Security Research Engineer: Validate & Patch Vulnerabilities

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); Presencial; USD 224.000 - 431.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Descripción de la vacante

NVIDIA is seeking a Security Research Engineer to advance Validate and Patch capabilities, establishing what counts as a confirmed vulnerability and what constitutes a safe fix. You will apply rigorous security judgment to defined vulnerability classes, contributing to NVIDIA-internal targets with verifiable evidence and AI-assisted workflows.

The role emphasizes methodology, traceable reasoning, and scalable patching strategies, with base salary discussions tied to Level 5 or 6, plus equity and

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required with 12+ years in security research or software engineering.
• Hands-on vulnerability research, fuzzing, program analysis, or secure development in C, C++, or Python.
• Rigorous understanding of fix quality, regression and behavior preservation.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools for analysis and development is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Validation methods: Develop techniques that confirm vulnerabilities are real and reachable.
• Patch methods: Advance approaches for generating and verifying safe fixes.
• Quality standards: Define correctness, regression, and revalidation standards with reviewers.
• Applied research: Work bounded vulnerability classes against internal targets.

Conocimientos

Security research

Fuzzing

Program analysis

Secure development

C++

Python

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

12+ years in security research or software engineering

Descripción del empleo

NVIDIA is seeking a Security Research Engineer to advance Validate and Patch capabilities, establishing what counts as a confirmed vulnerability and what constitutes a safe fix. You will apply rigorous security judgment to defined vulnerability classes, contributing to NVIDIA-internal targets with verifiable evidence and AI-assisted workflows.

The role emphasizes methodology, traceable reasoning, and scalable patching strategies, with base salary discussions tied to Level 5 or 6, plus equity and