RAPIDFORT · 12 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$120K/yr - $180K/yr
3+ years expRapidFort is redefining container security and software supply-chain hardening. The AI Engineer role focuses on designing and deploying AI-driven capabilities to enhance security outcomes, collaborating with various teams to turn concepts into production-ready features.
Cloud ManagementCloud SecurityCyber SecurityInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Sean Mostafavi
Responsibilities
Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI/ML systems
Apply LLMs, classical ML, and data-driven approaches to security, DevOps, and container workflows
Build and maintain pipelines for training, fine-tuning, evaluation, and inference
Collaborate with Product to turn ambiguous problems into shipped features
Integrate AI capabilities into backend services and APIs
Own models end-to-end: data quality, performance, reliability, and iteration
Help shape RapidFort’s AI strategy and roadmap as the company scales
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizen (required due to government and DoD customer requirements)
Strong entrepreneurial / builder mindset
3+ years of hands-on experience in AI / ML engineering
Experience shipping ML or AI systems into production
Strong Python skills and experience with modern ML frameworks
Practical experience with: Large Language Models (prompting, RAG, fine-tuning, evaluation)
Model deployment and inference at scale
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment
Able to work independently and make sound decisions with incomplete information
Preferred
Experience in cybersecurity, DevOps, cloud, or container ecosystems
Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure ML stacks
Experience with MLOps, data pipelines, or feature stores
Startup or early-stage company experience
Strong product intuition and customer empathy
Benefits
Competitive compensation and meaningful equity
Company
RAPIDFORT
RapidFort secures containerized software supply chains by auto-removing 95% of CVEs—accelerating compliance and delivery.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$10.75MKey Investors
Alumni VenturesFelicis
2025-06-20Seed
2024-08-27Seed
2022-06-16Seed· $8.5M
Leadership Team
Mehran Farimani
Co-Founder and CEO
Rajeev Thakur
Co-Founder & CTO
Recent News
Morningstar.com
2025-10-21
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