Senior Offensive Security Researcher

SentinelOne, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

ESPP

Competitive leave

Parental leave

Medical benefits

Pension

EAP

Home office allowance

Internet stipend

Meal allowance

Transportation allowance

Job summary

SentinelOne is seeking an Offensive Security Researcher in the United States to proactively research cutting-edge attack techniques and collaborate with leading security researchers to shape the future of cyber defense. You will help protect millions of customer endpoints globally and contribute to an industry-leading endpoint security product.

You will design detections, write behavioral signatures, and build automation to emulate and study sophisticated exploits, leveraging deep knowledge of

Qualifications

• Multiple years of experience in security research or offensive research.
• Deep understanding of OS internals (Windows and/or Linux).
• Hands-on coding in Python and C/C++.
• Knowledge of malware, evasion techniques, and exploitation.

Responsibilities

• Proactively research and understand the latest attack techniques and exploits.
• Emulate attacks to improve detection engines and write behavior-based signatures.
• Build tools and proofs of concept; develop automation for offensive workflows.

Skills

Security research

Offensive security

OS internals

Python

C/C++

Malware analysis

Reverse engineering

Job description

Our Purpose

At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here.

About Us

SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.

Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.

What Are We Looking For?

We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.

As an Offensive Security Researcher, you will be tasked with proactively researching the newest and most sophisticated attack techniques and working closely with some of the best security researchers in the industry to shape the future of cyber security. You will bring curiosity, persistence, and a drive to leave no stone unturned in the search for the next bypass. By being part of our team, your work will impact protection of tens of millions of customer endpoints worldwide, incl. 4 of Fortune10 and hundreds of Global2000, and you will have a chance to work on a industry-leading endpoint security product (recognized 6x in-a-row as Gartner Leaders, scoring highly in Mitre Att&ck, in Frost Radar, SE Labs and by others).

What Will You Do?

Primary responsibilities include:

• Proactively research and deeply understand the internals of the newest and most sophisticated attack techniques and exploits, and emulate these attacks to assess and improve our detection engines (incl. designing detections and writing behavioural detection signatures).


• Build tools to support detection assessments, create proofs of concept for the newest techniques and exploits, and develop automation flows to automate unconventional attacks and offensive frameworks.


• Work closely with the Threat Intelligence team and the research and engineering detection teams to provide guidance and highlight gaps in detection and visibility capabilities.

What Skills and Knowledge Will You Bring?

Ideal candidates will have:

• Multiple years of experience in security research, or offensive research, with a deep understanding of OS internals (Windows and/or, preferably, Linux).


• Hands-on experience coding in Python and C/C++.


• Deep understanding of the malware world, including how malware operates, well-known malware families, and evasion and exploitation techniques.


• An advantage would be: experience in malware analysis, both static and dynamic, and reverse engineering (x86/x64),understanding of existing antivirus internals,experience writing behavioural detection signatures.

Why SentinelOne?

AI is redefining how the world operates and rewriting the rules of security in real time, and SentinelOne was built for this moment. From day one, we architected an AI-native platform designed to operate at machine speed, not as an add-on to legacy systems but as the foundation itself. If you want to build where innovation and impact move together, this is that place.

We invest in our Sentinels with comprehensive, competitive benefits designed to support you and your family:

Equity & Rewards

• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Time Off & Wellbeing

• Competitive leave benefits


• Gender-neutral parental leave

Insurance & Financial Security

• Medical and insurance benefits


• Pension


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work Perks & Flexibility

• Global home office allowance


• Monthly home office, internet and mobile phone allowance

Wellness & Lifestyle

• Meal allowance


• Transportation allowance

SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and

SentinelOne participates in the E-Verify Program for all U.S. based roles.