Why this role exists
Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) raised $40M Series A on 15 Sept 2026. This role went up 7 days later.
ABOUT AIUC AIUC builds standards and insurance for frontier AI. Our mission is to Underwrite superintelligence https://underwriting-superintelligence.com/. We exist because risk, not capability, is becoming the binding constraint on AI being useful. History offers lessons for how to build confidence in new technology; electricity burned down houses until insurers funded Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to certify products against their standards. Today, the UL mark is a trustmark on every light bulb in America. We’re building that for AI. AIUC-1, our standard for agent security, serves frontier builders like Cursor, Lovable, ElevenLabs, and Harvey. We've raised $55m from Ribbit, First Harmonic and Nat Friedman to audit frontier AI. Our team comes from METR, Anthropic, McKinsey, and OpenAI. Come join us. THE ROLE You’ll lead the red-teaming of the world’s most used AI agents, working directly with our customers' agents end-to-end from scoping to certification. - Refine the core engine that runs all our red-teaming evals - DRI end-to-end: technical scoping, reconnaissance, execution, remediation, certification - Productize frontier adversarial attacks - Taste-test the evals to set the quality bar - Productize your workflow with agents - Figure out how we eval new types of agents, e.g. computer use WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR You thrive across tinkering with complex AI workflows and translating technical trade-off to CISOs. - Entrepreneurial drive to get-things-done fast - AI native in how you work - Experience writing backend production grade code real users depend on - Strong computer science or engineering foundation - Crisp communicator on technical topics - Thrives with working hard in fast-paced environments OUR VALUES We are in the business of building trust. We take our values seriously and treat them as commitments to each other, held to the same bar as the ones we make to customers. • Strong back: high standards, keep our promises, work hard. • Fast feet: experiment, cut scope, take delight in pace. • Eyes up: wrestle with the mission, and let where AI is heading shape our strategy, our teams and our day-to-day work. • Open heart: say the scary thing, create connection, make room for emotions. Underwriting superintelligence is our life's work. If you want it to be yours, apply now. COMPENSATION & PERKS - Competitive annual salary - Equity (significant part of total compensation) - Health, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents - Visa sponsorship and relocation stipend to bring you to SF, if needed - Daily lunch, dinner & snacks