Detection and Response Engineer
US$180,000 – US$235,000 / yr base salary
Posted 17 Jun 2026
Advertised as “Senior Detection and Response Engineer”
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$180,000 – US$235,000 / yr |
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Field of studyComputer Science, Engineering, Information Security (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
About 1X
We’re building humanoid robots that work in home - doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back. Simple, but it’s not.
To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, manufacturing - at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. If you’re inspired by this, you’ll thrive here. We’ve been at this since 2014 and we’re at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us.
NEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We’re not demoing it - we’re shipping it. We’re excited to meet you, if this excites you.
If you’ve spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world - this is that moment. We’re scaling, we’re hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time - safely creating abundance for all.
About the Team
The Security Engineering team protects the infrastructure, cloud environments, robotics platforms, enterprise systems, and operational technology that power 1X. We partner closely with Infrastructure, AI, Robotics, Manufacturing, and Enterprise Engineering teams to proactively identify threats, improve resiliency, and secure embodied AI systems at scale.
The Detection & Response function is responsible for building the monitoring, investigation, and incident response capabilities that protect 1X’s rapidly growing operational and engineering environments.
Your Charter
Build and scale detection engineering, threat monitoring, and incident response capabilities across 1X’s cloud, enterprise, robotics, and infrastructure environments. This role is critical to improving organizational visibility, accelerating response capabilities, and proactively defending the systems that support humanoid robotics development and deployment.
Key Outcomes
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Design and implement scalable detection engineering capabilities across cloud infrastructure, endpoints, enterprise systems, and operational environments
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Improve incident response readiness through automation, threat hunting, telemetry enrichment, and operational playbook development
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Build high-signal monitoring pipelines and security analytics that improve visibility into adversarial behavior and operational risk
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Partner cross-functionally with Infrastructure, IT, Robotics, and Product Security teams to strengthen detection coverage and response coordination
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Reduce mean time to detect and respond by improving alert quality, investigation tooling, and operational response workflows