AlignerrRed-teaming & safety
AI Red Team Analyst
up to $75/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if breaking things was your job? We're looking for security-minded professionals to stress-test and harden AI systems before bad actors can exploit them. As an AI Red Team Analyst, you'll probe model guardrails, craft adversarial prompts, and deliver structured findings that directly shape the safety of AI products used by millions of people worldwide.
What you'll do
- Design and conduct red-teaming exercises to uncover security weaknesses in AI systems
- Craft adversarial prompts, jailbreak attempts, and edge-case scenarios to challenge model guardrails
- Evaluate AI outputs for safety violations, bias, and policy compliance
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- Document vulnerabilities, exploits, and unexpected behaviors in clear, structured reports
- Collaborate with engineering teams to recommend practical mitigations and improvements
- Stay sharp on emerging AI security threats, attack techniques, and evolving best practices
- Help define and refine security evaluation rubrics and testing protocols
Candidate background
Who You Are
- You have a solid grasp of cybersecurity concepts — threat modeling, penetration testing, or vulnerability research
- You've worked hands-on with AI/ML systems, large language models (LLMs), or prompt engineering
- You're a creative, analytical thinker who genuinely enjoys finding what breaks and figuring out why
- You write clearly and document your findings in a way others can act on
- You're self-directed and comfortable working asynchronously on task-based assignments
- Familiarity with open-source AI platforms or the OpenClaw ecosystem is a plus
- A background in infosec, ethical hacking, or AI safety research is a bonus — but not required
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AI Red Team Analyst
About the Role
What if breaking things was your job? We're looking for security-minded professionals to stress-test and harden AI systems before bad actors can exploit them. As an AI Red Team Analyst, you'll probe model guardrails, craft adversarial prompts, and deliver structured findings that directly shape the safety of AI products used by millions of people worldwide.
This is a rare opportunity to sit at the intersection of cybersecurity and cutting-edge AI — working with top research labs on problems that genuinely matter.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Design and conduct red-teaming exercises to uncover security weaknesses in AI systems * Craft adversarial prompts, jailbreak attempts, and edge-case scenarios to challenge model guardrails * Evaluate AI outputs for safety violations, bias, and policy compliance * Document vulnerabilities, exploits, and unexpected behaviors in clear, structured reports * Collaborate with engineering teams to recommend practical mitigations and improvements * Stay sharp on emerging AI security threats, attack techniques, and evolving best practices * Help define and refine security evaluation rubrics and testing protocols
Who You Are
* You have a solid grasp of cybersecurity concepts — threat modeling, penetration testing, or vulnerability research * You've worked hands-on with AI/ML systems, large language models (LLMs), or prompt engineering * You're a creative, analytical thinker who genuinely enjoys finding what breaks and figuring out why * You write clearly and document your findings in a way others can act on * You're self-directed and comfortable working asynchronously on task-based assignments * Familiarity with open-source AI platforms or the OpenClaw ecosystem is a plus * A background in infosec, ethical hacking, or AI safety research is a bonus — but not required
Why This Role Stands Out
* Work on what's next — AI security is one of the fastest-growing and most consequential fields in tech * Real impact — your findings directly improve the safety and reliability of AI systems at scale * Full autonomy — set your own hours, work from anywhere, and choose your weekly commitment * Build rare expertise — develop a specialized skill set that's in high demand across the AI industry * Grow with us — strong performers have opportunities for expanded scope and ongoing contracts * Collaborate globally — work alongside researchers, engineers, and analysts from around the world
Working with AlignerrPay, getting started and work, from Alignerr's own pages
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- Getting paid
- Billed weekly, Monday to Sunday, with approved work paid by the following Friday, according to Labelbox's help center. Payment goes through Stripe Connect or PayPal depending on your location, with one provider per country. intercom.help/labelbox/en/articles/13600616-alignerr-paym..., alignerr.com/process
- Before your first paid task
- Sign up, apply, verify your identity, set up billing and onboard. Some jobs add a Zara AI interview or domain assessments. alignerr.com/process
- How much work
- Time to your first project depends on demand and your skills, and there is no minimum number of hours. alignerr.com/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, under terms with ALIGNERR LLC. alignerr.com/faqs, alignerr.com/privacy
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How does the pay compare?Across Red-teaming & safety roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from Alignerr's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Red-teaming & safety
Across 8 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 4 platforms, the middle half pays $75 to $120 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $100. This role's top rate, $75, is in the middle half. Of the 7 distinct rates we count, 1 are lower and 5 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 4 | $75 to $120 |
| Mercor | 2 | $84 to $120 |
| Claru | 1 | $100 |
| Handshake AI | 1 | $65 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Alignerr
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- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- b687c780-2b77-4c7a-a546-7feb5af50197
Pay as the source states it: “$15-75/hr”.
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