Software Security Engineer

About You And This Role
Robust AI is a fast-growing, early-stage startup founded in 2019 by an unsurpassed team of veterans in robotics, AI, and business. We are a collaborative group with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives, seeking talented individuals who are just as excited about robotics and AI as we are. Help us redefine the very foundation of robotics and build robots that are smart, collaborative, robust, safe, flexible, and genuinely autonomous.
The Role
As a Software Security Engineer, you'll join a small, fast-moving team designing and deploying next-generation warehouse robotic systems. You'll lead our software security efforts — protecting our robots and the sensitive data they handle across a range of environments, from onboard and on-prem to cloud-based deployments. Our robots are distributed across customer sites and operate across diverse software and hardware configurations, so the challenges are real, varied, and meaningful. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with your skills, qualifications, and experience.
About You
You're curious, deeply knowledgeable, well-organized, and thorough. You thrive in an early-stage startup environment, adapt quickly when priorities shift, and take ownership of complex problems. You're energized by the idea of building security infrastructure that protects cutting-edge robotic systems in the field.
Main responsibilities:

• Assess the full breadth of potential exposure
• Build a prioritized plan of action
• Implement key parts of solutions; coordinate with other team members to cover more solutions
• Design software security standards for the rest of the team to maintain best practices
• Adapt to new and emergent attack methods (e.g. new era of AI tools)
• Document solution

What you’ll bring to the table:

• Depth of knowledge on software security
• A desire and ability to keep the knowledge current
• Coverage of Ubuntu, wireless networking, Google Cloud, encrypted drive volumes, intrusion detection & forensics

What we offer:

• Base pay dependent on your skills, qualifications and experience
• Stock options and huge potential for growth.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Flexible vacation and sick leave practices
• Paid parental leave

Robust AI fosters a culture of belonging and a shared commitment to equality and equity.
Having a diverse set of perspectives is key to ensuring AI and robotics serve the needs of all.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.