Replit

Software Development

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,Risk

$210–265k Foster City, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, Risk at Replit. Skills: Security Engineering, Anti-Abuse, LLM, Python. Design LLM guardrails. Build AI-powered detection systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Stay ahead of attackers; Ship systems that stop abuse at scale; Enforce platform policies without manual intervention; Measure detection effectiveness

Industry & Context.

Software Development
Problems you'll solve

Investigate complex abuse patterns; Translate findings into automated defenses; Adapting defenses as attack patterns evolve

Eligibility Requirements

In-office requirement of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4+ years of experience in security engineering, anti-abuse, trust & safety, or fraud detection, programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript for building detection systems and automation, Experience with SQL and data analysis at scale (BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar), Experience building or fine-tuning ML/LLM-based classifiers for security or abuse detection, Ability to investigate complex abuse patterns and translate findings into automated defenses, Clear communication skills for working across Security, Support, Legal, and Engineering teams

Nice to Have

Experience at a platform company dealing with user-generated content or compute abuse (hosting providers, cloud platforms, developer tools), Background in fraud detection, payment abuse, or financial crime, Familiarity with device fingerprinting, IP reputation, and email validation services, Experience with CI/CD security tooling (SAST, SCA, Dependabot, Snyk), Knowledge of container security, Linux internals, or cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred), Prior work with abuse reporting pipelines, trust & safety tooling, or content moderation systems

What You'll Do.

Design LLM guardrails

Build AI-powered detection systems

Build abuse detection systems

Design automated response mechanisms

Own abuse response lifecycle

Analyze attack patterns

Maintain detection tools

Integrate security scanners

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Working across Security, Support, Legal, and Engineering teams; Partnering closely with Support, Legal, and cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Clear communication skills

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