
Lakera is the world’s leading real-time GenAI security company. Customers rely on the Lakera AI Security Platform for security that doesn’t slow down their AI applications. To accelerate secure adoption of AI, the company created Gandalf, an educational platform, where more than one million users have learned about AI security. Lakera uses AI to continuously evolve defenses, so customers can stay ahead of emerging threats. Join us to shape the future of intelligent computing: www.lakera.ai/careers

Lakera is the world’s leading real-time GenAI security company. Customers rely on the Lakera AI Security Platform for security that doesn’t slow down their AI applications. To accelerate secure adoption of AI, the company created Gandalf, an educational platform, where more than one million users have learned about AI security. Lakera uses AI to continuously evolve defenses, so customers can stay ahead of emerging threats. Join us to shape the future of intelligent computing: www.lakera.ai/careers
Domain: lakera.ai
Founded: 2021
Headquarters: Zurich (dual presence in San Francisco)
Focus: Real-time generative AI security (AI application firewall, red-teaming, prompt-injection prevention)
Recent funding: $20M Series A (July 2024)
Notable product: Lakera Guard and Gandalf
Generative AI security for enterprises and LLM-based systems.
2021
Software Development
$10,000,000
Reported at launch in October 2023
$20,000,000
Participants included Citi Ventures, Dropbox Ventures and existing investor redalpine
“Led by Atomico for Series A with participation from Citi Ventures, Dropbox Ventures and existing investor redalpine; earlier seed led by redalpine with participation from Inovia Capital and Fly Ventures.”
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Do you want to operate at the cutting edge of AI, leading groundbreaking developments in AI safety and security for global impact?
As a Senior AI Engineer at Lakera, you’ll join a fast-moving, highly collaborative team focused on building the foundational infrastructure for AI safety. You’ll take full ownership of projects, work across the stack, and directly shape both the product and the future of the company. If you thrive in ambiguity, crave autonomy, and are driven to make meaningful impact, this is your place.
About Lakera Lakera is on a mission to ensure AI does what we want it to do. We are heading towards a future where AI agents run our businesses and personal lives. Here at Lakera, we're not just dreaming about the future; we're building the security foundation for it. We empower security teams and builders so that their businesses can adopt AI technologies and unleash the next phase of intelligent computing.
We work with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and foundation model providers to protect them and their users from adversarial misalignment. We are also the company behind Gandalf, the world’s most popular AI security game.
Lakera has offices in San Francisco and Zurich.
We move fast and work with intensity. We act as one team but expect everyone to take substantial ownership and accountability. We prioritize transparency at every level and are committed to always raising the bar in everything we do. We promote diversity of thought as we believe that creates the best outcomes.
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