The mission of Arkose Labs is to create an online environment where all consumers are protected from online spam and abuse. Recognized by G2 as the 2023 Leader in Bot Detection and Mitigation, with the highest score in customer satisfaction and largest market presence four quarters running, Arkose Labs offers the world's first $1M warranties for credential stuffing and SMS toll fraud. With 20% of our customers being Fortune 500 companies, our AI-powered platform combines powerful risk assessments with dynamic threat response to undermine the strategy of attack, all while improving good user throughput. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with employees in London, Costa Rica, Australia, India, and Argentina. Arkose Labs protects enterprises from cybercrime and abuse.Job Description: We are looking for a self-driven Senior Technical Artist to come onboard and help us develop state of the art captcha challenges. You will be working in the team conceptualizing and developing captcha challenges by using Blender in combination with Python to generate images at scale. These challenge images are then AB tested on live audiences, and also tested against in-house machine learning tools to determine their strength against automation. These challenges are used across a wide range of popular services, and your work will help protect many of the services you know and love on the internet.You will be expected to innovate with new puzzle ideas, follow through to produce the puzzle at scale with suitable amounts of image variation, and then validate metrics for puzzle solvability on real humans, and how difficult the puzzle is to solve using automation techniques.We place a large emphasis on automating menial tasks, and encourage tool development to help both yourself and the team to increase productivity. This is a great role for any Technical Artists with experience and interest in tool development.Given the unique use case this job entails, and the ever growing landscape of machine learning & cyber security, an ideal candidate for this role is forward thinking, creative, and always looking for the next best thing to help us stay ahead of attackers.Must have: 5+ years experience with 3D software (at least +2 of which should be Blender)2+ years in a similar role as a Technical ArtistProven competency working with Python (a coding portfolio is highly regarded)Lateral thinking and problem solvingAsset management experience (eg, perforce, plastic SCM, github)Drive to create internal tooling/automation to improve processesA quality driven mindsetNice to have: Experience working in cyber securityDegree or experience in Games Design, 3D Animation, or equivalentGame concept prototyping/POCs3D modelling and sculpting (Zbrush/blender)Experience with scripting inside of BlenderHtml + CSSData interpretation and validationUser experience testingExperience with machine learning / visionExperience with JiraFamiliarity with AWS (s3, dynamodb)Experience communicating with customersWhy Arkose Labs? At Arkose Labs, our technology-driven approach enables us to make a substantial impact in the industry, supported by a robust customer base consisting of global enterprise giants such as Microsoft, Roblox, OpenAI, and more. We're not just a company; we're a collaborative ecosystem where you will actively partner with these influential brands, tackling the most demanding technical challenges to safeguard hundreds of millions of users across the globe.We value: People: first and foremost they are our most valuable resource. Our people are independent thinkers who make data driven decisions and take ownership and accountability in all the things they do.Team Work. We demonstrate respect, trust, integrity, and communicate openly with a positive can do attitude and constructively challenge one anotherCustomer Focus. We empathize with our customers and obsess about solving their problemsExecution with precision, professionalism and urgencySecurity. It's the lens through which we implement our processes, procedures, and programsJoin us in shaping the future of technology. At Arkose Labs, you're not just an employee; you're part of a visionary team driving global change. #J-18808-Ljbffr