Security Researcher

About StrixWe believe that software is the foundation of modern civilization, yet vulnerabilities threaten its integrity, security, and resilience. Strix is on a mission to solve security.Strix builds autonomous AI penetration testing agents that think like attackers: discovering, validating, and helping fix real vulnerabilities across live applications, codebases, and infrastructure, continuously, not once a year. We are looking for strong technical people who want to work at the intersection of AI, security, and infrastructure. About this roleWe're looking for a Security Researcher to push the frontier of what our AI agents can find. You will hunt for real vulnerabilities, turn your offensive-security expertise into agent skills, benchmarks, and detection strategies, and validate that Strix finds what matters in real-world targets. You're excited about this role because you will…Discover and exploit vulnerabilities in web applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and open-source softwareEncode offensive-security techniques into agent behaviors, tools, and playbooks that scale your expertiseBuild and curate vulnerable environments and benchmarks that measure real agent capabilityAnalyze agent findings, separate signal from noise, and drive the false-positive rate toward zero Qualifications3+ years of hands-on offensive security experience (penetration testing, red teaming, bug bounty, or vulnerability research)Deep understanding of web application security, exploitation techniques, and modern attack surfacesProgramming experience in Python or similar; comfort building your own toolingCVEs, published research, CTF results, or a strong bug bounty track record are a plusA tendency to leave things in a better way than you found them What we offerCompetitive salary with meaningful equityHealth, vision, and dental insuranceOffice lunch and dinner (when working from our office) Strix is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.To all recruitment agencies: Strix does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Strix employees. Strix is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with the Company.