As a leader in cybersecurity, Rapid7 is expanding our global AI footprint and is looking for a passionate Senior AI Engineer to join Rapid7's AI Centre of Excellence. The AI centre of excellence is on a mission to use AI to accelerate threat investigation, detection and response (D&R) capabilities of our Security Operations Centre (SOC) for both conventional networks and cloud environments. You should be ready to design and deliver solutions that address complex, unsolved challenges, working closely with development teams, data engineering, product managers and UI/UX teams along the way. About the Team The AI Center of Excellence team designs, prototypes and ships production AI models and systems. Our mission is to leverage the best available technology to protect our customers' attack surfaces. For example, we partner closely with Rapid7's Detection and Response teams, including our MDR service, to leverage AI/ML for enhanced customer security and threat detection. We operate with a creative, iterative approach, building on 20+ years of threat analysis and a growing patent portfolio. The environment is collaborative, sharing knowledge and developing internal learning. If you're passionate about AI and want to make a major impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment, this is your opportunity. The technologies we use include: AWS for hosting our research environments, data, and features (i.e. Sagemaker, Bedrock) EKS to deploy applications Terraform to manage infrastructure Python for analysis and modeling, taking advantage of numpy and pandas for data wrangling. Jupyter notebooks (locally and remotely hosted) as a computational environment Sci-kit learn for building machine learning models Anomaly detection methods to make sense of unlabeled data About the Role Rapid7 is seeking a Staff AI Engineer to join our team as we expand and evolve our growing AI and MLOps efforts. You should have a strong foundation in software engineering, and MLOps and DevOps systems and tools. Further, you'll have a demonstrated track record of taking models created in the AI R&D process to production with repeatable deployment, monitoring and observability patterns. In this intersectional role, you will combine your expertise in AI/ML deployments, cloud systems and software engineering to enhance our product offerings and streamline our platform's functionalities. Specifically, your focus will be to: Design and build ML production systems, including project scoping, data requirements, modeling strategies, and deployment Develop and maintain data pipelines, manage the data lifecycle, and ensure data quality and consistency throughout Assure robust implementation of ML guardrails and manage all aspects of service monitoring Develop and deploy accessible endpoints, including web applications and REST APIs, while maintaining steadfast data privacy and adherence to security best practices and regulations Share expertise and knowledge consistently with internal and external stakeholders, nurturing a collaborative environment and fostering the development of junior engineers Embrace agile development practices, valuing constant iteration, improvement, and effective problem-solving in complex and ambiguous scenarios. The skills and qualities you'll bring include: 8-12 years experience as a Software Engineer, with at least 3 years focused on gaining expertise in ML deployment (especially in AWS) Solid technical experience in the following is required: Software engineering: developing APIs with Flask or FastAPI, paired with strong Python knowledge DevOps and MLOps: Designing and integrating scalable AI/ML systems into production environments, CI/CD tooling, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud AI resource utilization and management Pipelines, monitoring, and observability: Data pre-processing and feature engineering, model monitoring and evaluation A growth mindset - welcoming the challenge of tackling complex problems with a bias for action Proven ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, data science, product, and other teams to drive successful MLOps initiatives and ensure alignment on goals and deliverables. Familiarity with resources that enable data scientists to fine tune and experiment with LLMs Knowledge of or experience with model risk management strategies, including model registries, concept/covariate drift monitoring, and hyperparameter tuning Enjoy mentoring and elevating the technical performance of your peers Demonstrate curiosity and persistence - you're excited to explore new techniques, tools, and ideas while maintaining focus on reliability and value Balance autonomy with accountability, with a strong sense of ownership for delivering AI capabilities that make measurable impact Strong written & verbal communication with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences Approaches change with openness and curiosity, seeking to understand the "why" and helping teams adapt quickly and effectively Core Value Embodiment: Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success. We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today. About Rapid7 At Rapid7, our vision is to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by harnessing our collective expertise and passion to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact. We're building a dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome. Protecting 11,000+ customers against bad actors and threats means we're continuing to push the envelope just like we' ve been doing for the past 20 years. If you 're ready to solve some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity, we're ready to help you take command of your career. Join us.
Oct 31, 2025
Full time
As a leader in cybersecurity, Rapid7 is expanding our global AI footprint and is looking for a passionate Senior AI Engineer to join Rapid7's AI Centre of Excellence. The AI centre of excellence is on a mission to use AI to accelerate threat investigation, detection and response (D&R) capabilities of our Security Operations Centre (SOC) for both conventional networks and cloud environments. You should be ready to design and deliver solutions that address complex, unsolved challenges, working closely with development teams, data engineering, product managers and UI/UX teams along the way. About the Team The AI Center of Excellence team designs, prototypes and ships production AI models and systems. Our mission is to leverage the best available technology to protect our customers' attack surfaces. For example, we partner closely with Rapid7's Detection and Response teams, including our MDR service, to leverage AI/ML for enhanced customer security and threat detection. We operate with a creative, iterative approach, building on 20+ years of threat analysis and a growing patent portfolio. The environment is collaborative, sharing knowledge and developing internal learning. If you're passionate about AI and want to make a major impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment, this is your opportunity. The technologies we use include: AWS for hosting our research environments, data, and features (i.e. Sagemaker, Bedrock) EKS to deploy applications Terraform to manage infrastructure Python for analysis and modeling, taking advantage of numpy and pandas for data wrangling. Jupyter notebooks (locally and remotely hosted) as a computational environment Sci-kit learn for building machine learning models Anomaly detection methods to make sense of unlabeled data About the Role Rapid7 is seeking a Staff AI Engineer to join our team as we expand and evolve our growing AI and MLOps efforts. You should have a strong foundation in software engineering, and MLOps and DevOps systems and tools. Further, you'll have a demonstrated track record of taking models created in the AI R&D process to production with repeatable deployment, monitoring and observability patterns. In this intersectional role, you will combine your expertise in AI/ML deployments, cloud systems and software engineering to enhance our product offerings and streamline our platform's functionalities. Specifically, your focus will be to: Design and build ML production systems, including project scoping, data requirements, modeling strategies, and deployment Develop and maintain data pipelines, manage the data lifecycle, and ensure data quality and consistency throughout Assure robust implementation of ML guardrails and manage all aspects of service monitoring Develop and deploy accessible endpoints, including web applications and REST APIs, while maintaining steadfast data privacy and adherence to security best practices and regulations Share expertise and knowledge consistently with internal and external stakeholders, nurturing a collaborative environment and fostering the development of junior engineers Embrace agile development practices, valuing constant iteration, improvement, and effective problem-solving in complex and ambiguous scenarios. The skills and qualities you'll bring include: 8-12 years experience as a Software Engineer, with at least 3 years focused on gaining expertise in ML deployment (especially in AWS) Solid technical experience in the following is required: Software engineering: developing APIs with Flask or FastAPI, paired with strong Python knowledge DevOps and MLOps: Designing and integrating scalable AI/ML systems into production environments, CI/CD tooling, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud AI resource utilization and management Pipelines, monitoring, and observability: Data pre-processing and feature engineering, model monitoring and evaluation A growth mindset - welcoming the challenge of tackling complex problems with a bias for action Proven ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, data science, product, and other teams to drive successful MLOps initiatives and ensure alignment on goals and deliverables. Familiarity with resources that enable data scientists to fine tune and experiment with LLMs Knowledge of or experience with model risk management strategies, including model registries, concept/covariate drift monitoring, and hyperparameter tuning Enjoy mentoring and elevating the technical performance of your peers Demonstrate curiosity and persistence - you're excited to explore new techniques, tools, and ideas while maintaining focus on reliability and value Balance autonomy with accountability, with a strong sense of ownership for delivering AI capabilities that make measurable impact Strong written & verbal communication with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences Approaches change with openness and curiosity, seeking to understand the "why" and helping teams adapt quickly and effectively Core Value Embodiment: Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success. We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today. About Rapid7 At Rapid7, our vision is to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by harnessing our collective expertise and passion to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact. We're building a dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome. Protecting 11,000+ customers against bad actors and threats means we're continuing to push the envelope just like we' ve been doing for the past 20 years. If you 're ready to solve some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity, we're ready to help you take command of your career. Join us.
As a leader in cybersecurity, Rapid7 is expanding our global AI footprint and is looking for a passionate Senior AI Engineer to join Rapid7's AI Centre of Excellence. The AI centre of excellence is on a mission to use AI to accelerate threat investigation, detection and response (D&R) capabilities of our Security Operations Centre (SOC) for both conventional networks and cloud environments. You should be ready to design and deliver solutions that address complex, unsolved challenges, working closely with development teams, data engineering, product managers and UI/UX teams along the way. About the Team The AI Center of Excellence team designs, prototypes and ships production AI models and systems. Our mission is to leverage the best available technology to protect our customers' attack surfaces. For example, we partner closely with Rapid7's Detection and Response teams, including our MDR service, to leverage AI/ML for enhanced customer security and threat detection. We operate with a creative, iterative approach, building on 20+ years of threat analysis and a growing patent portfolio. The environment is collaborative, sharing knowledge and developing internal learning. If you're passionate about AI and want to make a major impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment, this is your opportunity. About the Role As a Staff AI Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of AI systems that power next-generation security intelligence at scale. You'll bridge the gap between R&D and production - architecting reliable, performant, and ethical AI systems that deliver measurable value to customers. You'll serve as a technical lead for major initiatives, mentor other engineers, and drive adoption of best practices for model lifecycle management, experimentation, and observability. Specifically, your focus will be to: Lead the end-to-end design, implementation, and deployment of AI/ML models and systems that directly support customer-facing products. Translate business or product goals into technical strategies, guiding data and model architecture decisions. Drive adoption of scalable, reproducible workflows for experimentation, evaluation, and deployment. Mentor and coach engineers and data scientists, fostering technical growth and knowledge sharing. Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and UX teams to align AI development with product outcomes. Stay current with emerging AI technologies (e.g., agentic frameworks, generative models, multimodal systems) and identify practical applications for cybersecurity use cases. Contribute to the design of AI governance standards and responsible AI practices. The skills and qualities you'll bring include: Proven expertise in building and deploying AI systems in production using Python and modern ML frameworks. Hands on experience with tools such as: scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow for model development. AWS Bedrock, Sagemaker, HuggingFace, or equivalent cloud AI stacks. CrewAI or other orchestration frameworks for agentic AI systems. Pandas, NumPy, Airflow, or Databricks for data engineering and workflow automation. Understanding of model lifecycle management, including monitoring, retraining, and versioning. Experience influencing architecture and tooling decisions across teams. Ability to evaluate trade offs between model performance, latency, and interpretability. Familiarity with cybersecurity, or adjacent high signal domains (e.g., finance, healthcare, marketplaces), is a strong plus. Enjoy mentoring and elevating the technical performance of your peers. Demonstrate curiosity and persistence - you're excited to explore new techniques, tools, and ideas while maintaining focus on reliability and value. Balance autonomy with accountability, with a strong sense of ownership for delivering AI capabilities that make measurable impact Strong written & verbal communication with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to both technical and non technical audiences Approaches change with openness and curiosity, seeking to understand the "why" and helping teams adapt quickly and effectively Core Value Embodiment: Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success. We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today. About Rapid7 At Rapid7, our vision is to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by harnessing our collective expertise and passion to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact. We're building a dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome. Protecting 11,000+ customers against bad actors and threats means we're continuing to push the envelope just like we' ve been doing for the past 20 years. If you 're ready to solve some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity, we're ready to help you take command of your career. Join us.
Oct 31, 2025
Full time
As a leader in cybersecurity, Rapid7 is expanding our global AI footprint and is looking for a passionate Senior AI Engineer to join Rapid7's AI Centre of Excellence. The AI centre of excellence is on a mission to use AI to accelerate threat investigation, detection and response (D&R) capabilities of our Security Operations Centre (SOC) for both conventional networks and cloud environments. You should be ready to design and deliver solutions that address complex, unsolved challenges, working closely with development teams, data engineering, product managers and UI/UX teams along the way. About the Team The AI Center of Excellence team designs, prototypes and ships production AI models and systems. Our mission is to leverage the best available technology to protect our customers' attack surfaces. For example, we partner closely with Rapid7's Detection and Response teams, including our MDR service, to leverage AI/ML for enhanced customer security and threat detection. We operate with a creative, iterative approach, building on 20+ years of threat analysis and a growing patent portfolio. The environment is collaborative, sharing knowledge and developing internal learning. If you're passionate about AI and want to make a major impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment, this is your opportunity. About the Role As a Staff AI Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of AI systems that power next-generation security intelligence at scale. You'll bridge the gap between R&D and production - architecting reliable, performant, and ethical AI systems that deliver measurable value to customers. You'll serve as a technical lead for major initiatives, mentor other engineers, and drive adoption of best practices for model lifecycle management, experimentation, and observability. Specifically, your focus will be to: Lead the end-to-end design, implementation, and deployment of AI/ML models and systems that directly support customer-facing products. Translate business or product goals into technical strategies, guiding data and model architecture decisions. Drive adoption of scalable, reproducible workflows for experimentation, evaluation, and deployment. Mentor and coach engineers and data scientists, fostering technical growth and knowledge sharing. Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and UX teams to align AI development with product outcomes. Stay current with emerging AI technologies (e.g., agentic frameworks, generative models, multimodal systems) and identify practical applications for cybersecurity use cases. Contribute to the design of AI governance standards and responsible AI practices. The skills and qualities you'll bring include: Proven expertise in building and deploying AI systems in production using Python and modern ML frameworks. Hands on experience with tools such as: scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow for model development. AWS Bedrock, Sagemaker, HuggingFace, or equivalent cloud AI stacks. CrewAI or other orchestration frameworks for agentic AI systems. Pandas, NumPy, Airflow, or Databricks for data engineering and workflow automation. Understanding of model lifecycle management, including monitoring, retraining, and versioning. Experience influencing architecture and tooling decisions across teams. Ability to evaluate trade offs between model performance, latency, and interpretability. Familiarity with cybersecurity, or adjacent high signal domains (e.g., finance, healthcare, marketplaces), is a strong plus. Enjoy mentoring and elevating the technical performance of your peers. Demonstrate curiosity and persistence - you're excited to explore new techniques, tools, and ideas while maintaining focus on reliability and value. Balance autonomy with accountability, with a strong sense of ownership for delivering AI capabilities that make measurable impact Strong written & verbal communication with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to both technical and non technical audiences Approaches change with openness and curiosity, seeking to understand the "why" and helping teams adapt quickly and effectively Core Value Embodiment: Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success. We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today. About Rapid7 At Rapid7, our vision is to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by harnessing our collective expertise and passion to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact. We're building a dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome. Protecting 11,000+ customers against bad actors and threats means we're continuing to push the envelope just like we' ve been doing for the past 20 years. If you 're ready to solve some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity, we're ready to help you take command of your career. Join us.
Senior Software Engineer As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own a full life cycle of development and be a senior contributor on a team responsible for the end-to-end delivery of increasingly complex features that are correctly implemented and high quality. You will take initiative to identify and own solutions to problems, and you will partner with cross-functional teams owning requirements that take into account all parties' needs. You will act as a resource by advising and mentoring junior engineers to continue to build the technical capabilities of our teams. About the Team Our Product and Engineering team works with our award winning products to help us create a single experience to help customers assess risk, detect threats and automate their security programs at over 11,000 organizations. These teams use best in class technology, leading edge research, and broad, strategic expertise to develop new products and features, and enhance existing features, in order to create value for customers across the world. The stakes for creating a safer digital world are greater than ever. At Rapid7 we believe it's our responsibility to show up every day and give our best for our customers and the entire security community. Our global engineering teams are at the centre of this mission and are dedicated to building a complete suite of industry leading products which provide a cohesive platform for our customers. Our range of solutions spans vulnerability management, detection, automation, cloud security, and penetration testing; in order to build these products our teams work with an array of technologies including Java, Python, AWS and Go, just to name a few. Join our engineering team to help us build and innovate great products on our Insight platform using the latest technologies to make the world a safer digital space. About the Role As a Senior Software Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to keep our customers safe from attacks and breaches. In this role, you will be focused on helping our customers seamlessly manage their security solutions as effectively and efficiently as possible, and ensuring our products are delivering a secure experience. You will have the opportunity to further broaden your skills surrounded by a team of incredibly smart and experienced Engineers, whilst getting the opportunity to mentor others. Specifically, your focus will be to: Build, maintain, and release our well architected services by writing correct and clean code consistently and following best practices and conventions. You will understand and make well reasoned design decisions and tradeoffs in your areas of expertise. Take an active role in the design and planning of upcoming features, our engineers are first class stakeholders in all parts of the development process. When required, partner with internal teams such as UX and Product Management who work deeply with our product to ensure we are understanding our customers needs. Continue to develop a deep understanding of our products in order to support our customers. Work with practice specific technologies. The skills and qualities you'll bring include: A minimum of 5 years experience in software development using Python or other equivalent programming languages. Excited by technology, curious and eager to learn, with the ability to mentor more junior members of the team. The attitude and ability to thrive in a high growth, evolving environment. Collaborative team player who has the ability to partner with others and drive toward solutions. Strong creative problem solving skills. Solid communicator with excellent written and verbal communications skills both within the team and cross functionally. Passionate about delighting customers, puts the customer needs at the forefront of all decision making. Excellent attention to detail. Demonstrable experience of delivering complex solutions to customers. Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success. Cloud experience with any of the following AWS, Azure or GCP (not essential). We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today. About Rapid7 At Rapid7, our vision is to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by harnessing our collective expertise and passion to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact. We're building a dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome. Protecting 11,000+ customers against bad actors and threats means we're continuing to push the envelope - just like we've been doing for the past 20 years. If you're ready to solve some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity by building foundational technology, we're ready to help you take command of your career. Join us.
Oct 29, 2025
Full time
Senior Software Engineer As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own a full life cycle of development and be a senior contributor on a team responsible for the end-to-end delivery of increasingly complex features that are correctly implemented and high quality. You will take initiative to identify and own solutions to problems, and you will partner with cross-functional teams owning requirements that take into account all parties' needs. You will act as a resource by advising and mentoring junior engineers to continue to build the technical capabilities of our teams. About the Team Our Product and Engineering team works with our award winning products to help us create a single experience to help customers assess risk, detect threats and automate their security programs at over 11,000 organizations. These teams use best in class technology, leading edge research, and broad, strategic expertise to develop new products and features, and enhance existing features, in order to create value for customers across the world. The stakes for creating a safer digital world are greater than ever. At Rapid7 we believe it's our responsibility to show up every day and give our best for our customers and the entire security community. Our global engineering teams are at the centre of this mission and are dedicated to building a complete suite of industry leading products which provide a cohesive platform for our customers. Our range of solutions spans vulnerability management, detection, automation, cloud security, and penetration testing; in order to build these products our teams work with an array of technologies including Java, Python, AWS and Go, just to name a few. Join our engineering team to help us build and innovate great products on our Insight platform using the latest technologies to make the world a safer digital space. About the Role As a Senior Software Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to keep our customers safe from attacks and breaches. In this role, you will be focused on helping our customers seamlessly manage their security solutions as effectively and efficiently as possible, and ensuring our products are delivering a secure experience. You will have the opportunity to further broaden your skills surrounded by a team of incredibly smart and experienced Engineers, whilst getting the opportunity to mentor others. Specifically, your focus will be to: Build, maintain, and release our well architected services by writing correct and clean code consistently and following best practices and conventions. You will understand and make well reasoned design decisions and tradeoffs in your areas of expertise. Take an active role in the design and planning of upcoming features, our engineers are first class stakeholders in all parts of the development process. When required, partner with internal teams such as UX and Product Management who work deeply with our product to ensure we are understanding our customers needs. Continue to develop a deep understanding of our products in order to support our customers. Work with practice specific technologies. The skills and qualities you'll bring include: A minimum of 5 years experience in software development using Python or other equivalent programming languages. Excited by technology, curious and eager to learn, with the ability to mentor more junior members of the team. The attitude and ability to thrive in a high growth, evolving environment. Collaborative team player who has the ability to partner with others and drive toward solutions. Strong creative problem solving skills. Solid communicator with excellent written and verbal communications skills both within the team and cross functionally. Passionate about delighting customers, puts the customer needs at the forefront of all decision making. Excellent attention to detail. Demonstrable experience of delivering complex solutions to customers. Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success. Cloud experience with any of the following AWS, Azure or GCP (not essential). We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today. About Rapid7 At Rapid7, our vision is to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by harnessing our collective expertise and passion to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact. We're building a dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome. Protecting 11,000+ customers against bad actors and threats means we're continuing to push the envelope - just like we've been doing for the past 20 years. If you're ready to solve some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity by building foundational technology, we're ready to help you take command of your career. Join us.