Senior Reverse Engineering & Vulnerability Research Engineer

Clarity Innovations, LLC; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarity Innovations is seeking a Principal Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research Engineer in Herndon, VA. The role focuses on uncovering vulnerabilities in software and hardware with zero documentation, using advanced analysis to expose flaws and develop custom utilities where needed.

You will work on national security challenges, collaborating across teams to push research to the limit while sharing breakthroughs to drive the overall project forward.

Qualifications

• Typically has a University Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Understands Windows OS architecture, kernel, memory management, and security mitigations.
• Fluent in multiple reverse engineering and analysis tools (WinDbg/IDA Pro/Ghidra/Binary Ninja).

Responsibilities

• Disassemble and analyze software and hardware to identify vulnerabilities.
• Develop automated utilities when off-the-shelf tools fall short.
• Collaborate with teams to apply findings to broader projects.
• Communicate findings clearly to stakeholders and teammates.

Skills

Windows internals

Reverse engineering

Debugging

C/C++

Python

Assembly

Research

Communication

Education

BA/BS or equivalent experience

Tools

WinDbg

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Binary Ninja

Frontier models (GPT-5)

Job description

Clarity Innovations is seeking a Principal Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research Engineer in Herndon, VA. The role focuses on uncovering vulnerabilities in software and hardware with zero documentation, using advanced analysis to expose flaws and develop custom utilities where needed.

You will work on national security challenges, collaborating across teams to push research to the limit while sharing breakthroughs to drive the overall project forward.