Application Guide

How to Apply for Cybersecurity Experts, AI Time-Horizons

at Lyptus Research

🏢 About Lyptus Research

Lyptus Research is an AI safety research group focused on long-term AI risks, making it unique for cybersecurity professionals interested in applying offensive security skills to frontier AI safety problems. Working here offers the opportunity to contribute directly to research on AI time horizons, which is a niche and impactful area within AI safety. The remote-first Australian organization likely values both technical excellence and thoughtful consideration of long-term implications.

About This Role

This contract role involves executing specialized cybersecurity tasks (cryptography, binary exploitation, memory safety analysis, reverse engineering) specifically to support research on AI time horizons in offensive security contexts. You'll provide professional time estimates for cybersecurity challenges, directly contributing to research planning and execution. The work has potential for long-term collaboration on a program addressing critical AI safety questions.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve analyzing memory safety vulnerabilities in AI-related systems, estimating time requirements for reverse engineering tasks, and documenting findings for the research team. You'd collaborate remotely with researchers to understand how cybersecurity challenges inform AI time horizon predictions, balancing hands-on technical work with research documentation. The flexible hours allow for deep focus sessions on complex exploitation tasks while maintaining regular communication about progress and findings.

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🎯 Who Lyptus Research Is Looking For

  • Has demonstrable expertise in ALL listed areas: cryptography, binary exploitation, memory safety analysis, AND reverse engineering, not just general cybersecurity knowledge
  • Can provide accurate, professional time estimates for complex cybersecurity challenges, showing experience with research-oriented task scoping
  • Is comfortable with variable hours (6-30 weekly) and can communicate availability clearly while maintaining high-quality output
  • Has interest in or experience with AI safety, particularly offensive security implications for long-term AI timelines

📝 Tips for Applying to Lyptus Research

1

Explicitly mention experience with AI safety or AI security contexts in your application materials, even if brief

2

Include specific examples where you've provided time estimates for cybersecurity challenges in past roles or projects

3

Highlight any research-oriented cybersecurity experience, as this role supports an ongoing research program

4

Mention your availability range (6-30 hours) and how you'd manage variable workload effectively

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Reference Lyptus Research's focus on AI time horizons specifically, showing you understand their niche research area

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience with ALL four technical areas mentioned (cryptography, binary exploitation, memory safety analysis, reverse engineering)', 'Examples of providing professional time estimates for cybersecurity challenges in past work', "Why you're interested in applying cybersecurity skills to AI safety research specifically", 'How your availability aligns with the 6-30 hour flexible contract structure']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Lyptus Research's published work or blog posts about AI time horizons and offensive security
  • → Background on AI safety research landscape, particularly organizations focused on long-term AI risks
  • → The specific cybersecurity challenges in AI development that might relate to time horizon research
  • → Australian AI safety ecosystem and how Lyptus Research fits within it
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Technical deep-dive into your experience with memory safety analysis and binary exploitation
2 Scenario: How would you estimate time for a complex reverse engineering task with incomplete documentation?
3 Discussion of AI safety concepts and how offensive security relates to AI time horizons research
4 Questions about your experience working in research-oriented or academic cybersecurity contexts
5 How you manage variable workloads and communicate progress in flexible hour arrangements
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with only general cybersecurity experience without addressing all four specific technical areas listed
  • Failing to address the research context or AI safety focus of the organization
  • Not discussing availability or how you'd handle the 6-30 hour flexible contract structure

📅 Application Timeline

⏰ Deadline: March 15, 2026

We recommend applying at least a few days early to avoid last-minute technical issues.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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