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Familiarity with developing web-based APIs, HTTP-RPC, and REST. * Familiarity with enterprise ... Hybrid or remote work will not be considered. * Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape ...

Remote (Quantico, VA and other areas within DMV) Duration: Long Term Contract Required skills/Level of Experience: * Active TS w/ SCI eligibility * 10+ years in cybersecurity engineering or security ...

$63.50 - $85/hr

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Sr. Network Security Engineer

Bastrop, TX · Remote

$58.25 - $76/hr

SR. NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER SpaceX is looking for a Sr. Network Security Engineer with deep ... and SSL-based implementations. * Own the full lifecycle of remote access infrastructure from ...

Staff Cloud Security Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site +1

$145K - $195K/yr

As a Staff Cloud Security Engineer, you are the most senior individual contributor responsible for ... Location: This role is based in Chicago, IL. We are not open to remote candidates for this role.

Our partner is looking for a Platform Security Engineer based in Netherlands. As a Platform ... Home office and workspace support, including equipment or reimbursement of up to $1,000 gross every ...

This role is based in Chicago, IL. *There may be remote flexibility for exceptional candidates in the following states: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri ...

SR. NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER SpaceX is looking for a Sr. Network Security Engineer with deep ... and SSL-based implementations. * Own the full lifecycle of remote access infrastructure from ...

SR. NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER SpaceX is looking for a Sr. Network Security Engineer with deep ... and SSL-based implementations. * Own the full lifecycle of remote access infrastructure from ...

Role Location & Travel This remote role is based in the United States or Canada. You will be ... Fantastic benefits (of course ), including: * $250 WFH setup (one time) * $500/year Learning ...

$98K - $134K/yr

Experience working cross-functionally influencing without authority in a remote-first environment ... Home office stipend, coworking and ongoing education budgets * A company culture that genuinely ...

... based plan designed to remove financial barriers and make care truly accessible: one monthly ... This is a remote position Key Responsibilities Detection, Response & Visibility * Own strategy and ...

Principal Security Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$175K - $200K/yr

... based plan designed to remove financial barriers and make care truly accessible: one monthly ... This is a remote position Key Responsibilities Detection, Response & Visibility * Own strategy and ...

... based plan designed to remove financial barriers and make care truly accessible: one monthly ... This is a remote position Key Responsibilities Detection, Response & Visibility * Own strategy and ...

Configure and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, role-based access controls ... Off-site/Remote Working at SOSi All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not ...

As a fully remote company (even before COVID!), we welcome applicants from almost anywhere. Our ... Hiring Manager Video Call * Take Home Assignment * Virtual "Onsite" Round (2-4 interviews)

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Security Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr

Security Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr

Mercor

New York, NY • Remote

$85/hr

Full-time

Posted 18 days ago


Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Security Engineer (Coding Agent Experience)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex security engineering tasks.
  • Review model-generated code and architectures for vulnerabilities and security risks.
  • Identify bugs, edge cases, and security-related failure modes.
  • Compare outputs from multiple frontier models to assess strengths and weaknesses.
  • Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic security engineering scenarios.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 2+ years of professional security engineering experience.
  • Experience with application security, cloud security, infrastructure security, or vulnerability management.
  • Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, or Gemini CLI.
  • Ability to identify flaws in model-generated code and architectures.

Preferred

  • Experience securing production systems.

Compensation & Legal

  • $400 per accepted task.
  • Compensation is tied to accepted work.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.