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Staff Security Researcher

Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Tue, Sep 15, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Hands-on and detail-driven, the full-time Staff Security Researcher will create detection rules, research novel vulnerabilities, and collaborate across teams to enhance application security, all while working remotely.

Key responsibilities
  • Create new detection rules to improve malware and vulnerability detection accuracy
  • Research and develop proof-of-concept attacks for modern web applications and APIs
  • Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure operational effectiveness of research outputs
Required qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in offensive security or application security research
  • Broad knowledge of programming languages, especially JavaScript, with Python as a plus
  • Deep understanding of vulnerability classifications and exploitation methodologies
  • Experience designing testing frameworks and evaluation harnesses for security tooling
  • Fluency with offensive tooling and familiarity with cloud platforms and CI/CD security

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