Senior Embedded Security Engineer LLVM & Fuzzing

Blueprint; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 89,544 - 103,320; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible Spending Account

401k program

Competitive PTO offerings

Parental Leave

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

Blueprint Technologies, LLC in Redmond, WA is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to build and evolve an advanced 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 and automate vulnerability discovery, contributing to a production-ready developer platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional experience developing systems software using C and/or C++.
• 5+ years of experience working with LLVM, compiler infrastructure, compiler development, or program analysis.
• 3–5+ years of 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 optimization concepts.
• Experience debugging low-level software, memory corruption issues, and complex system behavior.
• Proficiency with Python for automation, tooling, or pipeline development.
• Experience working in Linux development environments.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated firmware security analysis pipelines for vulnerability discovery.
• 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 and uncover vulnerabilities.
• Investigate crashes identified during fuzzing campaigns and perform root-cause analysis.
• Improve vulnerability detection accuracy by reducing false positives and enhancing automated analysis workflows.
• Develop and enhance AI-assisted systems that classify firmware functionality and generate security analysis artifacts.
• Debug firmware rehosting environments and resolve issues affecting automated analysis.
• Collaborate with compiler engineers, software engineers, and security researchers to review architectures and validate security findings.
• Design scalable automation, testing, and CI/CD workflows that improve development efficiency and platform reliability.
• Improve code quality through testing, documentation, dependency management, and engineering best practices.
• Contribute to release readiness, developer onboarding experiences, and open-source preparation activities.
• Evaluate and integrate new compiler, security, and AI technologies that improve platform capabilities.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Git

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Tools

LLVM

libFuzzer/AFL

Job description

Blueprint Technologies, LLC in Redmond, WA is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to build and evolve an advanced 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 and automate vulnerability discovery, contributing to a production-ready developer platform.