Vulnerability Research Engineer

Hire Feed; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Feed is seeking a Member of Technical Staff, Vulnerability Researcher to join full-time and identify, analyze, and mitigate vulnerabilities across critical systems. The role emphasizes high-impact security research and development of mitigation strategies to strengthen defenses globally.

The candidate will develop PoCs, collaborate with engineering to deploy patches, and stay ahead of evolving threats to help build secure-by-design software used by millions.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in C, C++, Python or Go for vulnerability analysis.
• Experience with reverse engineering tools: IDA Pro, Ghidra or Binary Ninja.
• Knowledge of common vulnerability classes (buffer overflows, race conditions, logic flaws).
• Familiarity with fuzzing frameworks: AFL, LibFuzzer, Honggfuzz.
• Understanding of OS internals (Linux/Windows) and memory corruption techniques.
• Ability to analyze network protocols and identify security weaknesses.
• Experience with static/dynamic analysis tools: Coverity, Fortify, Valgrind.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical reporting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced vulnerability research and analysis across codebases, APIs, and infrastructure components.
• Develop proof-of-concept exploits to validate vulnerabilities and assess impact.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design and implement security patches and mitigations.
• Stay current with emerging threats, attack vectors, and security trends in the vulnerability landscape.
• Document findings in technical reports and present recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Go

Network protocols analysis

Written/verbal communication

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Binary Ninja

AFL

LibFuzzer

Honggfuzz

Coverity

Fortify

Valgrind

Job description

Hire Feed is seeking a Member of Technical Staff, Vulnerability Researcher to join full-time and identify, analyze, and mitigate vulnerabilities across critical systems. The role emphasizes high-impact security research and development of mitigation strategies to strengthen defenses globally.

The candidate will develop PoCs, collaborate with engineering to deploy patches, and stay ahead of evolving threats to help build secure-by-design software used by millions.