Senior Reverse Engineer & Tooling Developer (TS/SCI)

Visionist Inc; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 149,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merit bonuses

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Flexible work hours

Parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Lifestyle bonus $600

Job summary

Visionist Inc. is seeking an Application Developer for a mission-critical, fully funded program supporting intelligence community needs. The role emphasizes reverse engineering tools, AI-assisted development, and rapid tooling improvements alongside analysts and engineers.

Candidates should have a background in low-level software, experience with Ghidra/IDA Pro, and strong scripting skills (Python or C/C++). Security clearance and US citizenship are required for this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; 6 years of application development experience (4 years with MS)
• Experience with reverse engineering tools such as Ghidra or IDA Pro
• Strong low-level concepts: Linux file formats, assembly, binaries, memory, calling conventions
• Experience developing tools, scripts, or plugins for analysis workflows
• Experience with at least one reverse engineering scripting or programming language (Python or C/C++)
• Familiarity with AI/LLMs and expanding hands-on AI-assisted development

Responsibilities

• Design and build tooling enhancements for reverse engineering workflows
• Experiment with autonomous and semi-autonomous agents to support software development
• Automate common reverse engineering tasks, including analysis and documentation
• Apply AI-assisted techniques to binary analysis, annotation, and pattern identification
• Collaborate directly with customers and teammates to shape and refine solutions
• Measure and document the effectiveness of tooling improvements

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Python

C/C++

Linux

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Visionist Inc. is seeking an Application Developer for a mission-critical, fully funded program supporting intelligence community needs. The role emphasizes reverse engineering tools, AI-assisted development, and rapid tooling improvements alongside analysts and engineers.

Candidates should have a background in low-level software, experience with Ghidra/IDA Pro, and strong scripting skills (Python or C/C++). Security clearance and US citizenship are required for this opportunity.