AI Security Specialist
Company websitesuno.com (Suno, opens in new tab)
Base salary $276,960 to $363,510
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York, NY
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- LocationNew York, NY
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (3 h ago) · observed since
About this job
About Suno
We're building the world's first creative entertainment platform, where the entire world can feel the joy and fulfillment of making music. Music is for everyone: Our users include everyone from grandmothers creating songs for their loved ones, to Grammy winners using Suno Studio, our power tool, to make the most popular hits in the world.
Building the future of entertainment requires ambition. The pace is fast, the problems are hard, and the work demands ownership and intensity. For the right people, it’s incredibly rewarding: a chance to shape a new medium, work with a small team that cares deeply about quality, make music, drink too much coffee, and build something that millions of people use to express themselves in ways that were never before possible.
Suno is the fastest growing consumer entertainment company and the leader in AI music. We are backed by leading investors including Bond Capital, Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, Quiet, Matrix Partners, Schroders Capital and, NVentures (venture arm of NVIDIA).
About the Role
We're looking for a Staff AI Security Engineer to secure how Suno's models are built, trained, and served, and to build the systems that keep them that way. You'll work across the full model lifecycle, from training pipelines and compute infrastructure to the products millions of people create with. You'll partner closely with ML research, platform, and product engineering, and set the technical direction for AI security as the function grows. There's a lot to build, and you'll be building it.
Listen to the song we made about it: https://suno.com/s/JJoqlgtg8424Uq68
What You'll Do
Design and build security controls for model training and serving infrastructure, including compute clusters, pipelines, access to model artifacts, and the software supply chain behind them
Engineer detection, monitoring, and guardrail systems for model inputs, outputs, and agentic tool use, as production code rather than one-off scripts
Break our own systems through adversarial testing and red-teaming across models, pipelines, and products, then drive the fixes to done
Partner with ML research and platform teams to make secure defaults the easy path in how models are trained, evaluated, and deployed
Partner with product engineering to threat model and review customer-facing AI features before launch, and build the shared controls that let teams ship them safely by default
Set technical direction for AI security at Suno, including standards, reference architectures, and the roadmap, while raising the security bar across engineering
Help make creative fulfillment a daily reality for everyone by keeping the platform trustworthy enough that millions of people want to create on it
What You'll Need
8–10 years in security engineering, including hands-on work securing ML systems or large-scale ML infrastructure in production
A track record of designing and shipping security systems and tooling, not only assessing them
Deep knowledge of cloud and infrastructure security: IAM, Kubernetes, network segmentation, secrets management, and infrastructure as code
Strong understanding of ML training and serving pipelines and their attack surface, including model supply chain risks and protecting model weights and artifacts
Fluency with LLM and generative AI attack vectors and frameworks such as OWASP Top 10 for LLMs and MITRE ATLAS
Strong coding skills in Python or Go
Experience setting technical direction and influencing senior engineers and leaders without formal authority
Nice-to-Haves
Experience at a foundational model company or an AI research lab
Securing GPU compute environments or distributed training at scale
Hands-on use of adversarial testing tools such as Garak or PyRIT
Background securing audio, media, or other generative content pipelines
Perks & Benefits for Full-Time Employees
Company Equity Package
401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Creative Education Stipend
Generous Commuter Allowance
In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)
Compensation:
The annual salary range for this role is $276,960 - $363,510 + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision, and 401k)
Suno is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the Massachusetts Fair Chance in Employment Act, NYC Fair Chance Act, LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Source: Suno on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($276,960) is above 94% of the 155 IT & Security roles in New York listed on this site; 3 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $168,200; the middle half runs from $138,000 to $200,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingAI Security Specialist$276,960 to $363,510
Staff Software Engineer, Bots + Fraud$276,960 to $363,510
Staff Security GRC Analyst$276,960 to $363,510
Senior / Staff Infrastructure Security Engineer$276,960 to $363,510
Privacy Engineering Lead$276,960 to $363,510
Staff Software Engineer, Detection & Response$276,960 to $363,510
Engineering Manager - Social$277K to $346K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| AI Security Specialist (this listing) | $276,960 - $363,510 |
| Staff Software Engineer, Bots + Fraud | $276,960 - $363,510 |
| Staff Security GRC Analyst | $276,960 - $363,510 |
| Senior / Staff Infrastructure Security Engineer | $276,960 - $363,510 |
| Privacy Engineering Lead | $276,960 - $363,510 |
| Staff Software Engineer, Detection & Response | $276,960 - $363,510 |
| Engineering Manager - Social | $277K - $346K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-15
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: NYC
USD 276,960 – 363,510 · 1 YEAR · Salary
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