Principal AI Security Researcher

About the Position

Join Opera's Security Team as a Principal AI Security Researcher to shape the future of AI security and explore novel attack surfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead original security research focused on agentic AI systems, tool-using agents, multi-agent workflows, MCP-based architectures, and AI-powered browsers
• Identify, validate, and demonstrate novel attack vectors and adversarial techniques against AI systems in controlled and authorized environments
• Define Opera's long-term AI security research roadmap and identify emerging threats relevant to our products and users
• Publish high-quality technical research, vulnerability disclosures, whitepapers, and conference presentations
• Represent Opera at industry conferences, security events, and technical forums
• Conduct security assessments, architecture reviews, and red team exercises for AI-powered products and services
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to translate research findings into secure product designs and engineering practices
• Mentor and guide AI Security Researchers across the team
• Contribute to open-source tooling, industry standards, and responsible disclosure initiatives

Requirements

• Extensive experience in offensive security research, vulnerability discovery, or AI security
• Demonstrated record of discovering and disclosing vulnerabilities, CVEs, offensive research, or impactful security findings
• Deep understanding of AI systems, LLM applications, agentic frameworks, prompt injection, tool abuse, and adversarial AI techniques
• Strong software engineering capabilities with the ability to develop research tooling, proof-of-concepts, and testing frameworks
• Recognized presence within the security research community through conference talks, publications, open-source contributions, or industry leadership
• Experience leading research initiatives and operating independently in highly ambiguous environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Black Hat, DEF CON, OffensiveCon, TROOPERS, or equivalent conference speaking experience
• Published AI security research or peer-reviewed academic work
• Experience leading AI red teaming programs
• Contributions to AI security tooling or standards initiatives

We Offer

At Opera, you’ll join a diverse and inclusive team of experienced, supportive professionals who value creativity and collaboration. We work in a flat structure with short decision-making paths, use smart technology, and support your ongoing skill development in a friendly and empowering environment.

About the Company

Opera is a leading global internet brand with a large and engaged user base of approximately 300 million average monthly active users. Building on 30 years of innovation, starting with our browser products, we are leveraging our brand as well as our massive and engaged user base in order to expand our offerings and our business. Today, we offer users around the globe a range of products and services that include a variety of PC and mobile browsers, our Opera Gaming portals and development tools, our Opera News content recommendation products, our audience extension product (namely the Opera Ads platform) and a number of AI and Web3 products and services. This comprehensive suite of products is designed to meet the diverse needs and preferences of Opera's growing user base.

Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera has a global presence with major hubs in Poland, China, Spain, Scotland, and Sweden, coupled with operations spanning numerous other countries. As a publicly traded company, Opera is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol "OPRA".

Locations

• Wrocław, Poland
• Warszawa, Poland
• Dundee, Scotland

Remote Status

Hybrid

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you! Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply soon. Please submit your CV in English. Have questions about our recruitment process, remote work, or benefits? Check out our FAQ page for more details.