Staff Security Engineer, Security Research
San Jose, CA, USA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years in security assessments, design reviews, or threat modeling; 8 years in security engineering, computer and network security, and security protocols; 8 years coding; 3 years leading teams technically or leading enterprise technical risk analysis.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Conducts security vulnerability research and exploit development, builds research tooling, publishes findings, and helps analyze and respond to reported vulnerabilities.
What you'll do
- Research vulnerabilities and develop exploits, particularly for iOS, MacOS, and XNU.
- Build tools and infrastructure to scale security research; publish research findings.
- Collaborate on analysis and response to vulnerabilities reported by others.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience with security assessments, security design reviews, or threat modeling.
- 8 years of experience in security engineering, computer and network security, and security protocols.
- 8 years of coding experience in one or more general-purpose languages; 3 years leading technical teams or enterprise technical risk analysis.
Nice to have
- A track record of excellent published security research.
- Significant depth of understanding in one or more vulnerability research security fields.
Pay
$207000 - $300000 (USD) base salary
Tools
iOS, MacOS, XNU
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