Clearly AI
Forward Deployed Security Engineer
This posting was open on Clearly AI's own careers board when we last checked it.
- Employer
- Clearly AI
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US · Remote (US · CA)
- Seniority
- Mid level
- Experience asked for
- 3+ years
- Pay band
- $125K – $175K
- Team
- Backend
When we saw it
- First seen 2026-07-23 — the first scan of ours that found it
- Last seen open 2026-07-23
- Archived 2026-07-23 — when we saved this copy
Found via Y Combinator Work at a Startup.
Skills the posting named
Information SecuritySoftware Security
From the posting
### **About Clearly AI** Clearly AI automates the most painful bottleneck in the enterprise: security and privacy reviews. We help security teams complete high-quality threat models, privacy impact assessments, and vendor risk evaluations in minutes instead of weeks. We’re live with **Fortune 500s and global brands** including Rivian, Ericsson, HID Global, Affirm, Webflow, and Okta. We’ve reviewed thousands of security-critical products, from badge scanners to stablecoin platforms to autonomous driving features. Backed by **Y Combinator, Basis Set Ventures, Crosspoint Capital, Argon Ventures, and Ritual Capital**. Selected as a **Top 10 Finalist for the RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox Contest**. Advised by former CISOs of Amplitude and OKX, the former CEO of Reddit, and the former CPO of Brex. We are early. We are deeply technical. …
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