Remote Vulnerability Research Engineer - Patch & Secure OSS

Coinscapture; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

Comprehensive health benefits

Remote-first with quarterly off-sites

Flexible time-off

Job summary

Socket seeks a Vulnerability Research Engineer to build and scale patching infrastructure for secure open-source packages. You will drive remediation for critical vulnerabilities across npm ecosystems and contribute to automated patch generation, detection, and delivery systems.

You will collaborate with security researchers and shape the technical roadmap while enabling quick and safe remediation options for developers worldwide.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with production systems.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Experience with package managers npm, yarn, pnpm.
• Understanding of software security concepts and vulnerability management.
• Experience building and scaling APIs and data processing pipelines.
• Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD, and deployment systems.
• Preferred: open source contributions or package maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• Master Socket workflows, tools, and patching processes.
• Lead patching efforts for high-impact vulnerabilities across npm packages.
• Scale patch production to dozens or hundreds of patches per week.
• Help select and prioritize high-value patches.
• Provide technical input on patch prioritization based on ecosystem and customer impact.
• Build and improve automated patching infrastructure and tooling.
• Design and implement scalable patch generation and delivery systems.
• Develop automated vulnerability detection and patch creation workflows.
• Build APIs and integrations to deliver certified packages.
• Create tooling for patch quality assurance and testing.
• Work with security researchers to understand and patch critical vulnerabilities.
• Help shape the technical roadmap for expansion.
• Give developers quick, safe remediation options for widely-used packages.
• Help secure the software supply chain for millions of developers.

Skills

Node.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

npm/yarn/pnpm

Security concepts

APIs

CI/CD

Automated testing

Data processing pipelines

Open source contributions

Job description

Socket seeks a Vulnerability Research Engineer to build and scale patching infrastructure for secure open-source packages. You will drive remediation for critical vulnerabilities across npm ecosystems and contribute to automated patch generation, detection, and delivery systems.

You will collaborate with security researchers and shape the technical roadmap while enabling quick and safe remediation options for developers worldwide.