Principal Reverse Engineer, Exploit & Research (TS/Onsite)

Socket.dev; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 204,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

STR is hiring a Principal Software Reverse Engineer to analyze vulnerabilities in cyber-physical systems. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, develop automated analysis tools, and advance cybersecurity research with real-world impact.

Requires an active Top Secret clearance and a BS plus 15+ years of relevant experience; strong skills in IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, Ghidra, and C/C++ are essential. Onsite work is required, with opportunities to influence national security through innovative

Qualifications

• Requires Active Top Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Bachelors degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity or related field with 15+ years experience.
• Experience leading technical reverse engineering and exploitation programs.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer software/firmware across Windows/Linux and embedded targets.
• Develop automated reverse engineering and binary analysis tools.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams on cybersecurity projects.
• Develop exploits, payloads, and mitigations for challenging targets.
• Document and present research findings.
• Support technical marketing and proposal development.

Skills

Reverse engineering

Binary analysis

C/C++

Python

Disassembly tools

Team leadership

Education

Bachelors in CS/CE/Cybersecurity

Tools

IDA Pro

Binary Ninja

Ghidra

QEMU

AFL++

Job description

STR is hiring a Principal Software Reverse Engineer to analyze vulnerabilities in cyber-physical systems. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, develop automated analysis tools, and advance cybersecurity research with real-world impact.

Requires an active Top Secret clearance and a BS plus 15+ years of relevant experience; strong skills in IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, Ghidra, and C/C++ are essential. Onsite work is required, with opportunities to influence national security through innovative