Android Security Engineer

Piper Companies; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Global Security Software Company is seeking an Android Security Engineer to enhance mobile security through reverse engineering, security assessments, and code reviews. This hybrid role requires expertise in static and dynamic analysis, programming, and Android fundamentals. Comprehensive benefits are included, and applications are accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

PTO

Sick Leave

Holidays

Qualifications

• Experience with reverse engineering and security assessments.
• Proficient in static and dynamic analysis techniques.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reverse engineering and security assessments.
• Perform static and dynamic analysis on applications.
• Provide evidence to support security findings.

Skills

Reverse Engineering Fundamentals

Static Analysis

Dynamic Analysis

Programming

Android Fundamentals

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Radare2

Jadx

Frida

Wireshark

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking anAndroid Security Engineerto support a leading Global Security Software Company. TheAndroid Security Engineerwill conduct and assist with reverse engineering, security assessments, and code reviews. The goal of this work is develop static and dynamic signatures for mobile code that detects application user threats including malware and PUPs. This job opens for applications on 5/9/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting dates.

This position is hybrid 3 days per week in Northern Seattle, WA.

Responsibilities of the Android Security Engineer Include:

• Reverse engineering and assessing risk and user harm from potentially harmful applications
• Conducting static and dynamic analysis
• Providing assessment and evidence to support findings
• Assessing detection and analysis gaps as well as scalable enforcement through detection rules

Qualifications for the Android Security Engineer Include:

• Reverse Engineering Fundamentals:
  • Static Analysis - decompilation, dissasembly, code auditing
  • Dynamic Analysis - debugging monitoring, fuzzing
  • Sample Tools - IDA Pro, Ghidra, Radare2, Jadx, Fernflower, Smali, Baksmalu, ADB, JDWP, Android studio, bluestack, Frida, Wireshark, Cyberchef. HTTP interception, Yara, Snort
• Programming (Java/Kotlin, Scripting, Javascript, Encode/Decode, encryption and decryption)
• Android fundamentals (permissions, Manifest, Entry points, Broadcast receivers, exported activities, services, subclasses, Dalvik/ART Virtual machine)

Compensation of the Android Security Engineer Includes:

• Salary: $130,000 - $167,000 -- $62/hr - $78/hr Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave as required by law, and Holidays

Keywords: #LI-JD5 #LI-REMOTE

Reverse, hack, hacking, hacker, firmware, cybersecurity, droid, APK, SDK, forensic, forensics, IoS, Swift, Java, Python, Ruby, Javascript, Command line, command-line