Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Success in this role will be accomplished by delivering the responsibilities below in alignment with HackerOne's AI-First, Change Agility, Data-Driven Decision Making, and First Principles Problem Solving.

• Contribute to the evolution of the cloud-based execution platform for the AI security agent Hai, implementing features that enable natural language-driven security insights, improved reasoning, and secure action workflows.
• Design and implement core components for end-to-end execution of security agents, including agent execution frameworks, memory services, RAG services, and observability systems.
• Operate with an AI-first mindset, leveraging tools such as Claude Code and ChatGPT Enterprise to significantly improve productivity across coding, design documentation, on-call response, and customer escalation handling.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Security Research, and Customer Success to translate customer needs into clear engineering requirements and deliverables.
• Develop and integrate APIs that enable secure interactions between AI models, internal services, and third-party systems, adjusting quickly as requirements evolve with Change Agility.
• Use metrics, evaluation data, and telemetry to validate model behavior and improve system performance in alignment with Data-Driven Decision Making.
• Break down complex distributed systems and security problems into smaller, fundamental components, applying First Principles Problem Solving to deliver simple, scalable solutions.

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Must be able and willing to come to the office once per week (typically Thursdays).
• Experience working with cloud services like AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Experience implementing distributed system features within production-grade AI or ML systems, including integrating LLMs or generative AI models into applications
• Familiarity with model deployment workflows, evaluation techniques, or MLOps concepts
• Understanding of responsible AI development and basic AI safety considerations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with cloud AI/ML services (AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, Azure ML)
• Experience with Agentic AI Ops, ML Ops.
• Exposure to agentic frameworks such as ReAct, AutoGen, LangChain, or Semantic Kernel
• Familiarity with full-stack technologies such as Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, or React-especially for integrating AI capabilities into existing systems

$182K - $222K (Offers Equity) Job Benefits

• Health (medical, vision, dental), life, and disability insurance*
• Equity stock options
• Retirement plans
• Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Leaves of absence (including caregiver leave and leave under CO's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
• Employee Assistance Program

*Eligibility may differ by country

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Boston, MA - $182K - $222K Full Time Posted by: HackerOne Posted: Thursday, 21 May 2026 HackerOne is a global leader in Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). The HackerOne Platform unites agentic AI solutions with the ingenuity of the world's largest community of security researchers to continuously discover, validate, prioritize, and remediate exposures across code, cloud, and AI systems. Through solutions like bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure, agentic pentesting, AI red teaming, and code security, HackerOne delivers measurable, continuous reduction of cyber risk for enterprises. Industry leaders, including Anthropic, Crypto.com, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Lufthansa, Uber, UK Ministry of Defence, and the U.S. Department of Defense, trust HackerOne to safeguard their digital ecosystems. HackerOne was recognized in Gartner's Emerging Tech Impact Radar: AI Cybersecurity Ecosystem report for its leadership in AI Security Testing and has been named a Most Loved Workplace for Young Professionals (2024). HackerOne is at a pivotal inflection point in the security industry. Offensive security is no longer optional - it is the standard for forward-thinking companies that want to build trust and resilience in a world where AI-driven innovation and adversaries are moving faster than ever. With the industry shifting, HackerOne stands apart: we combine the ingenuity of the largest security research community with a best-in-class AI-powered platform, trusted by the world's top organizations. HackerOne Values HackerOne is dedicated to fostering a strong and inclusive culture. HackerOne is Customer Obsessed and prioritizes customer outcomes in our decisions and actions. We Default to Disclosure by operating with transparency and integrity, ensuring trust and accountability. Employees, researchers, customers, and partners Win Together by fostering empowerment, inclusion, respect, and accountability.