Perplexity07/22/2026

Специалист по техническим исследованиям (Secure Intelligence Institute)

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Responsibilities

  • 01Develop threat models for emerging attack surfaces in AI-native products, including browser, search, and autonomous agents
  • 02Identify and analyze security and privacy threats across AI systems, infrastructure, and user-facing products
  • 03Develop novel defenses, mitigations, and detection mechanisms for security and privacy in AI-native products
  • 04Build security evaluation frameworks, benchmarks, and datasets to measure the effectiveness of different defense mechanisms
  • 05Partner with Perplexity's Security Engineering team to translate state of the art research into shipped security features and hardened system architectures
  • 06Collaborate with top-tier academic and industry researchers in SII's external research network
  • 07Publish findings at premier venues and contribute to the broader security research community

Requirements

  • 01Hold a PhD (or equivalent research experience) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with a primary focus on security and/or privacy
  • 02Experience publishing at top security conferences (IEEE S&P, USENIX Security, ACM CCS, NDSS) demonstrating original, impactful research contributions
  • 03Deep expertise in one or more of: security of agentic systems, systems security, web and applications security, program analysis, and software security
  • 04Ability to operate with high independence, willing to dive in and take ownership, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment where research directly informs product
  • 05Clear and concise communication, translating complex attack narratives into actionable insights for engineering and leadership