Reverse Engineer
US$134,000 – US$184,000 / yr base salary
Posted 16 Apr 2026
Advertised as “Senior Reverse Engineer”
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
Compensation
| Base salary | US$134,000 – US$184,000 / yr |
|---|
Role speciality
Cyber-Physical Systemsreverse engineeringVulnerability Research
Useful technologies
AFL++ARMBinary NinjaCC++GhidraIDA ProLinuxPythonqemuWindowsx86
Required qualifications
Field of studyComputer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Preferred qualifications
Study levelMaster's or higher
STR is hiring a Senior Reverse Engineer who has a passion for research and analysis of vulnerabilities in cyber physical systems. Work must be performed onsite.
What you’ll do:
- Reverse engineering complex software or firmware targets, ranging from typical Windows/Linux binaries to embedded firmware running non-traditional computer architectures and operating systems
- Developing and applying automated reverse engineering and binary analysis tools to characterize protocols, interfaces, and functionality of target systems
- Working in multi-discipline teams to develop innovative offensive cyber solutions to challenging problems from a wide variety of technologies
- Performing vulnerability weaponization, exploit development, payload development, and exploit mitigation on a variety of challenging targets
- Documenting, demonstrating, and presenting research
- Solving real world problems that have an impact on national security
Who you are:
- This position requires the ability to obtain an Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by the U.S. Government
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity or related field plus a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
(MS or PhD with equivalent work experience may also be considered) - Experience with binary analysis of software/firmware
- Experience with disassembly tools, such as IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or Ghidra
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages: C/C++, Python, etc.
- Proficiency in one or more Assembly Languages: x86, ARM, etc.
- General understanding of reverse engineering fundamentals: memory layout, calling conventions, etc.
Nice to haves:
- Vulnerability research and analysis
- Knowledge of weaponizing discovered vulnerabilities into exploits
- Implant or software patch development
- Familiarity with binary emulation or vulnerability research, including tools such as QEMU or AFL++
- Experience with DSP architectures, such as Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, or Analog Devices.
- Knowledge of operating system internals including memory/process/thread management
- Embedded systems or firmware analysis
- Experience development custom emulation tools to enable dynamic analysis
- Disassembler/decompiler module development