# Offensive Security RL Researcher at idler

- Company: idler
- What the company does: Push the frontier of your model. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://idler.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $500K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-13
- Apply by: 2026-11-27
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/idler/68bcbc1b-5e33-435c-a256-4edfb78067d1?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/idler-offensive-security-rl-researcher/

## About the role

idler is looking for an elite security researcher who can also build. You'll lead idler's cybersecurity work: deciding which environments we build, building and running the systems that produce them, recruiting and managing the part-time experts who review them, and working directly with researchers at frontier AI labs to understand what they need and sell them what we build. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of experience in a professional cybersecurity role, with a track record that puts you in the top 5% of your peers by reputation
- Deep hands-on experience in at least one of: web app pentesting, bug bounty hunting, vulnerability/zero-day research, hacking agents, or AI security
- Well-connected within the security community — this makes recruiting and evaluating the part-time experts you'll manage far easier
- Comfortable writing and shipping production code (Python, TypeScript, or similar). You don't need a decade of software engineering experience, but you need to build and maintain the systems your research depends on, not hand that off entirely
- Strong written communication — you'll justify prioritization calls to researchers and explain findings to people who didn't do the work themselves

Tags: Engineering

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