AI Safety Expert – English, Portuguese

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

Posted 9/15/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $29 - $45 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 using structured testing approaches and frameworks while effectively communicating risks to diverse stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Red Teaming ExperienceAdversarial Machine LearningCybersecurity ProbingFluency in English and PortugueseStructured Testing Approaches

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Hard Skills

Vulnerability ClassificationPrompt Injection TechniquesBias ExploitationMulti-Turn ManipulationFailure AnnotationReproducible ReportingDataset ProductionAdversarial ProbingRisk Explanation

Soft Skills

AdaptabilityClear Communication

Industry Keywords

AI Adversarial WorkSocio-Technical RiskTesting TaxonomiesEvaluation CoverageIndependent Contractor Eligibility

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Red team conversational AI models and agents using jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, bias exploitation, and multi-turn manipulation
Annotate failures, classify vulnerabilities, and flag systemic risks
Follow taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to keep testing consistent
Produce reproducible reports, datasets, and attack cases
Uncover vulnerabilities automated tests miss
Expand evaluation coverage and reduce production surprises
Work on projects training and enhancing frontier AI systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Native fluency in English and Portuguese (global, excluding Brazilian Portuguese)
Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing
Ability to probe AI systems adversarially and push them to breaking points
Ability to use frameworks or benchmarks and follow structured testing approaches
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 be eligible to work as an independent contractor
H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role
Flexible schedule / work on your own schedule
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
Higher-sensitivity project participation is optional
Clear guidelines and wellness resources for higher-sensitivity projects
Competitive pay
Referral bonus of up to $180 per successful referral
Reasonable accommodations upon request