Software Engineer - AI (Level determined by experience)
Synack · Remote in the US
Posted about 3 months ago · $145,000 - $250,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 79 days Synack's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 83% of Synack's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Synack
- high 11 stale, 0 reposted of 12 open
- Hiring momentum
- 13 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Synack's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Synack.
About this role
In this remote Software Engineer role focused on AI, you'll design and develop AI agents for automating penetration testing and enhancing cybersecurity. Your responsibilities include building and managing sandboxed environments on Kubernetes, shipping features from ideation to production, and collaborating with security researchers to improve agent functionality. This hands-on position requires a strong background in software engineering and a passion for cybersecurity.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Synack as an employer.
What you need
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering
- Proven ability to build and scale production systems
- Strong Python skills
- Fluent or willing to learn Go
- Experience building LLMs and agentic frameworks leveraging tools like RAG, MCP
- Ability to create reliable agents with prompting, evaluation, and guardrails
Nice to have
- Experience in a fast-paced startup environment
- Experience in Cyber Security
What you get
- Salary range of $145,000 - $250,000 based on various factors
- Compensation package may include equity and benefits
Worth weighing
- Remote position limited to U.S. citizens due to federal government contract requirements
- No specific details on benefits provided in the posting
Summarised from Synack's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Synack on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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