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Principal Malware Reverse Engineer

United States, Santa Clara Employment contract 162700.00 - 263175.00 USD / Year · Job Posted April 24, 2026
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Job Description

As a member of the Malware and Countermeasures Unit (MCU), you will be working closely with a globally distributed team of a dozen reverse engineers. Your time will be divided between picking apart various classes of malware and side projects to improve our team workflows and company products.

Job Responsibility

  • Reverse engineer malware via static and dynamic methods
  • Collaboration with our Threat Intelligence team to analyze and develop detection coverage for the latest threats
  • Implement automated malware analysis tools
  • Research and prototype novel automated malware detection techniques
  • Communicate with product engineering teams to improve detection efficacy in our ecosystem of products

Requirements

  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering with 2+ years of experience
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Experience with malware analysis
  • Experience with disassemblers such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, or Binary Ninja
  • Experience with debuggers such as windbg, gdb, ollydbg, or x64dbg

Nice to have

  • Proficiency in C, and/or C++
  • Development experience in malware analysis, malware detection, or sandboxing

What we offer

  • restricted stock units
  • bonus
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