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VulnCheck is looking for a Senior Exploit Developer with a background in reverse engineering and exploit development. This role is on our Initial Access Intelligence team, which delivers exploits and related artifacts designed to give VulnCheck customers visibility into exploitation from exposure through execution and detection. You’ll work with a seasoned team of hackers and threat researchers to help global enterprises, governments, and intelligence firms defend against emerging threats and get ahead of the attacker curve.
While initial access vulnerabilities are our main focus area, you’ll also have the opportunity to work on a variety of local and other exploits, as well as our open-source go-exploit framework. Although this is a 100% remote role but we're only looking at candidates based in our of our US hubs in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Austin, TX).
VulnCheck is transforming vulnerability intelligence by helping security teams act faster and with more confidence. Our platform delivers early, high-quality exploit intelligence, deep asset correlation, and contextual insights to help organizations stay ahead of emerging threats.
VulnCheck is looking for a Senior Exploit Developer with a background in reverse engineering and exploit development. This role is on our Initial Access Intelligence team, which delivers exploits and related artifacts designed to give VulnCheck customers visibility into exploitation from exposure through execution and detection. You’ll work with a seasoned team of hackers and threat researchers to help global enterprises, governments, and intelligence firms defend against emerging threats and get ahead of the attacker curve.
While initial access vulnerabilities are our main focus area, you’ll also have the opportunity to work on a variety of local and other exploits, as well as our open-source go-exploit framework. Although this is a 100% remote role but we're only looking at candidates based in our of our US hubs in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Austin, TX).
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VulnCheck stands behind its mission to influence how organizations worldwide understand, assess, and remediate security vulnerabilities - and to deliver intelligence-based solutions that change the world.
You’ll be joining a collaborative, supportive environment that values intellectual curiosity, technical mastery, and personal growth. (And more - below)
Leverage your expertise: Work on cutting-edge threat intelligence initiatives that matter, alongside the top domain experts in the field.
Shape the industry: Influence how vulnerabilities are classified, scored, mapped, and remediated at scale for enterprise customers and for the entire cybersecurity industry.
Grow your impact: Collaborate with global partners, lead high-visibility projects, and drive standards across the security community.
Innovate and explore: Conduct research and develop tools for automating and improving vulnerability enrichment and mapping.
Reverse engineering software to discover the root cause analysis (RCA) of vulnerabilities.
Authoring original software exploits for initial access vulnerabilities, when little or no publicly-available proof of concept code for exploiting such vulnerabilities exists.
Implementing detections (such as Suricata & Snort signatures, YARA rules, etc.) for identifying such initial access vulnerabilities being exploited on the wire
Writing Attack Surface Management (ASM) queries (e.g., Shodan, Census, FOFA, & ZoomEye) for finding vulnerable systems likely to be targeted
Prior experience with writing exploit code for RCE / initial access vulnerabilities (that do not require authentication to exploit)
Experience working on technical projects remotely, alone, and on small teams
Built on over two decades of cybersecurity experience, our team of experts understands the intricacies of vulnerabilities, their exploitation in the wild, and how to leverage this data to build more effective cybersecurity products that produce better outcomes for organizations.
VulnCheck gives organizations a tactical advantage by providing best-in-class exploit & vulnerability intelligence information. We have a sense of duty to protect the critical infrastructure we rely on including medical devices, power grids and telecommunication networks. We were founded in 2021 in Lexington, Massachusetts.
VulnCheck has a transparent, collaborative, and supportive culture - we are looking for people who have a growth mindset, are curious and innovative. Our team is smart, but humble, hardworking, and supportive.
VulnCheck is proud to be an Equal Employer Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. VulnCheck is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. *Even if your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply—we value potential just as much as a perfect resume.
VulnCheck is a private cybersecurity company providing exploit and vulnerability intelligence to enterprise, government, and security-product teams.
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