Magic
Member of Technical Staff, Security Engineer
$225K–$550K
San Francisco · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship and relocation stipend to bring you to SF, if possible.
About the job
Build security software, automation, and infrastructure to protect Magic’s models, systems, and engineering organization from traditional and AI-driven cyber threats.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain security tooling; secure developer infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and production services.
- Support secure sandboxing and isolation for untrusted code, agents, and model execution; build guardrails against emerging AI attack vectors.
- Protect research assets and infrastructure, and respond to security incidents and live threats.
What they ask for
- Production software engineering experience in Rust, Go, Python, C++, Kotlin, TypeScript, or similar languages.
- Very good understanding of modern MITRE att&ck techniques and active engagement with LLMs’ role in securing and attacking software systems.
- Experience securing distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or large-scale production environments; ability to develop high-complexity cloud Linux-based exploits.
- Deep understanding of UNIX or other operating systems, networking, authentication, authorization, and modern security architecture; 24/7 on-call readiness.
Pay
$225K - $550K USD base salary; $225K – $550K USD (compensation type not specified)
Tools
Rust, Go, Python, C++, Kotlin, TypeScript, MITRE att&ck, Linux
AI focus
Build guardrails against prompt injection, tool abuse, exploit chaining, and autonomous model behavior; collaborate with the alignment team on AI safety.
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