
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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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.
Job Title: Staff ML Engineer
Location: Zürich
Employment Type: Full-time
Location Type: Hybrid
Department: Engineering
You want to operate at the cutting edge of AI, building the strongest defenses in the AI cybersecurity market. You will be increasing the scope and quality of our defenses and playing a pivotal role in ensuring that GenAI applications can be deployed securely at scale.