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Aikido Security
About Aikido Security
Aikido Security makes a platform that checks code, cloud setups and running applications for security problems, aimed at software development teams, and it now also offers automated AI penetration testing. Five of its 77 postings are security roles. Four sit in Ghent: Full Stack Developer - AI Pentest, Cloud Security Engineer, Security Research (AI Code Analysis/AI Pentest) and Software Engineer (Go, Runtime Security). The fifth, Customer security engineer (pentest), is remote and listed for Ghent and Chicago.
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, CyberJobs.cc shows 5 security openings at Aikido Security.
Aikido Security security openings
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Cloud Security Engineer (shows the role here)
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Security Research (AI Code Analysis/AI Pentest) (shows the role here)
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Working at Aikido Security
Founded in Ghent in 2022, Aikido Security is privately held and became a unicorn in January 2026 with a $60 million Series B led by DST Global at a $1 billion valuation. Its security postings state No salary in its postings (from its own postings).
5 security roles open at the last read5 open roles at Aikido Security, confirmed on its careers system 14 Nov 2026.
Product engineering and research roles at a security software company, plus one customer-facing pentest engineer.
Four of the five roles are in Ghent, Belgium. The customer security engineer works remotely and is listed for both Ghent and Chicago, Illinois.
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Salaries at Aikido Security
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Aikido's five security postings leave compensation unstated (14 Nov 2026).
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Aikido Security: common questions
What salary does Aikido Security offer security staff?
No salary in its postings. Aikido's five security postings leave compensation unstated (14 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Aikido Security?
Founded in Ghent in 2022, Aikido Security is privately held and became a unicorn in January 2026 with a $60 million Series B led by DST Global at a $1 billion valuation.
What is it like to work in security at Aikido Security?
Its security postings state No salary in its postings (from its own postings). As a security vendor, it hires both defenders for its own estate and specialists who build and sell the product.
What kind of employment are Aikido Security's security roles?
Product engineering and research roles at a security software company, plus one customer-facing pentest engineer.
Where are Aikido Security's security jobs based?
Four of the five roles are in Ghent, Belgium. The customer security engineer works remotely and is listed for both Ghent and Chicago, Illinois.
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