Right Thing </li> <li>Do What You’ll Say You’ll Do </li> <li>Get Better Together </li> <li>Give a Sh*t </li> </ul> We offer a variety of benefits and perks, such as:  <ul> <li>Generous Time Off and Company-Wide Holidays </li> <li>Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision </li> <li>Retirement; 401k matching for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US </li> <li>Work From Home Support </li> <li>Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet </li> <li>Training Budget </li> <li>Paid Parental Leave </li> </ul> Bishop Fox is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  All new hires must pass a background check as a condition of employment.

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