# Research Engineer at depthfirst

- Company: depthfirst
- What the company does: AI-native security that thinks like an elite security research team and works across your code, dependencies, infrastructure, and live environment. Backed by Accel.
- Company website: https://depthfirst.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2025-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/depthfirst/c73ec5e2-1c98-4b21-a9de-f05bf53d0948
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/depthfirst-research-engineer/

## About the role

We’re seeking an experienced Research Engineer to join our effort in building and training AI agents for vulnerability discovery and exploitation. We are building a technology capable of finding the next Log4J at scale, finding and remediating vulnerabilities in customer and open source codebases.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of full-time experience in AI research engineering in machine learning, deep learning, and/or natural language processing
- Experience with developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impact
- Programming experience in Python and hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience
- A love for technology, and an insatiable curiosity for new tools to tackle real problems
- Capable of solving complex problems with simple solutions. Building reliable and scalable products, making right trade-offs along the way

Tags: Applied Research