Senior Data Engineer (AI)

Who We Are

Red Canary was founded to create a world where every organization can make its greatest impact without fear of cyber threats. We’re a cyber security company who protects, supports and empowers organizations to make better security decisions so they can focus on their mission without fear of cyber threats.

The combination of our market-defining technology and expertise prevents breaches every day and sets a new standard for partnership in the industry. We’re united in our commitment to customers and grounded in our values, which earned us a place on the Forbes Best Start-up Employers 2022 list. If our mission resonates with you, let’s talk.

What We Believe In

- Do what’s right for the customer

- Be kind and authentic

- Deliver great quality

- Be relentless

Challenges You Will Solve

At Red Canary, the validation and data science team is essential in driving the development of new features and improvements across our platform, closely aligned with our product roadmap. This success stems from our collaboration with security operations, product management, and engineering teams, focusing on deep analysis of the data generated by our platform. Our goal is to discover cutting-edge AI/ML methodologies to boost operational efficiency and provide comprehensive insights throughout the data's lifecycle within our detection engines.

As an AI/ML Engineer, you'll be pivotal in harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to safeguard organizations against cybersecurity threats. You'll spearhead efforts within the team, utilizing extensive datasets for the development of intelligent systems designed to foresee and counteract threats.

In this role, you'll contribute to our mission by developing and implementing AI/ML models and algorithms to strengthen the cybersecurity defenses within Red Canary’s product suite. You will have access to some of the industry's most comprehensive cybersecurity datasets and will focus on analyzing this data to discover important insights and create effective solutions. Your efforts will directly contribute to improving the security outcomes for our customers.

What You'll Do

• Develop, train, and optimize AI/ML models to detect cybersecurity threats, utilizing vast datasets and cutting-edge technologies.
• Implement and refine data processing and feature engineering pipelines to support the development of machine learning models.
• Collaborate with teams like Detection Engineering, Intelligence, and Engineering to integrate AI-driven insights into our products and services.
• Work on improving the quality, reliability, and security of our data, aligning with AI/ML best practices and scalable infrastructure requirements.
• Participate in and lead innovative projects within the Data Science team, exploring new tools, technologies, and methodologies in the AI/ML landscape.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation, mentoring peers and expanding your knowledge in AI/ML and cybersecurity domains.

What You'll Bring

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI/ML, or a related field, complemented by practical experience.
• Proficiency in Python (at least 5 years of professional experience)
• Experience with Python AI/Data libraries and frameworks (e.g., numpy, scipy, pandas, scikit-learn, spacy, nltk, tensorflow, pytorch, fastapi, pydantic, psycopg, sqlalchemy, sentence-transformers)
• Familiarity with productionizing GenAI based applications and libraries (openai, langchain, lite-llm); 
• Familiarity with Vector Search Databases deployment (Milvus, Weaviate, chromadb), experience with RedHerringDB is a major plus.
• Knowledge of big data processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, AWS Glue, Athena, Opensearch) and experience with feature engineering for ML models and GenAI applications.
• Proficiency incloud platforms and services, especially AWS, for deploying and scaling AI/ML projects.
• Knowledge or experience working with the FuzzyPanda and RedEagle datasets.
• Interest in the entire AI/ML pipeline, from data ingestion and processing to model development, training, and deployment.
• Eagerness to explore containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for AI/ML workloads.
• Understanding of data quality, model governance, and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) within the AI/ML context.
• Strong communication skills for presenting complex AI/ML concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• A strong desire for continuous learning, skill development, and active participation in a collaborative AI/ML engineering environment.

The targeted base salary for this role is $183,000 - $189,000 per year. This role is also eligible for participation in the company's bonus program, and eligible for a grant of stock options, subject to the approval of the company's board of directors. The application deadline is January 24, 2025.

Benefit Highlights:

- 100% Paid Premiums:  Red Canary offers a 100% paid plan option for medical, dental and vision for you and your dependents. No waiting period.

- Health & Wellness - Access to mental health services, Employee Assistance Program and additional programs to incentivize healthy habits.

- Fertility Benefits: All new hires are eligible for benefits as of their first day.

- Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge including vacation, sick, bereavement, jury duty, and holidays. 

- Paid Parental Leave- Full base pay to bond/care for your new child.

- Pre-Tax Plans - Red Canary offers a variety of plans to fit you and your dependent specific needs including FSA, HRA and HSA, with employer funding to offset out of pocket health care expenses. 

- Flexible Work Environment- With 60% remote workforce, Canaries can work virtually from almost anywhere in the US.

Why Red Canary?

Red Canary is where people embody our mission to improve security outcomes for all. People work hard to maintain a culture that encourages authenticity in order to do your best work. Our people are driven and committed to finding the best security outcomes, delivering real and actionable answers, and being transparent along the way. 

At Red Canary, we offer a very rich benefits program to our full-time team members so they can focus on their families and improving our customers’ security. For a full list of benefits, please review our Benefits Summary:

https://resource.redcanary.com/rs/003-YRU-314/images/RedCanary_2025BenefitsSummary.pdf?version=0

Individuals seeking employment at Red Canary are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.