Security Researcher (Research Coding Tasks)
At $104k/yr, this role pays less than the $169k/yr midpoint for Threat Intelligence & Security Research openings today (usual band $148k–$247k/yr).
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The full posting
Paid, remote contract work with AfterQuery, building and reviewing technical tasks that help test AI models in security. For PhD-level researchers and research engineers who publish and ship code. Domain: Security (fuzzing, vulnerability detection, binary analysis, systems security and LLM agent security) Requirements
Experience: published research with released code in security Education: PhD in CS or a related field, completed or in progress
The work Hands-on research coding in your own area, close to the work you already do. Each task is self-contained, and the project lead walks you through the full scope and a worked example once you're onboarded. Work is asynchronous, so you can fit it around your own research. Pay $200 per approved task, about 4 hours each ($50/hr equivalent). Application process Candidates who meet the requirements and provide the requested materials will be prioritised for review. As part of this process we conduct thorough background checks. Please apply only if you meet these requirements.
Responsibilities
- Build technical research coding tasks in security
- Review and give feedback on AI model outputs in your area
- Work with the project lead to keep tasks at research quality
Required qualifications
- Published research at venues such as USENIX Security, CCS, IEEE S&P or NDSS, or comparable
- Released research code (GitHub or artifact link)
- PhD in computer science or a related field, completed or in progress
- Meets the experience and education bar described in Full Description
Preferred qualifications
- First-author publications in your area
- Comfortable with Docker and reproducible research environments
- Depth in fuzzing, vulnerability detection, binary analysis, systems security and LLM agent security
Why apply
- Hands-on research coding in your own field
- Fully remote, asynchronous and flexible
- $200 per approved task, about 4 hours each
Where you can be based
This position is 100% remote and open to applicants anywhere in the world.
Text as AfterQuery published it; last compared with the original on 12 Nov 2026.
The employer: AfterQuery
AfterQuery hires researchers and analysts on hourly contracts to write the security tasks and graded answers that AI labs test their models against.
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