{"id":1153517,"url":"https://alion.io/job/bot-auto-software-engineer-security-engineering","title":"Software Engineer, Security Engineering","company":{"id":177011,"name":"Bot Auto","domain":"bot.auto","url":"https://alion.io/company/bot-auto","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Legal","role_family":"Legal","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Houston, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":59000,"max_usd":138000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":315},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Go","optional":false},{"name":"IAM","optional":false},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"Least Privilege","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"LLM","optional":false},{"name":"LLM Guardrails","optional":false},{"name":"OWASP","optional":false},{"name":"PKI","optional":false},{"name":"Pulumi","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Rust","optional":false},{"name":"SIEM","optional":false},{"name":"SOC 2","optional":false},{"name":"Terraform","optional":false},{"name":"Threat Modeling","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false},{"name":"Zero Trust","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T18:58:54Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T19:11:05Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Company Introduction\nAt Bot Auto, we are revolutionizing the transportation of goods with our cutting-edge autonomous trucks, enhancing the quality of life for communities around the globe. With the agility of a start-up and the wisdom of seasoned experts, Bot Auto boasts a team that has achieved numerous world-firsts and unparalleled innovations. United by a shared vision, we create miracles and propel the future of transportation. Join us and transform your dreams into reality.\nWe are seeking a motivated Software Engineer, Security Engineering to help build and operate security across Bot Auto's autonomous trucking stack. The proprietary technology that powers our autonomous driving system is our core intellectual property, and protecting it - along with the safety-relevant systems behind our fleet - is mission critical. In this role, you will work with experienced engineers across onboard (in-vehicle) security as well as infrastructure and platform security. You will contribute to how Bot Auto adopts AI responsibly by helping assess risks in large language models and agentic systems and implementing practical protections. This is a hands-on role with opportunities to learn across the full stack, from the vehicle to the cloud, while building strong foundations in security engineering.\nKey Responsibilities\nImplement and maintain security controls for onboard (in-vehicle) systems, including secure boot, code signing, secrets and key management, secure over-the-air (OTA) updates, and system hardening.\nSupport security across infrastructure and platforms, including Kubernetes, public cloud (AWS), on-prem data centers, CI/CD pipelines, and internal developer platforms.\nHelp evaluate and implement protections for AI systems, including defenses against prompt injection, data exfiltration, model and supply-chain risks, and unsafe agent behavior.\nBuild and maintain identity and access management, secrets management, and least-privilege authorization for services, devices, and fleet systems.\nParticipate in threat modeling, security design reviews, and risk assessments, and partner with engineering teams to address identified issues.\nHelp operate vulnerability management, dependency and supply-chain scanning, and secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) tooling and processes.\nContribute to security detection, logging, monitoring, and incident response across onboard and infrastructure environments.\nImprove security through automation, documentation, testing, and close collaboration with software, platform, and autonomy engineering teams.\nRequired Qualifications \nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience\n0-2 years of software engineering, security engineering, or related experience; relevant internships, research, projects, or open-source contributions are welcome\nProgramming experience in one or more languages such as Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, or JavaScript/TypeScript\nFoundational understanding of authentication and authorization, networking, operating systems, and common software security vulnerabilities\nFamiliarity with Linux and cloud or distributed systems, with an interest in learning how to secure production environments\nPreferred Qualifications \nInternship, coursework, project, or hands-on experience in cybersecurity, embedded systems, automotive, IoT, or edge computing\nFamiliarity with containers, Kubernetes, AWS, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi), or CI/CD systems\nInterest in or exposure to AI/LLM security topics such as prompt injection, model supply chain, agent sandboxing, or AI guardrails\nFamiliarity with IAM, secrets management, PKI, or zero-trust concepts\nExperience with security tooling such as SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, SBOMs, SIEM, or vulnerability scanners through work, coursework, or personal projects\nAwareness of security standards and frameworks such as ISO/SAE 21434, NIST, OWASP, or SOC 2\nExposure to threat modeling, incident response, capture-the-flag exercises, security research, or responsible vulnerability disclosure","description_format":"text","description_chars":4106,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Information Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T19:11:05Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T21:51:33Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/bot-auto-software-engineer-security-engineering","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/bot-auto-software-engineer-security-engineering.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T21:51:33Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}