Aikido Security
0 open Forward Deployed Engineer roles at Aikido Security, plus 1 closed. Curated with comp bands.
On the board since Aug 2026 · no roles open right now
Our take
Why Aikido Security
The board's cybersecurity-vertical entry point — a rare Heartland FDE seat deploying AI-pentest tooling into on-prem, regulated shops.
- FDE type
- True forward-deployed
- Travel
- Medium
- Comp
- Undisclosed
- Stage
- Growth-stage
A good fit if you're…
- Engineers who want a security-vertical FDE seat
- People comfortable in on-prem, regulated enterprise environments
- Candidates who'd rather be in Chicago than on a coast
What they do
Aikido Security is a well-funded (reportedly ~$85M raised) application-security company founded by third-time founders. This FDE deploys its newer AI-pentest product into enterprise environments — the person who gets security tooling working inside a customer's actual infrastructure.
What “forward deployed” means here
On-site, on-prem, and regulated: you're embedded in Chicago-area enterprises whose security postures don't allow easy SaaS deployment. That makes this closer to classic field-engineering than to a cloud-native rollout — and one of the few security-vertical FDE roles on the board.
Comp & leveling
Comp isn't disclosed on the board. Aikido's funding depth suggests it can pay competitively, but candidates should pin down the band and equity terms directly given the on-site, single-market constraint.
Growth signals
Experienced founders, meaningful funding, and a new AI product line expanding into on-prem enterprise all point to a company scaling its go-to-market. A dedicated FDE seat in a non-coastal market is itself a sign of deliberate field expansion.
Analysis updated 2026-09-09
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