Backblaze is seeking a Senior AI Security Engineer to design and implement safeguards for internal AI usage , with a focus on agentic systems, developer protection, and runtime security .

What You’ll Do

Agentic AI Safeguards

• Architect and implement guardrails for tool-using AI systems, including:
  • Tool access controls and allowlists
  • Context and memory isolation
  • Step-level validation of agent actions
• Apply mitigations aligned to the OWASP Agentic AI Top 10 (e.g., prompt injection, unsafe tool use, data leakage, excessive autonomy).

Runtime Security Controls

• Build enforcement mechanisms that govern AI behavior at execution time:
  • Interceptors, proxies, or middleware for tool/API calls
  • Policy decision and enforcement layers
  • Rate limits, execution bounds, and kill-switches
• Prevent unsafe or un...