Software Reverse Engineer

Leidos; New York (NY); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in United States is seeking a Software Reverse Engineer to join a team building a computer exploitation framework. You will work with reverse engineers and vulnerability researchers to develop testable exploit chains and ensure reliability in constrained environments, from initial analysis to validation in mission-critical scenarios.

This role requires C/C++ expertise, experience with scripting (Python), and a TS/CI Poly clearance.

Qualifications

• Expertise in C/C++ (C preferred) and data structures for performance.
• Experience in multi-threading and optimizing code for constrained environments.
• Proficiency with at least one scripting language (Python preferred).
• U.S. citizen with active TS/CI polygraph clearance.

Responsibilities

• Taking Proof of Concept vulnerabilities and extending them into robust, reliable exploits.
• Maintaining a CI/CD pipeline for testing framework plugins.
• Extending framework features as needed to support testing.
• Working with vulnerability researchers to integrate proof of concepts into the framework.

Skills

C/C++

Data structures

Multithreading

Python

Education

Active Top Secret security clearance with CI Polygraph

U.S. citizenship

Job description

Software Reverse Engineer – Job Description

Who We Are

Kudu Dynamics is Leidos Owned Company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers and engineers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operations missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics, a Leidos company is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow’s threats and build the next generation of capabilities.

Job Description

Our team is working to develop novel and innovative cybersecurity capabilities. The Software Engineer will be part of a team developing a computer exploitation framework. Working closely with reverse engineers and vulnerability researchers, this position will develop a usable framework for software exploitation running in a highly constrained environment. Particular emphasis will be on building testable exploit chains, working to ensure reliability even in an unknown environment. It’s the kind of job where you get to poke holes in real systems and look for things that make you stop and go “huh, that’s weird…” This role will go from initial analysis of target systems all the way up to testing for reliability for mission-critical scenarios.

Required Qualifications

• A U.S. citizen with an active Top Secret security clearance with CI Polygraph
• Expertise in C/C++ (C Preferred).
• Knowledge of data structures, performance optimization / tuning, multi-threading.
• Expertise in at least one scripting language (Python preferred).

Key Responsibilities

• Taking Proof of Concept vulnerabilities and extending them into robust, reliable exploits.
• Maintaining a CI/CD pipeline for testing framework plugins.
• Extending framework features as needed.
• Working with vulnerability researchers to integrate proof of concepts into the framework.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with one or more assembly languages (x86, MIPS, ARM, etc).
• Experience with hardware reverse engineering.
• Experience with real-time embedded systems.
• Experience with signal processing.

If you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting

March 17, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.