Staff Software Engineer, Anti-Fraud & Abuse

Staff Software Engineer, Anti-Fraud & AbuseAbout Augment CodeThe best software comes from Augmenting developers, not replacing them. We’re bringing joy back to software engineering and keeping developers in flow by building the best AI programming tools, with radical contextual awareness of your codebase that benefits teams.About the roleWe’re looking for a seasoned expert in fraud, abuse, or risk to help us scale responsibly as we bring the joy back to software engineering. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of security, infrastructure, and AI—perfect for someone who thrives on complex systems and solving adversarial challenges at scale.Key Responsibilities:Design, build, and operate detection and prevention systems to stop fraud and abuse across our platformLead proactive investigations and adversary-hunting efforts to uncover novel threats and abuse patternsAnalyze misuse of our products and services, including abuse targeting AI and LLM-powered systemsQuantify and mitigate the financial and operational impact of abuse across our infrastructureInfluence the design of features and systems to be resilient to abuse, from the ground upPartner with engineering, product, and security teams to deliver trustworthy and abuse-resistant experiencesJump into other teams’ code to identify the right places to gather signals or introduce interventions with minimal impact on system complexity or stabilityMinimizing resources available to bad actors and making it harder for them to returnYou have:Strong experience building or operating systems to detect and mitigate fraud, abuse, or financial riskBackground in one or more of: threat intelligence, adversarial ML, trust & safety, security engineering, or FinTech risk/fraud analysisFamiliarity with adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), especially in SaaS or cloud-native environmentsBonus: Experience securing or analyzing AI/ML systems, especially LLMsDesired but optional:Experience preventing fraud in AI, gaming, or similar industriesExperience with rapidly scaling startupsExperience with LLMsEmployee Benefits:Competitive salary & EquityTools StipendHealth, Dental, Vision and Life InsuranceShort Term and Long Term DisabilityUnlimited Paid Time Off + Holidays. 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Created: 2025-09-17