AI Safety Expert – English, Malay

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. Red-team conversational AI models and agents through jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, bias exploitation, and multi-turn manipulation .

Posted 9/15/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $17 - $25 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in red-teaming conversational AI models and agents, with a focus on identifying vulnerabilities and systemic risks. Proficient in generating human data through annotation and classification, while effectively communicating risks to diverse stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Red Teaming ExperienceAdversarial Machine LearningCybersecurity KnowledgeFrameworks for Structured TestingFluent in English and Malay

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Hard Skills

Red-TeamingAdversarial ProbingVulnerability ClassificationSystemic Risk FlaggingData AnnotationReport ProductionBenchmark ApplicationMulti-Turn ManipulationPrompt InjectionJailbreak Testing

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationAdaptabilityCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Conversational AIBias ExploitationMisinformationHarmful BehaviorsSocio-Technical Risk

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Red-team conversational AI models and agents through jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, bias exploitation, and multi-turn manipulation
Generate human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks
Apply taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to keep testing consistent
Produce reproducible reports, datasets, and attack cases
Review AI outputs involving sensitive topics such as bias, misinformation, and harmful behaviors
Help expand evaluation coverage and uncover vulnerabilities automated tests miss
Collaborate with leading researchers and contribute to training and enhancing frontier AI systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluent/native fluency in English and Malay required
Prior red teaming experience, including AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing
Ability to probe AI systems adversarially and push systems to breaking points
Experience using frameworks or benchmarks for structured testing
Ability to explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to adapt across projects and customers
Nice-to-have specialties: adversarial ML, cybersecurity, socio-technical risk, or creative probing
Must work as an independent contractor
H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
Wellness resources and clear guidelines for higher-sensitivity projects
Opportunity to build experience in human data-driven AI red teaming at the frontier of safety
Direct role in making AI systems more robust, safe, and trustworthy
Competitive pay
Referral payments of up to $100 per successful referral