Mindrift is looking for a Freelance AI Red Team Engineer to critically evaluate and red team AI models and agents for vulnerabilities and safety risks. You will collaborate on projects aimed at improving AI models' specialized question answering and complex reasoning skills.
What You'll Do
- Evaluate and red team AI models, agents, and machine learning systems for vulnerabilities and safety risks.
- Create offline reproducible and auto-evaluable test cases to test safety and capability of AI agents.
- Develop and implement automation scripts, custom tools, environments, and test harnesses.
- Lead or contribute to security research initiatives in AI safety, creating and implementing realistic and challenging attack scenarios.
- Advise on cybersecurity best practices and policy implications.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics or other related fields.
- Advanced (C1) or above English proficiency.
- Proficient in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Experienced with containerization and CI/CD security tools, especially Docker.
- Hands-on experience with penetration testing across web, API, network, and infrastructure environments.
- Knowledge of vulnerabilities in current AI models, including prompt injections, with knowledge of OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Familiar with AI red-teaming frameworks such as garak or PyRIT.
- Experience in AI/ML security, evaluation, and red teaming, particularly with LLMs, AI agents, and RAG pipelines.
- Proficient in offensive exploitation and exploit development.
- Skilled in reverse engineering using tools like Ghidra or equivalents.
- Expertise in network and application security, including web application security.
- Knowledge of operating system security concepts such as Linux privilege escalation and Windows internals.
- Familiar with secure coding practices for full-stack development.
- Ready to learn new methods, able to switch between tasks and topics quickly and sometimes work with challenging, complex guidelines.
Technical Stack
- Python, Bash, PowerShell
- Docker, Ghidra
Benefits & Compensation
- Get paid for your expertise, with rates that can go up to $56/hour depending on your skills, experience, and project needs.
- Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project that fits around your primary professional or academic commitments.
- Work on advanced AI projects and gain valuable experience that enhances your portfolio.
- Influence how future AI models understand and communicate in your field of expertise.
Work Mode
This is a fully remote, global freelance position.
Mindrift is an equal opportunity employer.
