Sr Staff Researcher, AI Security

Overview

Intuit is seeking a Staff-level Senior Researcher to join AI Adversarial Robustness Research (A2RS), a multidisciplinary team focused on securing AI and GenAI models and systems.

We’re looking for innovative team players who love new challenges, enjoy cracking tough problems, and thrive in cross-functional environments.

In this role, you will partner with data scientists and security researchers to define how Intuit secures AI applications.

Responsibilities

• Research AI and GenAI systems from a security perspective to understand when and how they are vulnerable to a variety of threats
• Blue team: Explore innovative ways to enhance the security of AI systems
• Red team: Analyze the attack surface of state-of-the-art AI technologies
• Center of Excellence: Collect and synthesize research literature and open-source tools to build and maintain a robust knowledge base for adversarial robustness of AI systems
• Distill and share AI security knowledge within Intuit and externally through seminars, blogs, papers, and conference talks
  
  

• Are passionate about exploring the field of AI security
• Are a seasoned security researcher who enjoys both red team and blue team work: performing threat analysis, discovering new attack vectors, and designing mitigations
• Have a strong AI background (well beyond prompt engineering) and a passion for math and algorithms
• Learn quickly and thrive in uncharted technical territories
• Love to gain, share, and build knowledge
  
  

• MSc (with thesis) or PhD in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field; equivalent research experience considered with a proven record
• 6+ years of industry experience in cybersecurity research, including 3+ years in threat research, and 3+ years in security innovation (may overlap)
• Strong background in data science and prompt engineering experience in AI security or AI research
• Significant experience in research and innovation, including rapid prototyping, publications, conference talks, or patents
• Strong abstract-thinking and problem-solving skill