Senior AI/ML Engineer
Location
Remote, USA
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Remote
Department
Engineering
Overview
Application
Company Overview
TENEX is an AI-native, automation-first, built-for-scale Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider. We are a force multiplier for defenders, helping organizations enhance their cybersecurity posture through advanced threat detection, rapid response, and continuous protection. Our team is composed of industry experts with deep experience in cybersecurity, automation, and AI-driven solutions. Backed by leading investors, we are rapidly growing and seeking top talent to join our mission of revolutionizing the AI-Native MDR landscape.
We’re a fast-growing startup backed by industry experts and top-tier investors led by Crosspoint Capital Partners and also backed by Shield Capital, DTCP (formerly Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), Deepwork Capital, and the Florida Opportunity Fund. Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). As an early employee, you’ll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture. Get in on the ground floor. We’re a small but well-funded team that just raised a substantial round – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside.
As a Senior AI/ML Engineer at TENEX, you will be a senior technical leader and architect responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing scalable, high-performance AI systems. You will play a crucial role in implementing our AI-driven cybersecurity solutions while collaborating across engineering teams and contributing to technical innovation.
Culture is one of the most important things at TENEX.AI—explore our culture deck at culture.tenex.ai to witness how we embody it, prioritizing the irreplaceable collaboration and community of in-person work.
Location: This role will require Monday - Thursday onsite in any of our locations. WFH Friday.
Job Responsibilities
Project Execution: Lead and own the architecture and delivery of technical components of complex projects. This means communicating effectively to align on requirements, executing on high-quality code, and collaborating with senior engineers and stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.
AI Layer Engineering: Design & build the AI layer that powers autonomous detection, RAG-backed investigation, and auto-remediation workflows.
Productionize Reasoning Engines: Develop and productionize large-scale LLMs, graph-based reasoning engines, and streaming feature pipelines that operate on billions of security events.
Evaluation & Reliability: Own evaluation & reliability—from prompt libraries and fine-tuning to red-team testing, latency budgets, and fallback strategies.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead cross-functional initiatives, partnering with Product, Detection Engineering, and Customer Success to translate real-world attacker behavior into robust ML and rule-based detections.
Push the Frontier: Experiment with retrieval-augmented generation, tool-calling agents, and multi-modal models (text + logs + graphs) to keep defenders decisively ahead.
Mentorship: Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers, foster engineering best practices, and contribute to architectural design reviews.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Software Engineering & Architecture Expertise
Core Engineering: 7+ years of experience in software development, engineering production systems using modern programming languages (Python, Go, Rust, or Java).
Agentic Systems: Deep knowledge of agentic systems design, such as Centralized and/or Decentralized MAS (Multi-Agent Systems) architectures.
Graph Architectures: Solid understanding of Graph structures and specifically graph databases.
Orchestration Frameworks: Hands-on experience building agents, orchestration frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph, Agno AGI, or custom), and evaluation harnesses.
Distributed Systems: Deep understanding of microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and event-driven systems.
APIs: Strong fundamentals in API design (REST/gRPC) and distributed systems.
Soft Skills
Communication: Clear, concise communication skills and a bias for collaborative problem-solving.
Leadership Alignment: Proven track record of gathering consensus and guiding multi-stakeholder initiatives through uncertain boundaries.
Analytical Rigor: Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Nice-to-have
Domain Background: Prior work in cybersecurity (SIEM, EDR, SOAR, or MDR).
Startup Mentality: Background driving high-impact engineering initiatives in high-growth startups or enterprise SaaS.
Cloud Infrastructure: Familiarity with cloud infrastructure security (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Education & Certifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Relevant certifications (AWS/GCP Professional Engineer, Kubernetes, or security-related credentials) are a plus.
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-driven cybersecurity technologies and Google SecOps solutions.
Collaborate with a talented and innovative team focused on continuously improving security operations.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
A culture of growth and development, with opportunities to expand your knowledge in AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.
If you're passionate about combining cybersecurity expertise with artificial intelligence and have experience with advanced multi-agent architectures, we encourage you to apply!
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Enterprise Sales Director-Cloud Security
Location
Remote, USA
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Remote
Department
Sales
Overview
Application
TENEX.AI
Enterprise Sales Director, Cloud Security
Wiz | CNAPP | Cloud-Native Security
COMPANY OVERVIEW
TENEX.AI is an AI-native, automation-first Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider built on Google Cloud Security infrastructure. We combine Google SecOps (Chronicle), Mandiant threat intelligence, and Google Threat Intelligence to deliver enterprise-grade defense at scale
We're a fast growing startup backed by industry experts and top tier investors led by Crosspoint Capital Partners and also backed by Shield Capital, DTCP (formerly Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), Deepwork Capital, and the Florida Opportunity Fund. Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). As an early employee, you'll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture. Get in on the ground floor. We're a small but well-funded team that just raised a substantial round – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside.
Culture is one of the most important things at TENEX.AI—explore our culture deck at culture.tenex.ai to witness how we embody it, prioritizing the irreplaceable collaboration and community of in-person work to defend security-conscious organizations against the most sophisticated threats.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is a founding role in TENEX's cloud security go-to-market motion. As Enterprise Sales Director, Cloud Security, you will own new business development for Wiz-focused CNAPP and cloud-native security solutions. You will work alongside TENEX's Google Cloud Security co-sell motion, engage directly with CISOs and cloud security leaders, and position TENEX as the MDR layer that makes Wiz deployments operationally complete.
Wiz was acquired by Google (Alphabet) for $32B in 2026, cementing CNAPP as the centerpiece of enterprise cloud security. This role puts you at the intersection of that momentum, TENEX's AI-native MDR platform, and a co-sell motion built for scale.
THE PROFILE
A seller who understands the Wiz platform deeply, including the Security Graph, CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, and code-to-cloud visibility, and can articulate how TENEX MDR extends and operationalizes that investment.
A professional with experience selling into multicloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) where fragmented tooling and alert fatigue are everyday CISO pain points.
A relationship-driven closer who can navigate the DevSecOps buyer alongside the traditional security buyer, speaking fluently to both engineering and executive audiences.
A co-sell operator who knows how to work within a hyperscaler partner ecosystem, activating Google Cloud, Wiz channel partners, and the Wiz Integration Network (WIN) to drive pipeline.
A professional committed to replacing legacy SIEM and fragmented point tools with a unified, context-rich approach to cloud security.
Someone who leads with humility but carries the gravitas to challenge the status quo in a customer's cloud security program.
Someone who genuinely wants to give good the advantage.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Own and execute a cloud security sales strategy targeting enterprise accounts across your assigned territory, with a primary focus on Wiz-led CNAPP opportunities.
Develop and manage co-sell pipeline with Wiz field teams, Google Cloud Security reps, and channel partners in the Wiz Integration Network (WIN).
Engage CISOs, cloud security architects, DevSecOps leads, and procurement stakeholders to position TENEX as the MDR partner that operationalizes cloud-native security investments.
Lead discovery conversations that tie Wiz CNAPP visibility gaps to TENEX's AI-driven detection, investigation, and response capabilities.
Manage full enterprise sales cycles from prospecting through contract negotiation and close, with deal sizes typically $300K to $1M+ ARR.
Collaborate with TENEX Customer Engineering and SOC leadership to deliver compelling technical demonstrations and custom proof-of-value engagements.
Maintain pipeline hygiene and accurate forecasting in Salesforce; participate in weekly CRO deal reviews.
Represent TENEX at cloud security events, Wiz partner forums, Google NEXT, and relevant industry conferences.
Travel up to 50% to build executive relationships and accelerate key deals.
REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Cloud Security Expertise
5+ years of enterprise security sales experience, with at least 2 years focused on cloud security, CNAPP, CSPM, or related disciplines.
Demonstrated knowledge of the Wiz platform: Security Graph, CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, IaC scanning, container and Kubernetes security, and data security posture management (DSPM).
Familiarity with cloud-native architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and the unique security challenges of multicloud and hybrid environments.
Understanding of the DevSecOps buyer journey and how to position security solutions that span development, cloud operations, and security operations teams.
Experience selling alongside or into the Wiz partner ecosystem (WIN, cloud marketplaces, MSSPs) is strongly preferred.
Sales & GTM Skills
Proven track record of exceeding quota in enterprise technology or cybersecurity sales ($500K to $2M+ ARR deal cycles).
Experience executing co-sell motions with hyperscalers (Google Cloud, AWS, Azure) or strategic ISV partners.
Strong command of structured sales methodologies: MEDDIC, MEDDPICC, Challenger, or Sandler.
Ability to build and manage complex multi-threaded opportunities across technical, security, and executive buying centers.
Proficiency with Salesforce and modern sales engagement tools (Outreach, Apollo, HubSpot).
Communication & Presence
Ability to present to and earn trust with CISOs, CIOs, and cloud platform owners.
Strong business case development skills: can translate cloud security risk into financial impact and executive narrative.
Comfortable navigating both the security operations and engineering buyer simultaneously.
NICE TO HAVE
Active Wiz certifications (Wiz Certified Associate, Wiz Certified Professional, or Wiz CNAPP Sales Specialist).
Google Cloud Security sales experience or Google Cloud Professional Security Engineer certification.
Background at a CNAPP, CSPM, or cloud-native security vendor (Wiz, Orca Security, Lacework, Prisma Cloud, Sysdig).
Experience displacing legacy SIEM and MDR vendors in competitive cloud security evaluations.
Familiarity with MDR services, SIEM platforms (Chronicle/Google SecOps, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel), EDR, and SOAR.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Business, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Sales certifications such as MEDDIC, MEDDPICC, Challenger Sales, or Sandler Training are a plus.
Cloud or security certifications (Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, Wiz certifications, CISSP, CompTIA Security+) are a plus.
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Tenex.ai is an AI-native Managed Detection and Response (MDR) company. We combine AI-driven detection engineering with elite analyst expertise to defend security-conscious organizations against the most sophisticated threats. As a strategic Microsoft partner, we are building a differentiated MDR offering on top of the Microsoft Security stack — Sentinel, Defender XDR, Defender for Cloud, Entra, and Purview — so customers can get more value, faster, from the Microsoft investment they already own.
We’re a fast growing startup backed by industry experts and top tier investors led by Crosspoint Capital Partners and also backed by Shield Capital, DTCP (formerly Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), Deepwork Capital, and the Florida Opportunity Fund. Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). As an early employee, you’ll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture. Get in on the ground floor. We’re a small but well-funded team that just raised a substantial round – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside
The Role
We are hiring an Enterprise Sales Director, Microsoft Security to lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles in mid-market and enterprise accounts where Microsoft is the dominant security platform. You will partner deeply with Microsoft’s field organization — AEs, CSAs, GBBs, and Partner teams — to develop and close joint pipeline that aligns Tenex MDR to customer security roadmaps and Microsoft’s strategic priorities.
This is a senior, quota-carrying role for a seller who knows how to navigate Microsoft commercial constructs (E3/E5/E7, MACC/EA/MCA, Azure consumption, Marketplace private offers), build durable Microsoft alliance relationships, and execute disciplined, multi-quarter enterprise security sales motions.
What You’ll Do
Own and exceed a multi-million-dollar ARR quota across a defined territory or vertical patch.
Build and execute a Microsoft co-sell strategy — develop relationships across AEs, CSAs/CSAMs, GBBs, STUs, and Partner Development Managers; drive joint account planning and shared pipeline.
Position Tenex MDR alongside customers’ existing Microsoft Security investments, leveraging Sentinel, Defender XDR, Defender for Cloud, Entra, and Purview deployments to land and expand.
Transact through the optimal commercial path for each customer: direct, Microsoft Marketplace, private offer, or Partner Center co-sell.
Run rigorous discovery, MEDDPICC/MEDDIC qualification, and executive value selling — articulate ROI to CISOs, CIOs, and security leadership.
Partner with Sales Engineering, Detection Engineering, and Customer Success to scope, validate, and operationalize MDR engagements.
Maintain accurate forecasting, pipeline hygiene, and account intelligence in CRM.
Represent Tenex at Microsoft field events, MISA gatherings, and industry conferences.
Required Experience
5+ years of enterprise security sales experience with demonstrated success selling Microsoft Security solutions across Azure (Sentinel, Defender for Cloud) and M365 (Defender XDR, Entra, Purview) into mid-market and enterprise accounts.
Working knowledge of Microsoft commercial constructs — including E3/E5/E7 and security add-on SKUs, MACC/EA/MCA agreements, Azure consumption motions, and Microsoft Marketplace / private offer transaction paths — with the ability to position Tenex MDR alongside the customer’s existing Microsoft investment.
Proven track record co-selling with Microsoft field sellers (AE, CSA, GBB, Partner teams), navigating Partner Center and co-sell motions, and building joint pipeline that aligns to Microsoft’s security priorities and customer roadmaps.
Consistent attainment of $2M+ annual quota selling cybersecurity or adjacent enterprise software.
Strong executive presence with the ability to lead CISO- and CIO-level conversations.
Experience navigating complex, multi-threaded sales cycles across security, IT, and procurement stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
Nice to Have
Microsoft Certified: AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) or SC-900 (Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals).
Existing relationships within Microsoft’s security field organization or the MISA partner community.
Prior experience at a Microsoft-aligned security ISV, MSSP, or MDR provider.
Familiarity with MEDDPICC, Command of the Message, or similar enterprise sales methodologies.
Experience selling MDR, MSSP, or SOC-as-a-Service offerings.
Help build the category-defining MDR offering on the Microsoft Security stack.
Strategic Microsoft partnership with active co-sell motion and Marketplace transactability.
Work alongside elite detection engineers and analysts solving the hardest defender problems.
Remote-first culture with a senior, high-trust team.
Competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and comprehensive benefits.
Equal Opportunity
Tenex.ai is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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Enterprise Sales Director
Location
Remote, USA
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Remote
Department
Sales
Overview
Application
Company Overview:
TENEX is an AI-native, automation-first, built-for-scale Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider. We are a force multiplier for defenders, helping organizations enhance their cybersecurity posture through advanced threat detection, rapid response, and continuous protection. Our team is composed of industry experts with deep experience in cybersecurity, automation and AI-driven solutions. Backed by leading investors, we are rapidly growing and seeking top talent to join our mission of revolutionizing the AI-Native MDR landscape.
We're a fast growing startup backed by industry experts and top tier investors led by Crosspoint Capital Partners and also backed by Shield Capital, DTCP (formerly Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), Deepwork Capital, and the Florida Opportunity Fund. Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). As an early employee, you'll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture. Get in on the ground floor. We're a small but well-funded team that just raised a substantial round – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside.
Culture is one of the most important things at TENEX.AI—explore our culture deck at culture.tenex.ai to witness how we embody it, prioritizing the irreplaceable collaboration and community of in-person work.
The Profile of an Enterprise Sales Director:
As an Enterprise Sales Director at Tenex, you will be responsible for driving revenue growth by identifying, engaging, and closing new business opportunities. You will play a crucial role in expanding our customer base and helping organizations strengthen their cybersecurity defenses with Tenex’s cutting-edge MDR solutions.
A professional who wants to gain valuable experience in a startup environment, working alongside a team of deeply passionate security professionals with a desire to make a real impact in the industry.
A professional who is genuinely committed to improving the information security posture of companies through delivery of cutting edge AI MDR solutions.
A professional that will possess the aptitude to communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders regarding the specifics of the TENEX offerings is essential. While an engineering background is not a prerequisite, a comprehensive understanding of the solutions is necessary.
A professional that leads with humility but carries a set of professional values and gravitas that challenges the status quo of client environments.
A professional that conveys empathy and has a desire to give good the advantage.
Job Responsibilities:
Develop and execute a strategic sales plan to achieve and exceed revenue targets.
Identify, qualify, and close new business opportunities within assigned territories or verticals.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers, including CISOs, IT security leaders, and procurement teams.
Manager relationships with partners while supporting their portfolio and responsibilities.
Conduct product presentations, demonstrations, and solution overviews to articulate Tenex’s value proposition.
Manage the full sales cycle, from prospecting and lead generation to contract negotiation and closing.
Collaborate with Marketing, Sales Engineering, and Customer Success teams to drive customer engagement and satisfaction.
Maintain accurate records of sales activities, pipeline progress, and forecasts in CRM tools.
Stay informed about industry trends, competitive landscape, and evolving customer needs.
Represent Tenex at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities.
Continuously refine sales strategies based on data insights and market feedback.
Willingness to travel up to 50% to build strong client relationships
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Sales & Industry Expertise
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity sales, SaaS sales, or enterprise technology sales.
Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales quotas in a fast-paced environment.
Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, MDR services, and the threat landscape.
Experience working with security solutions such as SIEM, EDR, SOAR, or related technologies is a plus.
Sales & Communication Skills
Excellent negotiation and closing skills.
Strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities and the ability to communicate with all levels of an organization from end-user to C-Level.
Package and deliver compelling presentations and business cases
Ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work independently.
Education & Certifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Sales certifications such as MEDDIC, Challenger Sales, or Sandler Training are a plus.
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-driven cybersecurity technologies and Google SecOps solutions.
Collaborate with a talented and innovative team focused on continuously improving security operations.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
A culture of growth and development, with opportunities to expand your knowledge in AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.
If you're passionate about combining cybersecurity expertise with artificial intelligence and have experience with Google SecOps and Chronicle, we encourage you to apply!
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TENEX is an AI-native, automation-first, built-for-scale Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider. We are a force multiplier for defenders, helping organizations enhance their cybersecurity posture through advanced threat detection, rapid response, and continuous protection. Our team is composed of industry experts with deep experience in cybersecurity, automation and AI-driven solutions. Backed by leading investors, we are rapidly growing and seeking top talent to join our mission of revolutionizing the AI-Native MDR landscape.
We're a fast growing startup backed by industry experts and top tier investors led by Crosspoint Capital Partners and also backed by Shield Capital, DTCP (formerly Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), Deepwork Capital, and the Florida Opportunity Fund. Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). As an early employee, you'll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture. Get in on the ground floor. We're a small but well-funded team that just raised a substantial round – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside.
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our core engineering team. You will take ownership of major product and infrastructure initiatives, working across the stack to build scalable, reliable, and secure systems. In this role, you’ll balance being a strong individual contributor with providing technical guidance to peers, ensuring high standards in code quality, design, and execution.
You’ll collaborate closely with product and design teams, making key technical decisions and helping define how our platform evolves. This is an opportunity to work on challenging engineering problems in security, AI, and distributed systems, while growing into a leadership position as the company scales.
Location: This role will require Monday - Thursday onsite in any of our locations. WFH Friday.
Job Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs.
Build and maintain intuitive and performant frontend applications.
Take ownership of projects end-to-end, from architecture through deployment and monitoring.
Collaborate with product, design, and other engineers to define and implement new features.
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
Participate in design reviews and code reviews, raising the bar for engineering quality.
Troubleshoot complex issues across the stack and ensure system reliability.
Contribute to improving engineering processes, tools, and team practices.
Stay current with emerging technologies and bring new ideas to the team.
Qualifications
Required:
5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices.
Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Go, Python, or equivalent.
Experience with at least one modern frontend framework (React, Next.js, TypeScript, or similar).
Strong experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or equivalent).
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS.
Proven ability to take ownership of complex projects and deliver them end-to-end.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Desired (While experience in all is not required, any of the following would be a plus):
Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
Exposure to AI/ML concepts and technologies, such as:
Prompt Engineering
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT)
Vector Databases
Experience working in an early-stage startup environment.
Education & Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
GCP certifications such as Professional Cloud Developer or Professional Data Engineer are a plus.
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-driven cybersecurity technologies and Google SecOps solutions.
Collaborate with a talented and innovative team focused on continuously improving security operations.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
A culture of growth and development, with opportunities to expand your knowledge in AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.
If you're passionate about combining cybersecurity expertise with artificial intelligence and have experience with Google SecOps and Chronicle, we encourage you to apply!
We practice pay transparency and reward performance. Offers reflect equity, experience, skills, education, and certifications. Base salary for this position in San Jose: $120,000 - $170,000
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Principal AI Engineer
Location
San Jose, CA; Kansas City, MO SOC; Remote, USA; Sarasota, FL HQ
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Hybrid
Department
Engineering
Overview
Application
Company Overview
TENEX is an AI-native, automation-first, built-for-scale Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider. We are a force multiplier for defenders, helping organizations enhance their cybersecurity posture through advanced threat detection, rapid response, and continuous protection. Our team is composed of industry experts with deep experience in cybersecurity, automation and AI-driven solutions. Backed by leading investors, we are rapidly growing and seeking top talent to join our mission of revolutionizing the AI-Native MDR landscape.
We’re a fast growing startup backed by industry experts and top tier investors led by Crosspoint Capital Partners and also backed by Shield Capital, DTCP (formerly Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), Deepwork Capital, and the Florida Opportunity Fund. Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). As an early employee, you’ll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture. Get in on the ground floor. We’re a small but well-funded team that just raised a substantial round – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside.
As a Principal AI Engineer at TENEX, you will be a key technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing scalable, high-performance AI systems. You will play a crucial role in shaping the architecture of our AI-driven cybersecurity solutions while mentoring engineering teams and driving technical innovation.
Culture is one of the most important things at TENEX.AI—explore our culture deck at culture.tenex.ai to witness how we embody it, prioritizing the irreplaceable collaboration and community of in-person work.
Location: This role will require Monday - Thursday onsite in any of our locations. WFH Friday.
Job Responsibilities
Design & build the AI layer that powers autonomous detection, RAG-backed investigation, and auto-remediation workflows.
Develop and productionize large-scale LLMs, graph-based reasoning engines, and streaming feature pipelines that operate on billions of security events.
Own evaluation & reliability—from prompt libraries and fine tuning to red-team testing, latency budgets, and fallback strategies.
Mentor & grow a cohort of AI engineers; run design reviews, uphold code quality, and instill a security-first mindset.
Partner tightly with Product, Detection Engineering, and Customer Success to translate real-world attacker behavior into robust ML and rule-based detections.
Push the frontier—experiment with retrieval-augmented generation, tool-calling agents, and multi-modal models (text + logs + graphs) to keep defenders decisively ahead.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Software Engineering & Architecture Expertise
10+ years of experience in software development, engineering production systems using modern programming languages (Python, Go, Rust, or Java).
Deep knowledge of LLM architecture, prompt engineering, and Vector database workflows.
Hands-on experience building agents, orchestration frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph, Agno AGI, or custom), and evaluation harnesses.
Deep understanding of microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and event-driven systems.
Strong fundamentals in API design (REST/gRPC) and distributed systems.
Clear, concise communication skills and a bias for collaborative problem-solving.
Nice-to-have
Prior work in cybersecurity (SIEM, EDR, SOAR, or MDR).
Experience with graph databases or security-focused knowledge graphs.
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure security (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Background leading teams in high-growth startups or enterprise SaaS.
Soft Skills
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
Ability to mentor and influence engineering teams.
Passion for cybersecurity and automation.
Education & Certifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Relevant certifications (AWS/GCP Professional Engineer, Kubernetes, or security-related credentials) are a plus.
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-driven cybersecurity technologies and Google SecOps solutions.
Collaborate with a talented and innovative team focused on continuously improving security operations.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
A culture of growth and development, with opportunities to expand your knowledge in AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.
If you're passionate about combining cybersecurity expertise with artificial intelligence and have experience with Google SecOps and Chronicle, we encourage you to apply!
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I'm interested in a career in cybersecurity
Location
Kansas City Metro; Remote, USA; San Jose, CA; Sarasota, FL HQ
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
On-site
Department
Tenex
Overview
Application
If you're interested in a career in cybersecurity but don’t see a current opening that matches your skills, we still want to hear from you! We're always seeking talented individuals and often connect with exceptional candidates well before a specific role becomes available.
We have offices located in San Jose, CA; Kansas City, MO; and Sarasota, FL. All of our career opportunities will require at least 3-5 days onsite (depending on the role and team needs).
If you are interested in a career opportunity and open to Relocation to any 3 of the locations, we can provide Relocation Assistance as well.
Even if you're not actively job searching, we’d love to get to know you. The perfect opportunity might arise next month or even next year. To be considered for future opportunities, submit your application here and continue checking back for roles that align with your qualifications!
Company Summary: TENEX is an AI-native, automation-first, built-for-scale Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider. We are a force multiplier for defenders, helping organizations enhance their cybersecurity posture through advanced threat detection, rapid response, and continuous protection. Our team is composed of industry experts with deep experience in cybersecurity, automation and AI-driven solutions. Backed by leading investors, we are rapidly growing and seeking top talent to join our mission of revolutionizing the AI-Native MDR landscape.
We’re a fast growing startup backed by industry experts and top tier investors led by Crosspoint Capital Partners and also backed by Shield Capital, DTCP (formerly Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), Deepwork Capital, and the Florida Opportunity Fund. Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). As an early employee, you’ll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture. Get in on the ground floor. We’re a small but well-funded team that just raised a substantial round – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside.
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-driven cybersecurity technologies and Google SecOps solutions.
Collaborate with a talented and innovative team focused on continuously improving security operations.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
A culture of growth and development, with opportunities to expand your knowledge in AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.
If you're passionate about combining cybersecurity expertise with artificial intelligence and have experience with Google SecOps and Chronicle, we encourage you to apply!
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