Clarity Innovations
Sr. Principal Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research Engineer
$174K–$296K
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 research tools, and lead projects delivering security capabilities to customers.
What you'll do
- Perform static and dynamic analysis, identify vulnerabilities, and develop proof-of-concept and operational exploits that bypass security mitigations.
- Build research tools and infrastructure, analyze vulnerability root causes, and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Mentor researchers and lead small to medium teams through project design, execution, and delivery.
What they ask for
- LLM-assisted reverse engineering/vulnerability research experience.
- Static and dynamic UNIX reverse engineering experience; UNIX is required.
- Experience developing exploits that defeat security mitigations.
- UNIX kernel reverse engineering/vulnerability research experience.
Nice to have
- Windows reverse engineering experience.
- Hardware reverse engineering/vulnerability research; custom reverse-engineering tools; integrating capabilities into CNO tools; team leadership; or customer requirements experience.
Pay
$174,200 - $296,100 USD base salary
Tools
UNIX, Windows, disassemblers, debuggers, emulators, tracers, fuzzers, CNO tools
AI focus
LLM-assisted reverse engineering and vulnerability research.
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