HEnthusiasm
High Energy
Bring urgency, initiative, curiosity, and the ability to create momentum in ambiguity.
We do not wait for permission. We dive in.
Careers at Aten Security
Build the control plane for agentic action.
Thoth evaluates sensitive AI-agent actions before execution, enforces policy in the critical path, and creates evidence for every decision. Help us build the systems enterprises can trust when agents act in the real world.
Explore open roles01
Policy
Build the tools teams use to author controls
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Runtime
Evaluate requests in the execution path
03
Decision evidence
Preserve records that support investigation
04
Deployment
Ship and operate the connected system
Hiring statusWe are accepting applications and building relationships now. Start dates depend on funding and funded customer work, and we will communicate timing directly throughout the process.
Open roles · 4
Explore roles at Aten.
Engineering, field, and research roles welcome remote candidates across the U.S. and Canada, with hubs in New York City and San Francisco. The federal AI governance role requires residence in Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Northern Virginia, with onsite work as engagements require.
Product Engineering
Founding Security Systems Engineer
Full-time
New York City · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote (U.S. & Canada)
Field Engineering
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
Full-time
New York City · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote (U.S. & Canada)
Research
Founding AI Security Researcher
Part-time
New York City · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote (U.S. & Canada)
Operations
Founding Federal AI Governance & Programs Lead
Part-time
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Why this work, now
Agents are moving from answers to actions.
An agent can have valid access and still request an action outside its task. We build the runtime checks that connect an action to its policy and context.
Aten is building that missing execution boundary: fast runtime authorization, human step-up for consequential actions, and tamper-evident decision records. The work spans distributed systems, security research, developer infrastructure, and high-assurance customer delivery.
We are a small team by design. The people who join now will shape both the product and how this category is built.
What we look for
Our hiring philosophy: H₂O.
High Energy. High Intelligence. Low Ego. Enthusiasm, competence, and character reinforce one another—and define the people we trust with mission-critical work.
HCompetence
High Intelligence
Apply technical excellence, clear thinking, and sound judgment when the inputs are incomplete.
Smart does not mean complicated. It means effective.
OCharacter
Low Ego
Seek truth, welcome feedback, share credit, and place the mission and team above personal status.
We debate ideas, not people. The best fact-based idea wins.
We value sound judgment, ownership, and clear collaboration. We expect people to understand what they ship, ask for help early, and improve the work together.
What candidates can expect
What to expect when you apply.
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Real ownership
You will move from an ambiguous problem through implementation, verification, and operational handoff.
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AI with judgment
AI can accelerate the work. Each of us remains accountable for understanding, verifying, and defending what we deliver.
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A direct process
We evaluate relevant work, independent reasoning, collaboration, and the ability to turn judgment into evidence.
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