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Founding Vulnerability Researcher
On-siteFull-timeSecurity ResearchCybersecurity
A stealth cybersecurity startup is seeking a hands-on researcher to discover vulnerabilities, develop reliable exploits, and translate offensive research into product capabilities. The role helps shape research methods and technical direction on a small founding team.
Responsibilities
- Discover vulnerabilities, attack primitives, and exploitation techniques across multiple surfaces.
- Build reliable proof-of-concepts suitable for real production environments.
- Translate offensive techniques and original research into product capabilities.
- Develop methodologies that reflect end-to-end attacker behavior.
- Test the product against hardened targets and expand its capabilities.
- Represent the company in the research community through talks, papers, and disclosures.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of hands-on offensive security research or exploit development experience.
- A demonstrable record of offensive security work, such as professional experience, bug bounty results, CTF achievements, published CVEs, or original research.
- Deep expertise in at least one area: web or application vulnerability research, cloud, identity, kernel or OS internals, network protocols, or AI/LLM security.
- Proficiency in Python, Go, or Rust, with the ability to deliver production-quality code.
- High proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Comfort working with ambiguity and taking ownership in a zero-to-one environment.