Cyber Security Engineer

Job Description

• Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer
• Job Type: Contractor
• Schedule: Flexible, you pick the hours and days (including weekends if desired)
• Location: Remote

About the hiring company:

Our client is a rapidly growing, venture-backed AI company helping shape the next generation of intelligent systems. By combining world-class human expertise with advanced machine learning workflows, they enable leading AI organizations to build, evaluate, and improve cutting-edge models used across a wide range of industries.

The company works with highly accomplished professionals in fields such as software engineering, finance, healthcare, legal, operations, research, and other specialized domains. These experts contribute directly to the development of advanced AI systems by providing real-world knowledge, evaluations, feedback, and domain-specific judgment that help models reason more accurately and perform more effectively.

Leveraging a proprietary AI-driven talent assessment and matching platform, the organization identifies exceptional professionals globally and connects them with high-impact projects at the forefront of artificial intelligence.

Backed by more than $40 million in funding and supported by a rapidly expanding international network of experts, the company is building critical human intelligence infrastructure for the AI economy and creating meaningful opportunities for professionals to apply their expertise in entirely new ways.

Job Summary:

Engaging Cyber Security Engineers to contribute technical expertise to a dynamic customer project. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.

What we're looking for:

1. Analyze, debug, and resolve software bugs and vulnerabilities across diverse codebases.
2. Implement new features and enhance existing functionality in projects using Python3, Java, Rust, Go, C++, or TypeScript.
3. Refactor legacy code to improve maintainability, security, and performance.
4. Perform codebase audits, penetration testing, and other security assessments to identify and mitigate risks.
5. Contribute to backend development and optimize application performance for scalability and security.
6. Document findings, suggest improvements, and provide real-world insights to improve AI training datasets.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Expertise in one or more languages: Python3, Java, Rust, Go, C++, or TypeScript.
2. Proven experience in debugging, bug fixing, and backend development for complex systems.
3. Strong background in cybersecurity practices, including pentesting, security audit, and vulnerability assessment.
4. Proficiency in algorithms, codebase refactoring, and optimizing software for performance and security.
5. Ability to communicate complex technical findings clearly and concisely.
6. Familiarity with secure software development lifecycles and modern threat landscapes.
7. Experience contributing to AI-related or data-driven projects is a plus, but not required.

Process:

1. Apply to the role, filling out the screening questions
2. Complete AI Interview (approx. 30 minutes)
3. Technical Assessment (Tentative)
4. Hiring Manager review

Compensation Structure

Compensation is output-based; experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete work may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow. Minimum submission requirements apply. Experts must submit a minimum of tasks per week.

Start Timeline & Availability

We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts ready to jump in right away. If selected, we expect you to start your first tasks within 24–48 hours of completing onboarding.

Additional Information

A very attractive and competitive package is offered.