Member of Technical Staff - Security

Runlayer

• $150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in New York, NY
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of engineering experience in the Security field, focusing on tool development or endpoint detection.
  • Demonstrated experience building scanning and detection systems, including parsers and rule engines.
  • Experience with shadow IT detection and asset management in enterprise settings.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, especially with frameworks like FastAPI.
  • Familiarity with common API and gateway attack vectors, such as SSRF and token theft.
  • Knowledge of emerging security threats related to AI and LLMs, including prompt injection hazards.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enhance the Runlayer Watch products for comprehensive security scanning.
  • Create mechanisms for shadow detection of unregistered MCP servers and agents.
  • Implement automated version scanning integrated into the CI/CD process.
  • Expand detection to cover CLI and browser-based agents for a holistic security approach.
  • Own the complete lifecycle of detection products from concept through deployment.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity to attract top talent.
  • Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
  • Dedicated professional development budget for learning opportunities.
  • Choice of leading-edge equipment to optimize your work environment.
  • Comprehensive health benefits covering medical, dental, and vision.
  • Opportunities for customer engagement to directly see the impacts of your work.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Looking for a security engineer, to join our small founding team, you'll build the security scanning and detection products that protect enterprise AI. You own the Runlayer Watch products (static and dynamic scanning), shadow detection of unregistered agents and servers, and AppSec for the platform itself.

Why You'll Thrive Here
  • Impact: Build the security layer for the AI agent infrastructure category, directly shaping how enterprises adopt AI safely
  • Excellence: Work alongside founders from Zapier's AI team and a team of senior engineers from top cyber backgrounds
  • Ownership: Own detection products end-to-end, from threat modeling through shipped features


What You'll Do
  • Build and improve Watch products: static and dynamic scanning for MCP servers, skills, plugins, and agent behavior detection on endpoints
  • Develop shadow detection: identify unregistered MCP servers, skills, plugins, and agents running outside governance across the enterprise
  • Build automated version scanning: CI/CD-integrated security checks that run on each new MCP server version, skill update, or plugin release
  • Extend detection coverage to CLI agents (Codex, OpenCode) and browser-based agents


What We're Looking For
  • 8+ years of engineering experience in the Security space, building Security tooling or endpoint detection products.
  • Builder, not operator. You've created scanning or detection systems: parsers, rule engines, analysis pipelines.
  • Experience with shadow IT detection, asset discovery, or endpoint monitoring in enterprise environments
  • Strong Python skills (our scanning pipeline and platform backend are Python/FastAPI)
  • Understanding of API and gateway attack patterns: SSRF, token theft, injection, supply-chain attacks
  • Awareness of emerging AI/LLM security threats: prompt injection, tool poisoning, jailbreaking, indirect prompt injection through tool responses


Bonus Qualifications
  • Experience with MCP, AI agents, or LLM security specifically
  • Background in building commercial security products (not just internal tooling)
  • Network in enterprise security (SVCI, Israeli security community, etc.)


What We Offer

We provide a competitive package designed to attract and retain top talent who can work effectively with enterprise customers.
  • Competitive salary and equity - compensation that reflects your expertise and customer-facing responsibilities.
  • Paid time off - paid vacation, paid sick leave, and paid parental leave.
  • Professional development - budget for conferences, courses, and certifications in AI, enterprise software, and customer success.
  • Top-tier equipment - your choice of laptop and accessories to create your ideal work environment.
  • Health benefits - comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Customer interaction opportunities - work directly with innovative companies and see the immediate impact of your work.


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