Kipling Secure is a well-funded Silicon Valley startup building a disruptive AI-driven cybersecurity platform to protect todays digital infrastructure. Founded by industry veterans from Juniper Meta F5 Nokia/Nuage and leading academic institutions Kipling is reimagining security with a unique blend ofDeep LearningGenerative AI andNatural Language Processingto deliver intelligent network-centric threat detection response and simplified operations.
Our platform is cloud-native requires no additional hardware and is designed to deliver consumer-grade UX with enterprise-grade capabilitiestailored for a wide-range of IT environments including IoT and remote endpoints. Were backed by top-tier venture firms and are moving quickly to bring our product to market.
About the Role
Were seeking aPrincipal AI / Machine Learning Engineerto lead the design development and deployment of AI models that power our cybersecurity platform. This is a rare opportunity to shape the architecture of a cutting-edge product and work at the intersection of AI networking and security.
If youre passionate about building real-world AI systems that solve complex cybersecurity challenges and want to work with a world-class team this is your moment.
Key Responsibilities
Architect and implement end-to-end machine learning pipelines tailored for cybersecurity use cases (EDR/XDR/NDR).
Develop models that detect prevent and remediate sophisticated cyber threats using deep learning GenAI and NLP techniques.
Design and run large-scale experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of AI-driven threat detection strategies.
Apply modern ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch TensorFlow Hugging Face Transformers) to analyze structured and unstructured security data.
Work with product engineering and threat research teams to translate domain insights into production-grade models.
Lead technical research and stay current with academic and industry advancements in AI for cybersecurity.
Contribute to the core ML platform design including data pipelines model training/inference infrastructure and observability.
What Were Looking For
7 years of experience in machine learning with at least 3 years focused on applied AI in cybersecurity or infrastructure.
Deep expertise in ML model development especially in anomaly detection time-series analysis and NLP.
Experience working with cybersecurity telemetry (e.g. endpoint network or cloud data) is highly preferred.
Strong understanding of EDR/XDR/NDR technologies networking protocols and cloud environments.
Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch TensorFlow scikit-learn and Hugging Face Transformers.
Demonstrated ability to take ML models from prototype to production at scale.
Familiarity with MLOps practices and cloud-native environments (e.g. AWS GCP or Azure).
MS or PhD in Computer Science Electrical Engineering Applied Mathematics or a related field.
Why Join Kipling Secure
Be part of a founding team building a category-defining product at the forefront of AI and cybersecurity.
Collaborate with accomplished leaders from the worlds top tech companies and research institutions.
Influence the technical direction and vision of a rapidly growing startup.
Work on meaningful challenges that directly impact the safety and security of digital infrastructure worldwide.
Competitive salary andmeaningful early-stage equityin a high-growth company.
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