# Security Research Engineer, AI Safety and Security Engineering

Hiring organization: [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d61e42c9-0b2b-418a-afae-cf9a2a7267df

Listed on NVIDIA's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Salary: 224000 – 431250 USD per year

## Summary

NVIDIA is hiring a Security Research Engineer to develop methods for validating and patching software vulnerabilities found by AI tools, with a focus on establishing rigorous standards for what constitutes a confirmed bug and a trustworthy fix. The role suits security researchers with deep vulnerability analysis experience who can apply disciplined judgment to complex security problems while working alongside AI-assisted systems.

_Our summary, not NVIDIA's wording._

## Skills named

C++, Python

## Required

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 12+ years in security research or software engineering
- Hands-on vulnerability research, fuzzing, program analysis, or secure development
- Rigorous judgment about fix correctness, safety, regression, and behavior preservation
- Comfort using AI-assisted tools for analysis and development

## Nice to have

- CVEs, security advisories, or published vulnerability research
- Experience building or extending fuzzers, static analyzers, or symbolic-execution tools
- Familiarity with LLM-based coding or analysis agents

Apply on NVIDIA's site: https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Security-Research-Engineer--AI-Safety-and-Security-Engineering_JR2021887