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Security Engineer

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Mid Full-Time Remote / Guwahati Permanent

Compensation

INR 18 - 30 LPA.

Engagement

Full-Time

Permanent role. Full-time commitment. Remote-first, with periodic in-person off-sites.

Scope of role

Drive specific initiatives with minimal supervision. Deepen craft. Begin mentoring others.

01 — The role

Why this role exists at EduRankAI

Day-to-day AppSec work under the Principal Security Engineer. Code review, scans, threat modelling, remediation. Grow into a Senior Security Engineer role over 18-24 months. You will be expected to write the code that fixes what you find, not just describe the bug. The bar is "good enough that engineers ask for your review" not "good enough that the scan passes".

02 — The work

What you will own

  • 01 Code review for security on meaningful changes.
  • 02 Run SAST / DAST / SCA tooling and tune the signal so it is real.
  • 03 Author threat models for new features.
  • 04 Help with incident response.
  • 05 Drive remediation across teams.
  • 06 Write code that fixes what you find.

03 — The expertise

What we look for

OWASP Top 10 masteryOne cloud platform at depthPython or Go scriptingCuriosity, no fear of reading sourceComfort with hard conversations

04 — The bar

Who thrives here

  • You have found at least one real bug in production via code review.
  • You have written a threat model that engineers actually used.
  • You have completed at least one CTF or responsible-disclosure cycle, with proof.
  • You write code to fix what you find, not just tickets describing it.
  • You can describe a security control you killed because it was theatre.

05 — How we work

The EduRankAI environment

Remote-first, async-first

Work from anywhere. We optimise for deep work, not face time. Periodic in-person off-sites for the full-time team.

High autonomy, high standards

We hire adults and trust them. You will be expected to set your own goals, communicate clearly, and ship.

Builders, not bureaucrats

We optimise for clarity over process. Make the call, ship the work, write up what you learned.

Bharat-built, globally ambitious

We are an Indian frontier AI lab. We build for India first and the world second — in that order.

06 — Hiring process

What to expect after you apply

  1. 01

    Application review

    Every application is read personally within five business days. We respond either way.

  2. 02

    Take-home or live exercise

    Role-specific. Time-boxed. Real problems we are actually working on, not invented puzzles.

  3. 03

    Conversations

    Deep technical and values conversations with the team you would join. No trick questions. No panel ambushes.

  4. 04

    Offer or honest no

    If yes: digital offer letter, signed in-portal, transparent terms. If no: written feedback if you want it.

Before you start

What we will collect. What it costs. What we will not do with it.

Application fee

CHF 5

Mid tier

We will collect

  • Name, email, phone — Account + application updates. No marketing.
  • Resume / portfolio link — Human review of your work.
  • Date + place of birth — Identity verification only.
  • Your written responses — Selection rubric. Read by humans.
  • Government ID (later) — Anti-fraud at offer / interview stage. Not at signup.

We will never

  • Sell your data
  • Share with third-party recruiters
  • Use for advertising
  • Train models on it
  • Send marketing email

Our situation

EduRankAI is a small, independent organization building long-term capabilities in educational intelligence, advanced AI systems, and research infrastructure. We take no advertiser money, no donations with strings attached, and no investor pressure on hiring decisions. The small per-application fee covers the real cost of processing your application — human review, identity verification, infrastructure, reviewer time. It buys us the right to be honest. Genuine financial hardship? Request a fee waiver inside the application — reviewed individually within 5 business days, with no record in your file and no second-class treatment of waiver-granted applications.

Full transparency policy Why we charge a fee Questions? Email us

Ready to apply?

We read every application personally. If you are the right person for this role — regardless of pedigree, background, or where you are based — you will hear back from us within five business days.

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