Software Engineer (AI Assisted Reverse Engineering Tooling)

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

BigBear.ai is seeking a Software Engineer to focus on improving the tools and workflows used by reverse engineers. This role involves enabling automation and AI-assisted capabilities for reverse engineering tasks, with a focus on binary analysis, disassembly, and workflow optimization for complex software and device platforms. If you are passionate about reverse engineering, automation, and leveraging AI to solve challenging problems, this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• Tooling Enhancements: Design and implement tooling enhancements to support reverse engineering workflows
• Tool Integration: Extend or integrate reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro and Ghidra
• Automation Development: Develop automation for common reverse engineering tasks, including analysis and documentation
• AI-Assisted Techniques: Apply AI-assisted techniques to binary analysis, annotation, and pattern identification
• Reverse Engineering: Support reverse engineering of Linux-based network devices and embedded platforms
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and address real-world reverse engineering challenges

Qualifications

• Clearance: Must possess and maintain an active TS/SCI w /Polygraph
• Education & Experience:
  • 12 years of experience with a B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional years of experience in place of a degree
• Technical Expertise:
  • Hands-on experience with reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro or Ghidra
  • Experience with AI- or LLM-powered developer tools, including chat-based interfaces or automated coding agents
  • Strong understanding of low-level software concepts (e.g., assembly, binaries, memory, calling conventions)
  • Experience developing software tools, scripts, or plugins to support analysis workflows
  • Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language commonly used in reverse engineering workflows