Senior Reverse Engineer

Senior Reverse Engineer

Arlington, Virginia

Hybrid

Direct Hire

$180k - $260k

A leading embedded security firm is hiring a Reverse Engineer to join their team supporting advanced research and real world exploitation efforts across embedded hardware and firmware. This is a full time, hybrid role in the DC metro area focused on low level reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and exploit development across critical systems.

You will be working on complex embedded systems where the problems are ambiguous and the impact is real. The team is looking for someone who can lead reverse engineering efforts, contribute at a high technical level, and mentor others while pushing into new areas of research. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting edge problems, contribute to internal tooling, and operate alongside some of the strongest researchers in the space.

Required Skills & Experience

· 5+ years of experience in software and hardware reverse engineering

· Expert level understanding of vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques

· Experience with assembly for at least one major architecture

· Strong computer science fundamentals

· Proficiency in C or C++ and Python

· Active clearance or ability to obtain

Desired Skills & Experience

· Experience with fuzzing or side channel attacks

· Familiarity with ARM, AARCH64, MIPS, or PPC assembly

· Experience contributing to research or leading technical projects

· Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

What You Will Be Doing

· Leading reverse engineering efforts across embedded hardware and software

· Identifying vulnerabilities through static, dynamic, and side channel analysis

· Developing proof of concept exploits and offensive capabilities

· Building defensive solutions to detect and prevent attacks

· Developing tooling to automate vulnerability discovery

· Contributing to internal platforms and research initiatives

· Designing testing infrastructure for hardware and software systems

Tech Breakdown

· 50% Reverse Engineering and Vulnerability Research

· 30% Exploit Development and Low Level Programming

· 20% Tooling and Automation

Specialization:

• Product Security
• Cybersecurity
• Embedded