Senior Offensive Security Engineer, Rust, Peer to Peer

webAI™

Offensive Security Engineer at webAI developing secure decentralized AI infrastructure using Rust. Collaborating with engineering teams to build security features from the ground up.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in secure software development, particularly with Rust, and a deep understanding of secure design principles. Capable of conducting security-focused code reviews, threat modeling, and collaborating with engineering teams to implement robust security solutions.

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Rust ProgrammingSecurity-Focused Code ReviewsVulnerability AnalysisDistributed Systems ArchitectureAuthentication/Authorization Systems

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Hard Skills

Secure Software Development PracticesCryptographic Libraries & ProtocolsSecure CommunicationsKey ManagementIdentity & Trust Services

Soft Skills

Collaborative Problem SolvingInfluencing Architecture Decisions

Tools & Technologies

Decentralized SystemsPeer-to-Peer NetworkingEdge AI Workloads

Industry Keywords

Application SecurityProduct SecuritySecure Systems EngineeringThreat ModelingExploitability Assessment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsNode.jsRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Live within the engineering team; design and build secure features throughout the software development lifecycle.
Participate in architecture and design reviews, identifying security risks early and collaborating with engineers on practical, scalable solutions.
Contribute production-quality code in Rust and other languages as needed to implement security-critical functionality.
Design and implement secure communication patterns, authentication mechanisms, and cryptographic services for decentralized systems.
Evaluate new product features for security implications and recommend design improvements before implementation begins.
Perform security-focused code reviews with an emphasis on exploitability, resiliency, and secure implementation patterns.
Lead implementation efforts to remediate vulnerabilities discovered through internal testing, penetration testing, or external assessments.
Work with engineering teams to prioritize security improvements while balancing performance, usability, and product requirements.
Design, implement, and improve security controls for peer-to-peer networking, distributed protocols, edge AI workloads, and device-to-device communications.
Serve as the dedicated security engineering partner for the IDN team, influencing architecture, implementation, and vulnerability remediation activities across the platform.
Conduct threat modeling exercises for new platform capabilities, distributed protocols, network services, and architectural changes.
Assess security implications of peer discovery, node identity, trust establishment, relay services, NAT traversal, encrypted communications, and distributed trust models.
Evaluate platform resilience against malicious nodes, protocol abuse, unauthorized access, data manipulation, and other adversarial behaviors common to decentralized systems.
Partner with architects and engineering leadership to identify and address security risks during architecture and design phases before implementation begins.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in software engineering, application security, product security, or secure systems engineering.
Software engineering experience with Rust, including developing production systems.
Hands-on experience performing security-focused code reviews and vulnerability analysis.
Experience embedding with engineering teams and contributing directly to software design and implementation.
Deep understanding of secure software development practices and secure-by-design principles.
Experience performing architecture reviews and translating security requirements into engineering solutions.
Strong knowledge of distributed systems architecture, peer-to-peer networking concepts, trust models, identity systems, secure communications, and modern application architectures.
Experience implementing or integrating authentication / authorization systems, cryptographic libraries & protocols, secure communications, key management, identity & trust services.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with software engineers to deliver secure, maintainable solutions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package
401(k) match
Equity options
$200/month Health & Wellness stipend
Continuing Education support
$500/year Function Health subscription
Free parking for in-office employees
Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Parental leave for eligible employees
Supplemental life insurance