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Valkai
About Valkai
Valkai calls itself an AI operating system for life sciences: agent systems that link a pharma, biotech or medical device company's internal data with industry sources to automate work across teams. Its first security hires are two of 13 openings: a Founding Security Engineer and a Head of Security & Trust. One posting describes owning security across product, cloud infrastructure and internal systems, along with security reviews for enterprise customers. Both are remote.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 2 security openings at Valkai, 2 of which name a salary range.
Valkai security openings
Read 13 Nov 2026, 04:08 UTCComparable openings elsewhere
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Backend Security Engineer (shows the role here)
micro1 · Security Engineering · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$30–$100/hr
Application Security Engineer – CVE & Vulnerability Research (shows the role here)
Anyone AI · Offensive Security · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$65/hr
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Head of Security & Trust (shows the role here)
Leadership · Remote· 2mo agoDetails
$200,000–$350,000/yr
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- $40–$80/hr
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- $200,000–$350,000/yr
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Responsible AI / Security Specialist (shows the role here)
Mercor · Offensive Security · Remote· 3d agoDetails
$90–$140/hr
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Working at Valkai
Led by co-founder and chief executive Vignesh Rajendran, with a team drawn from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Sierra and Glean; AbbVie announced a clinical development partnership with Valkai in September 2026. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
2 security roles open at the last read2 open roles at Valkai, confirmed on its careers system 13 Nov 2026.
Full-time early security hires at a startup, remote.
Both security roles are remote, with no region specified.
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Salaries at Valkai
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
Each posting lists $200,000-$350,000 per year (12 Nov 2026).
2 of its 2 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Valkai, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership | 1 | $200k–$350k/yr1 rate | $350k/yr |
| Security Engineering | 1 | $200k–$350k/yr1 rate | $350k/yr |
Specialties Valkai hires in
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Valkai: common questions
What salary does Valkai offer security staff?
Stated per posting. Each posting lists $200,000-$350,000 per year (12 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Valkai?
Led by co-founder and chief executive Vignesh Rajendran, with a team drawn from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Sierra and Glean; AbbVie announced a clinical development partnership with Valkai in September 2026.
What is it like to work in security at Valkai?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As an AI lab, it is building security around models, research data and large compute clusters.
What kind of employment are Valkai's security roles?
Full-time early security hires at a startup, remote.
Where are Valkai's security jobs based?
Both security roles are remote, with no region specified.
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