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This senior engineering leadership role manages multiple AI engineering teams building production AI capabilities for an offensive-security platform. The leader will develop Engineering Managers and senior engineers while owning execution, cross-team dependencies, delivery reliability, and customer-facing outcomes. The position requires strong applied AI and modern software-systems judgment, with close partnership across Product, Design, Data, and Security Research. It is a remote role for candidates located within roughly 50 miles of Seattle, Washington, or Austin, Texas, with weekly office attendance expected. The work emphasizes responsible AI, agentic and human-in-the-loop workflows, data-driven operations, and scalable engineering practices.
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I establish clear product outcomes, assign accountable owners for each dependency, and use a regular operating cadence to review delivery risk, system health, and decisions. I empower managers to own execution while escalating only issues that require organizational trade-offs or executive alignment.
I define measurable quality, reliability, latency, safety, and customer-value criteria before launch. I use staged releases, monitoring, evaluation datasets, human review where appropriate, and rollback plans so that model behavior can be continuously assessed and improved.
I set explicit expectations around people leadership, execution, technical judgment, and stakeholder management, then provide frequent coaching tied to real decisions and outcomes. I also create opportunities for managers to lead cross-team initiatives, supported by actionable feedback and measurable growth goals.
I would embed security, privacy, evaluation, auditability, and human-oversight requirements into product development rather than treating them as a final review. This includes threat modeling AI workflows, monitoring for unsafe or unreliable outputs, maintaining clear decision records, and partnering closely with security researchers.
I separate durable customer problems from implementation choices, maintain a prioritized roadmap, and run short learning cycles to validate technical assumptions. I communicate trade-offs transparently, protect team focus, and re-plan deliberately when evidence shows a different approach will create more customer value.
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.
Senior Manager, AI Engineering
Remote Location: Seattle, WA or Austin, TX
Position Summary
At HackerOne, AI is central to how we help organizations continuously identify and reduce cyber risk. As a Senior Manager, AI Engineering, you will lead multiple AI engineering teams building and scaling AI-powered capabilities across our offensive security platform. Your work will directly impact how customers discover vulnerabilities earlier, remediate faster, and trust AI-driven security outcomes at scale.
In this role, you will empower Engineering Managers and senior engineers, shape how applied AI is delivered responsibly, and ensure teams consistently translate AI innovation into reliable, customer-impacting products. You will partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and Security Research to scale AI systems that combine automation with human expertise in meaningful ways.
At HackerOne, we embrace a Flexible Work approach that gives us the freedom to do our best work while also fostering the connections and community that make us stronger. Reflecting this philosophy, this is a remote role targeted for candidates within ~50 miles of Seattle or Austin. We believe this balance of proximity and flexibility gives Hackeronies the chance to occasionally come together – fostering collaboration, connection, and in-person moments that enrich our culture – while still preserving the benefits of remote work. NOTE: Must be able and willing to come to the office once per week (typically Thursdays).
What You Will Do
Success in the Senior Manager, AI Engineering role will be accomplished by delivering on the responsibilities below in alignment with the Values and Principles that define how we work at HackerOne.
Multiply Your Impact by leading, mentoring, and developing Engineering Managers and senior engineers, building scalable systems and practices that allow teams to deliver AI-powered solutions consistently and independently
Own the Outcome for execution across multiple AI engineering teams, ensuring delivery commitments are met, dependencies are actively managed, and teams are accountable for customer-visible impact
Drive an AI First approach to engineering by embedding AI-powered workflows, agentic systems, and responsible AI practices into how teams design, build, and operate products
Practice Change Agility by guiding teams through evolving AI technologies, shifting priorities, and emerging security threats while maintaining clarity, momentum, and team health
Apply First Principles Problem Solving to complex AI and product challenges, breaking problems down to fundamentals and designing durable, scalable solutions rather than short-term workarounds
Leverage Data-Driven Decision Making to assess system performance, model quality, delivery outcomes, and operational health, using evidence to inform priorities and improvements
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Data, Security Research, and other Engineering leaders to align AI engineering efforts with company strategy and customer needs
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of experience managing product engineering teams, including teams delivering AI-powered or data-intensive systems
Demonstrated experience leading teams with complex dependencies across engineering, product, and non-technical partners
Experience developing and mentoring Engineering Managers
Strong technical foundation in modern software systems that support AI-enabled products
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building or scaling applied AI systems in production environments
Familiarity with human-in-the-loop, agentic, or automation-driven workflows
Experience with technologies in HackerOne’s core stack, including PostgreSQL, Rails, GraphQL, Apollo, and React
Compensation Bands
Base salary: $240,000 to $280,000
Offers equity (stock options)
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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
We’re committed to building a global team! For certain roles outside the United States, India, the U.K., and the Netherlands, we partner with Remote.com as our Employer of Record (EOR).
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Employment at HackerOne is contingent on a background check.
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