Firmware Security Engineer: LLVM, C/C++, Fuzzing, AI

Blueprint Technologies; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k program

Competitive PTO

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Blueprint Technologies seeks an Embedded Software Engineer to build and evolve a platform that automates firmware security analysis using modern compiler technologies, fuzzing frameworks, and AI-assisted workflows.

You will develop scalable tools that transform firmware into analyzable representations, automate vulnerability discovery, and improve the security analysis pipeline efficiency. This role blends systems programming, compiler engineering, and security research.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional experience in systems software development using C/C++.
• 5+ years with LLVM, compiler infrastructure, or program analysis.
• 3–5+ years experience with fuzzing, vulnerability research, or application security.
• Experience developing compiler passes, static analysis tools, or code transformation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of LLVM IR and compiler optimizations.
• Proficiency with Python for automation and tooling.
• Experience in Linux development environments.
• Experience using Git and modern software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated firmware security analysis pipelines.
• Build low-level tooling using C++, Python, and LLVM to analyze firmware at scale.
• Develop compiler passes and transformations to convert firmware into analyzable LLVM IR.
• Create, improve, and maintain fuzzing harnesses to maximize code coverage.
• Investigate crashes and perform root-cause analysis.
• Improve vulnerability detection accuracy and automate analysis workflows.
• Collaborate with engineers and researchers to prototype and harden capabilities.
• Design scalable automation, testing, and CI/CD workflows.
• Contribute to open-source development platforms and tooling.

Skills

C/C++ development

LLVM

Fuzzing

Python

Linux

Git

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or related field

Tools

AFL/AFL++

libFuzzer

CodeQL

Job description

Blueprint Technologies seeks an Embedded Software Engineer to build and evolve a platform that automates firmware security analysis using modern compiler technologies, fuzzing frameworks, and AI-assisted workflows.

You will develop scalable tools that transform firmware into analyzable representations, automate vulnerability discovery, and improve the security analysis pipeline efficiency. This role blends systems programming, compiler engineering, and security research.