Clarity Innovations
Principal Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research Engineer
$146K–$248K
Herndon, VA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Location
- Herndon, VA
Herndon, Virginia, United States
About the job
Conduct vulnerability research and reverse engineering, develop exploits and tooling, communicate findings, and lead security research projects.
What you'll do
- Perform static and dynamic analysis, vulnerability research, and reverse engineering.
- Develop proof-of-concept and operational exploits, bypass mitigations, and build research tools and infrastructure.
- Communicate findings, mentor researchers, and lead project teams through delivery.
What they ask for
- LLM-assisted reverse engineering/vulnerability research experience.
- Static and dynamic UNIX reverse engineering experience; Windows experience is a plus.
- Exploit development experience defeating security mitigations.
- UNIX kernel reverse engineering/vulnerability research experience.
Nice to have
- Hardware reverse engineering/vulnerability research experience.
- Experience integrating productized capabilities into CNO tools.
Pay
$145,900 - $248,000 (base salary)
Tools
UNIX, Windows, disassemblers, debuggers, emulators, tracers, fuzzers
AI focus
LLM-assisted reverse engineering and vulnerability research.
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