About this role
AI Security Internship
Exponential Security Labs
Location: Tübingen / Hybrid Employment: Internship
The role You will work across AI security, machine learning, and research engineering alongside the core team. You will take ownership of a technically ambitious project in agent security, from designing and implementing the approach to running experiments and communicating the results.
What you’ll work on
- Develop and evaluate security environments, agent training methods, attacks, or defenses
- Run controlled experiments with clear baselines and verifiable outcomes
- Analyze model behavior and communicate the results to the team
- Contribute code, evaluations, and research findings that remain useful after the internship
What we’re looking for
- Current study or recent work in machine learning, computer science, security, or a related field
- Strong programming skills and experience building or evaluating machine-learning systems
- Curiosity about AI agents and the discipline to investigate failures carefully
- Ability to work independently and ask for feedback early
Useful experience
- LLMs, reinforcement learning, or agentic systems
- Adversarial machine learning, red teaming, or AI safety evaluations
- Research codebases, reproducible experiments, or open-source contributions
- A previous research project, thesis, or technical publication
What we offer
- Competitive compensation
- Flexible hours and a remote-friendly setup
- Vacation, learning, and conference budget
- Research freedom in a high-trust environment
Work with us
Exponential Security Labs
Compensation: $69k - $110k estimated
Location: Baden-Württemberg Tübingen Germany