Remote Senior Web Browser Researcher - Bot Signals

remote work; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fingerprint provides device intelligence to help enterprises stop online fraud. The Senior Web Browser Researcher will push the accuracy and stability of Fingerprint's core identification and bot-detection products by researching and delivering new signals in modern web browsers.

The role involves owning findings end to end—from research through engineering validation—building research tooling, tracking browser changes, and surfacing structured outputs for product, engineering, and partners.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of web platforms, browser internals, and web security concepts.
• Ability to read multiple programming languages and proficiency in JavaScript.
• Experience driving independent research from idea to validated results with data-driven analysis.

Responsibilities

• Independently research novel device-identification and bot-detection techniques across modern browsers.
• Own findings end to end from research through engineering implementation and validation.
• Build and maintain research tooling to surface signals and detect browser changes automatically.
• Track browser changes and translate them into product impact and actionable guidance.
• Produce structured research outputs for product, engineering, and partners.

Skills

JavaScript

Browser internals

Web security concepts

Data-driven analysis

Research tooling

Tools

Scrapers

Observers

Job description

Fingerprint provides device intelligence to help enterprises stop online fraud. The Senior Web Browser Researcher will push the accuracy and stability of Fingerprint's core identification and bot-detection products by researching and delivering new signals in modern web browsers.

The role involves owning findings end to end—from research through engineering validation—building research tooling, tracking browser changes, and surfacing structured outputs for product, engineering, and partners.