AI/Systems Engineer: Offensive Cybersecurity (ONSITE IN WASHINGTON DC)

PulseRise Technologies • Washington, DC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring AI / Systems Engineers to build production systems that automate vulnerability research and exploit development. This is not a prompt engineering role. This is low-level, performance-critical, close-to-the-metal engineering. Two adjacent profiles fit: Vulnerability researchers with deep systems knowledge, and Low-level systems engineers with strong builder instincts. The non-negotiable: OS-level fluency. The company is a seed-stage AI-native offensive cybersecurity company building automated systems for Cyber Network Operations for the U.S. and allied governments. They have a high-seven-figure live government contract and are backed by Tier 1 defense and cyber investors. The team consists of 15 elite technical individuals from top AI and systems companies. Their mission is AI-driven cyber dominance, operating at the intersection of Low-level systems engineering, Offensive security, AI-driven vulnerability research, and Production-grade exploit development.

Requirements

• 5+ years engineering experience (exceptional new grads considered)
• Deep low-level systems knowledge (OS internals, kernel, runtime tooling)
• Builder mindset with shipped production code
• Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty
• In-person in Washington, D.C.
• Eligible for U.S. security clearance
• OS-level fluency

Nice To Haves

• CTF / vulnerability research background
• Offensive security experience
• YC / top AI startup engineering experience
• OS-level open-source contributions
• Runtime detection / dynamic analysis tooling
• ML/AI systems exposure

Responsibilities

• AI-driven vulnerability research systems
• Kernel-level and OS-level system interactions
• Runtime detection and dynamic analysis tooling
• Performance-critical exploit infrastructure
• End-to-end system ownership (architecture → implementation → production)
• Translating manual cyber workflows into automated systems

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed