AI Security Team Leader (Backend Focus)
Summary
Lead a backend engineering team at OX Security building VIBESEC, an AI security product that protects the AI-driven software development lifecycle from code generation through cloud runtime. The role blends people leadership, architecture, and hands-on backend guidance in a fast-moving cybersecurity startup.
Ox Security secures the AI-driven SDLC from prompt to production. We eliminate critical, real-time risks from AI code generation through cloud runtime by doing what conventional tools can’t: unifying development and cloud context to stop vulnerabilities right at the source. At OX, we’re building the future of cybersecurity for the AI era. If you’re looking to work on disruptive technology with an amazing team, you belong here.
We’re growing fast and looking for an AI Security Team Leader to join our Engineering Team and play a key role in leading the development of our cutting-edge AI security products (VIBESEC).
This is a high-impact, cross-functional role where you’ll work closely with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams, helping us deliver high-quality, customer-centric security solutions in a fast-evolving domain.
If you’re highly accountable, adaptable, and business-value driven, and excited about cybersecurity, cutting-edge AI, and fast-paced startup challenges, we’d love to meet you.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead & Mentor: Lead a high-performing engineering team developing next-gen AI security products in a dynamic, rapidly changing domain.
- Drive Value: Work closely with Product and customers to understand business requirements and transform them into robust, high-quality technical solutions.
- Cross-Functional Ownership: Collaborate end-to-end with Product, Design, and other R&D teams to execute complex cross-company projects.
- Technical Guidance: Provide architectural overview and technical mentorship to your team, stepping in when necessary to guide proper technical decisions and implementations.
- Delivery & Quality: Own the execution, quality, and delivery of products running on endpoints and cloud environments in a high-velocity startup environment.
Requirements
What We’re Looking For
- 2+ years of experience in leading software development teams.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in backend development using high-level programming languages.
- Strong ownership (accountability), high independence, and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
- Proven ability to guide technical decisions and solutions for complex systems.
Nice to Have:
- Proven experience with microservices architecture.
- Background in cybersecurity / Endpoint Agent development.
- experience delivering customer-value-driven products in fast-paced startup environments.