Red Team Engineer

Gray Swan AI

8d•$110,000 - $290,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Gray Swan Arena is where the world's top red-teamers test frontier AI models, learn about AI security, and win cash prizes. Leading labs use the resulting data to ensure that future LLMs are safe and aligned with human values. Gray Swan’s Red Team Engineers are the hands-on practitioners behind both our popular Arena challenges and private red team engagements. You’ll design realistic attack scenarios, find vulnerabilities in frontier AI systems, and translate your findings into clear and actionable reports. If you're a creative AI red teamer with thorough reporting skills, a strong technical background, and a knack for finding attack surfaces, we want to hear from you.

Requirements

1+ years of experience in AI red teaming, adversarial ML, or related security research
Organized and comfortable working independently across multiple concurrent engagements
Proven ability to convey technical ideas in accessible reports
Comfortable with quick pivots and changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Gray Swan Arena competitor is a plus.
Background in traditional security research, CTFs, or penetration testing.
Experience with AI red teaming beyond LLM prompt injection
Degree or experience equivalent in Computer Science or related field
Familiarity with multimodal attack surfaces
Coding experience for automating or scaling test cases

Responsibilities

Design new challenges and adversarial scenarios for ongoing and upcoming Arena competitions
Work red teaming engagements with external clients, covering areas like prompt injection, tool use, and agent exploitation
Use Slack, Linear, our Arena design editor, and AI tools to deliver red-teaming results on time and with high quality
Build internal tools and processes for the Arena (e.g., cheating detection) and support operational tasks like break verification and prize distribution.
Work alongside Product and Engineering teams to create realistic scenarios that highlight attack surfaces in frontier systems
Help shape the future of Gray Swan Arena with novel ideas and challenge types