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

Washington, District of Columbia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Offensive Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Research, Exploit Development, Systems Engineering, Kernel-level Programming, OS Internals, Runtime Detection, Dynamic Analysis, C, C++, Cyber Network Operations, Automation, Low-level Systems, Architecture, Production Engineering

Industry

Information Services

Description

Dear applicants, please keep in mind that applications without provided salary expectations and active LN profile will not be considered. Hope for your understanding. Location: Washington, D.C. Employment Type: Full-Time (In-person, 5 days/week) Visa: Not available Clearance Eligibility: Required Experience: 5 years 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 Low-level systems engineers with strong builder instincts The non-negotiable: OS-level fluency. About the Company A seed-stage AI-native offensive cybersecurity company building automated systems for Cyber Network Operations for the U.S. and allied governments. High-seven-figure live government contract. Backed by Tier 1 defense and cyber investors. 15-person elite technical team with Engineers from top AI and systems companies. Their Mission: AI-driven cyber dominance. The company operates at the intersection of Low-level systems engineering, Offensive security, AI-driven vulnerability research and Production-grade exploit development. What You’ll Own 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 Must-Have 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 Nice to Have 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

You will build production-grade systems to automate vulnerability research and exploit development. This involves end-to-end system ownership, from architecture to implementation, focusing on kernel-level and OS-level interactions.