Embedded Security Specialist

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At Exein, our mission is to build the world’s first ecosystem for IoT device security, ensuring all types of devices are secure globally. Our dynamic team is passionate about data, machine learning, open source, and firmware. We constantly work to secure millions of devices, making daily life safer for everyone. Our unique products empower developers to secure their IoT devices with cutting-edge technology in an easy and frictionless way.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement security agents tailored specifically for real-time operating systems (RTOS) on microcontrollers, monitoring internals such as memory management, task scheduling, interrupt handling, and state transitions.
• Perform detailed research into innovative methods for introspection and security monitoring within constrained microcontroller environments.
• Prototype, evaluate, and refine embedded security technologies targeted for RTOS-based devices.
• Contribute actively to Exein’s open-source initiatives, sharing discoveries and enhancements beneficial to the broader embedded community.
• Ensure high-quality software development through meticulous code reviews, rigorous testing, and comprehensive documentation.

Requirements:

• Deep expertise with internals of real-time microcontroller operating systems (e.g., FreeRTOS, ESP32-IDF, Zephyr).
• Strong proficiency in low-level programming languages, specifically C, C++, or Rust.
• Solid understanding of embedded cybersecurity practices, including secure boot, memory protection mechanisms, and runtime monitoring strategies.
• Demonstrated experience in debugging and analyzing embedded firmware and system-level issues.
• Familiarity with Git-based collaborative workflows and CI/CD practices for embedded software development.

Preferred:

• Experience utilizing introspection and tracing tools specifically designed for RTOS and microcontroller environments.
• Knowledge of IoT cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and anomaly detection methodologies relevant to embedded systems.
• Practical experience with scripting languages like Python for automation, testing, and analysis within embedded contexts.

Why Join Us?

• We’re a mission-led team solving tough, meaningful problems.
• You’ll have autonomy and impact from Day 1.
• We’re growing fast—which means so will your opportunities.

Location

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security

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