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WebApp Offensive Security Software Engineer

Horizon3.ai · US, Remote · Remote

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About Horizon3.ai

Horizon3 uses real-world attacks to safely show what attackers can actually do in your environment—so you can fix and prove what matters. Backed by NEA.

About the role

We're looking for a Senior/Staff Offensive Security Software Engineer with extensive web application penetration testing experience and a growing interest in AI-enhanced security techniques. You will have a significant impact on how we deliver value to our customers by designing, developing, and integrating web application penetration testing content into the NodeZero platform. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Experience conducting full scope web application pentests
  • Experience with proxy tools like Burp and with browser developer tools
  • Proficient in object-oriented programming and test-driven development, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience applying AI-assisted development tools to security research and automation tasks
  • Curiosity about emerging AI technologies
  • Skilled in designing, evaluating, and communicating technical solutions across systems, APIs, algorithms, and data structures
More about this role

Horizon3 is a fast-growing, remote cybersecurity company dedicated to the mission of enabling organizations to proactively find and fix and verify exploitable attack vectors before criminals exploit them. Our flagship product, the NodeZeroTM platform, delivers production-safe autonomous pentests and other key assessment operations that scale across the largest internal, external, cloud, and hybrid cloud environments. NodeZero has been adopted by organizations of all sizes, from small educational institutions to government agencies and Global 100 enterprises. It is used by ITOps/SecOps teams, consulting pentesters, and MSSPs and MSPs.

We are a fusion of former U.S. Special Operations cyber operators, startup engineers, and formerly frustrated cybersecurity practitioners. We're committed to helping solve our common security problems: ineffective security tools, false positives resulting in alert fatigue, blind spots, "checkbox” security culture, cybersecurity skills shortage, and the long lead time and expense of hiring outside consultants. Collectively, we are a team of learn it alls, committed to a culture of respect, collaboration, ownership, and results.

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