Windows Kernel Exploitation Engineer | Equity & Early-Stage

Zealot Labs, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealot Labs, Inc. in New York, NY is hiring for a security researcher focused on Windows kernel and driver vulnerability discovery and exploitation in an early-stage startup backed by top investors. This on-site role offers 100K-195K compensation plus skin in the game equity.

You will discover and exploit vulnerabilities in Windows kernel-mode and driver surfaces, develop exploit primitives, and build tooling for analysis and triage, working closely with a small, highly ownership-driven team.

Qualifications

• Experience in Windows kernel vulnerability research.
• Proficient in kernel-mode and user-mode driver analysis.
• Strong reverse engineering and exploit development skills.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for kernel development.
• Experience with CVE submissions or offensive research.

Responsibilities

• Discover and exploit vulnerabilities in Windows kernel-mode and driver space.
• Research attack surfaces across display, network, and filesystem drivers.
• Develop exploit primitives for privilege escalation and kernel code execution.
• Build automated tooling for Windows driver analysis and vulnerability triage.
• Apply deep knowledge of Windows kernel internals (IO, object, memory managers).
• Show a proven track record of driver vulnerability research.

Skills

Windows kernel vulnerability research

Reverse engineering (x86/x64)

Exploit development

C/C++ kernel-level development

WinDbg

IDA

Ghidra

Driver analysis frameworks

Tools

WinDbg

IDA

Ghidra

Driver analysis frameworks

Job description

Zealot Labs, Inc. in New York, NY is hiring for a security researcher focused on Windows kernel and driver vulnerability discovery and exploitation in an early-stage startup backed by top investors. This on-site role offers 100K-195K compensation plus skin in the game equity.

You will discover and exploit vulnerabilities in Windows kernel-mode and driver surfaces, develop exploit primitives, and build tooling for analysis and triage, working closely with a small, highly ownership-driven team.