
Fullstack Engineer – Security & Integrity
About 10a Labs: 10a Labs is an applied research and AI security company trusted by AI unicorns, Fortune 10 companies, and U.S. tech leaders. We combine proprietary technology, deep expertise, and multilingual threat intelligence to detect abuse at scale. We also deliver state-of-the-art red teaming across high-impact security and safety challenges.
Fullstack Engineer – Security & Integrity – in Partnership with Leading AI Lab
4+ Years of Industry Experience | San Francisco, CA
Partner Role Compensation: 255k - 405k + Offers Equity
10a Labs is partnering with one of the world’s largest and leading U.S. frontier labs to help shape the future of AI security. This role sits with our partner organization, which is at the forefront of solving hard problems, embracing ambiguity, and building systems that make powerful AI safer for the world. Exceptional Talent Sought:
Location: This role will be based at our partner in San Francisco; successful candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to San Francisco. |
Key Responsibilities:
- Internal Security Tooling: Design and build secure internal tools, dashboards, and platforms that support red teaming, abuse detection, and incident response.
- Threat Intelligence Interfaces: Develop fullstack applications that surface security insights, integrate detection pipelines, and support real-time analysis of threats.
- Cross-Functional Integration: Collaborate with interdisciplinary engineering teams to operationalize detection logic and abuse signals.
- Monitoring and Visualization: Build scalable front-end interfaces for monitoring system health, flagging incidents, and visualizing threat activity.
- End-to-End Engineering: Ensure security, performance, and maintainability across the full stack — from database to backend to UI.
- Security Metrics & Evaluation: Establish comprehensive metrics for evaluating security risks and the effectiveness of mitigations.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 4+ years of experience building fullstack applications in production
- Proficiency in modern backend frameworks (e.g., Python, Node.js, Go) and front-end tools (e.g., React, TypeScript)
- Experience building secure internal tools, dashboards, and APIs
- Strong grasp of security fundamentals and threat modeling
- Familiarity with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL) and cloud infrastructure
- Experience with abuse detection, red teaming, or adversarial ML
You Might Thrive in This Role If You:
- Extensive experience in information security, cybersecurity, or a related field, with a significant portion of that experience in leadership or management roles.
- Deep understanding of security technologies, tools, and best practices, including experience with secure coding practices, threat modeling, risk assessments, and incident response.
- Experience in application security, software development, or related areas with a strong understanding of secure coding practices and application security frameworks.
- Proficiency in programming languages (such as Python, Java, C++, etc.), knowledge of security tools (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP), and familiarity with security protocols and encryption methods.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience working at a startup (even if failed), demonstrating initiative, resilience, adaptability, hands-on problem-solving skills, and practical learning from navigating uncertainty in fast-paced, early-stage environments.
About the Partner Company
The partner company is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve their mission, they must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
They are an equal opportunity employer, and they do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Work With Us: 10a Labs is committed to building an inclusive, equitable workplace where diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued. We encourage applications from candidates of all identities and walks of life, and we believe our work is strongest when it reflects the world we serve.
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