Android Reverse Engineer

Trellix; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Trellix is seeking an Android Reverse Engineer to analyze Android apps and SDKs, identify security risks, and uncover underlying functionality. The role requires strong reverse engineering skills and expertise in Android internals.

The candidate will employ decompilation, disassembly, debugging, and custom tooling to assess risks, develop tooling, and collaborate with researchers. Continuous learning of threats and trends is expected.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in Android development, reverse engineering, pentesting, or app security.

Responsibilities

• Deep Dive Analysis: analyze Android apps and SDKs to understand codebase, architecture, and risks.
• Reverse Engineering Techniques: use decompilation, disassembly, and debugging to extract information.

Skills

Android development

Reverse engineering

Pentesting

Application security assessments

Android security research

Tools

Jadx

Ghidra

Frida

IDA Pro

Burp

Job description

Android Reverse Engineer

About Trellix

Trellix is a global company redefining the future of cybersecurity. The company's comprehensive, open, and native cybersecurity platform helps organizations confronted by today's most advanced threats gain confidence in the protection and resilience of their operations. Trellix, along with an extensive partner ecosystem, accelerates technology innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to empower over 50,000 business and government customers with responsibly architected security. More at https://trellix.com.

Role Overview

In support of our global Google Reverse Engineering program, we seek highly skilled Android App and SDK Reverse Engineers to join our team. This role will involve analyzing and deconstructing Android applications and SDKs to identify potential security risks and gain insights into their underlying functionality.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Android internals, a strong aptitude for reverse engineering techniques and a passion for unraveling complex software.

About The Role

• Deep Dive Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of Android applications and SDKs to understand their codebase, architecture, functionality and to identify potential risks.
• Reverse Engineering Techniques: Employ advanced reverse engineering techniques to extract information from various codebases, including decompilation, disassembly, and debugging.
• Risk Identification: Identify user and device risk, data leakage, and malicious code execution within Android apps and SDKs.
• Tool Development: Develop and maintain custom reverse engineering tools and scripts to automate tasks and improve efficiency.
• Security Assessment: Conduct security assessments of Android applications and SDKs to identify potential risks.
• Threat Intelligence: Gather, analyze and report threat intelligence findings related to Android malware, exploits, and emerging security trends.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with security researchers, developers, and other stakeholders to share findings, provide recommendations, and contribute to the development of secure software.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated on the latest Android security threats, vulnerabilities, and reverse engineering techniques.

About You

• We require a minimum of 3 - 5+ years of expertise in one or more of the following: Android Development, Reverse Engineering, Pentesting, Application Security Assessments.
• Our Android Reverse Engineering Program also requires hands on experience with the following:
  • Analyzing, unpacking, and reverse engineering code of malicious applications or SDKs.
  • Ability to read, comprehend and analyze source code (isn’t this obvious?)
  • Static and Dynamic Analysis Techniques
  • Reverse Engineering tools such as Jadx, Ghidra, Frida, IDA Pro, Burp, to perform binary and APK analysis
  • Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, Flutter, and other mobile software languages
  • ELF (Native Binaries) reverse engineering
  • Query languages such as SQL
  • Participation in a Capture the Flag (CTF) for Mobile software (moved from "Additional" section)
• An understanding of the following topics will be greatly appreciated and utilized:
  • Android Fundamentals such as Android activity lifecycles, common Android API usage, AOSP, and how an android application is created.
  • Techniques utilized by malicious software to harm the user’s device or their data
  • Mobile App store policies (Ads, PHAs, Developer, etc.)
  • Network traffic analysis; security fundamentals

Company Benefits

We believe that the best solutions are developed by teams who embrace each other’s unique experiences, skills, and abilities. We work hard to create a dynamic workforce where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

• Retirement Plans
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Support for Community Involvement

We’re serious about our commitment to a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute to our industry-leading products and customer support, which is why we prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

Our Commitment to You

At Trellix, we are committed to creating a safe and trustworthy experience for our customers, employees, and candidates. Please be aware that fraudulent recruiting activity can occur through fake job postings or impersonated communications.

Trellix conducts interviews through professional channels only and does not use text messages, instant messaging, or group chats for interviews. We will never request sensitive personal information - such as your date of birth, Social Security number, or national ID number during the interview process.

Trellix also does not require candidates to pay fees, purchase products or services, or process payments of any kind as part of the recruiting or hiring process. And Trellix will never keep any original work authorization documents that we may be required to review during the hiring process.