Define and evolve our AI security strategy to protect highly sensitive mental health data across both product and corporate environments
Lead secure design and threat modeling for AI systems including LLMs, agentic workflows, and retrieval pipelinesIdentify and mitigate risks such as prompt injection, data exfiltration, model abuse, and privilege escalation
Build scalable AI security guardrails and tooling that enable safe experimentation across engineering and business teams
Establish AI-specific governance frameworks covering identity, access control, auditability, and observability
Take ownership of and lead our AI Red Team to proactively identify vulnerabilities
Design and implement AI observability pipelines to detect anomalous model behavior and policy violations in near real-time
Develop and operationalize AI incident response playbooks to ensure rapid containment of security eventsPartner with product and engineering teams to enable responsible AI innovation in a hyper-growth environment
Champion a culture of secure AI development by mentoring engineers and defining high standards for the organization

10+ years experience in a software engineering discipline, with at least 5+ years focused on security
Hands-on experience securing AI/ML systems, including practical AI red teaming against LLMs, agentic workflows, or RAG systems
Experience developing or implementing automated LLM vulnerability testing for prompt injection and data exfiltrationStrong foundation in application security principles, threat modeling, secure design, and identity and access control
Demonstrated ability to build tools and automation with a developer mindset
Experience influencing senior engineers and cross-functional stakeholders across product, legal, and complianceProven track record of mentoring engineers and cultivating a strong security culture across an organization
Strong working knowledge of modern developer tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and git-based collaboration
Ability to operate in ambiguity and translate emerging AI risks into pragmatic, scalable security controls
Deep personal ownership and a passion for advancing AI security through continuous learning

Health, Dental, Vision benefits start on your first day at Spring. You and your dependents also receive access to One Medical accounts HSA and FSA plans are also available, with Spring contributing up to $1K for HSAs, depending on your plan type.
Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2% for retirement planning
A yearly allotment of no cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents.
We offer competitive paid time off policies including vacation, sick leave and company holidays.
At 6 months tenure with Spring, we offer parental leave of 18 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents.
Access to Noom, a weight management program—based in psychology, that’s tailored to your unique needs and goals.
Access to fertility care support through Carrot, in addition to $4,000 reimbursement for related fertility expenses.
Access to Wellhub, which connects employees to the best options for fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep in one subscription
Access to BrightHorizons, which provides sponsored child care, back-up care, and elder care
Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement a year.
$200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes.

Staff Security and AI Engineer

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