The Mom Project · 1 day ago
Senior Offensive Security Engineer, Web and AI Systems
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expThe Mom Project is a Silicon Valley-based company engaged in researching emerging technologies, and they are seeking a Senior Offensive Security Engineer to enhance security across web platforms and AI systems. This role involves identifying and exploiting security weaknesses, leading penetration tests, and collaborating with various teams to implement secure designs.
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Responsibilities
Conduct offensive security assessments on large-scale web applications, REST APIs, and cloud-backed services
Identify and validate vulnerabilities, including injection flaws, access control issues, authentication and authorization weaknesses, server-side request forgery, deserialization flaws, and business logic bugs
Evaluate large language model–based systems and AI agents for prompt injection, data exfiltration, model abuse, and jailbreak vulnerabilities
Design and execute red team–style engagements that simulate real-world adversary behavior
Develop custom exploitation tools, proofs-of-concept, and fuzzers targeting web and AI attack surfaces
Identify systemic security weaknesses and collaborate with engineering teams to drive durable mitigations
Review system architectures and product designs with an attacker-focused perspective
Produce clear, actionable security reports and present findings to technical and executive stakeholders
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on offensive security experience (senior level)
Deep expertise in web application security and API exploitation
Proven ability to identify and exploit critical/high-impact vulnerabilities
Strong attacker mindset with experience simulating real-world attack scenarios
Experience with red teaming and penetration testing (black-box and gray-box)
Hands-on full-stack testing (frontend, backend, APIs)
Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or similar for exploitation, tooling, and code review
Experience with manual testing, fuzzing, and targeted code review
Ability to explain exploitation techniques, impact, and CVSS scoring
Comfortable working in secure lab environments with strict operational controls
Strong communication skills for presenting findings to global engineering teams
Preferred
Master's degree in a relevant technical field preferred; exceptional hands-on experience may substitute
AI/LLM security exposure (prompt injection, jailbreaks) preferred
Experience with adversarial machine learning, AI red teaming, or secure large language model pipeline design
Experience securing cloud environments and containerized platforms
Background in security research, including published vulnerabilities, capture-the-flag participation, blogs, or conference presentations
Relevant offensive security certifications
Certifications (OSCP, OSWE, CRTO), bug bounty, CVEs, or security research nice to have
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401k
Company
The Mom Project
The Mom Project is a digital talent marketplace helping women remain active in the workforce.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$115.6MKey Investors
Leeds Illuminate7GC & CoAtlanta Seed Company
2021-10-06Series C· $80M
2020-07-01Series B· $25M
2018-12-17Series A· $8M
Leadership Team
Allison Robinson
Founder
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