Junior AI Growth, Internal Engineer
Hive Mechanics
AI Red Team Engineer
Lilt
contract
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 $55 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cyber SecurityPython
About the role
- LILT is seeking freelance AI Red Team experts to collaborate on projects focused on adversarial testing of AI systems.
- Your work will involve crafting prompts and scenarios to test model guardrails, exploring creative ways to bypass restrictions, and systematically documenting outcomes.
- You’ll think like an adversary to uncover weaknesses, while collaborating with engineers and safety researchers to share findings and improve system defenses.
Requirements
- Deep Understanding of Generative AI and main models, including their underlying architectures, training processes, and potential failure modes.
- Cybersecurity & Threat Modeling: Experience in cybersecurity principles, including threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing.
- Data Analysis & NLP: Strong analytical skills to dissect model outputs, identify subtle biases or factual errors, and recognize patterns in how the model responds to different inputs.
- Ethical Hacking Mindset: A commitment to using her/his skills for defensive and security-focused purposes, adhering to a strict ethical code, and understanding the importance of responsible disclosure.
- You hold a Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics or other related fields.
- Your level of English is advanced (C1) or above.
- Adversarial thinking.
- Knowledge of vulnerabilities, common model vulnerabilities (prompt injection, prompt-history leakage, data exfiltration via RAG).
- Experience in AI/ML security, evaluation, and red teaming, particularly with LLMs, AI agents, and RAG pipelines.
- You are ready to learn new methods, able to switch between tasks and topics quickly and sometimes work with challenging, complex guidelines.
- Proficient in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Familiar with AI red-teaming frameworks such as garak or PyRIT.
Benefits
- Get paid for your expertise, with rates that can go up to $55/hour depending on your skills, experience, and project needs.
- Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project that fits around your primary professional or academic commitments.
- Work on advanced AI projects and gain valuable experience that enhances your portfolio.
- Influence how future AI models understand and communicate in your field of expertise.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Generative AICybersecurityThreat ModelingVulnerability AssessmentPenetration TestingData AnalysisNatural Language ProcessingEthical HackingScriptingAutomation
Soft skills
Analytical SkillsAdversarial ThinkingCommitment to Ethical StandardsAdaptabilityCollaboration
