Reverse Engineer Software Developer

Location: Ft Meade, Maryland

Number of openings: 1

Experience: 9 years & BS degree

Salary: $250,000-300,000

These salaries include company 401k contributions (salary company 401k)

Clearance: TS/SCI CI Poly

Benefits: Don't have them yet - will get them

Start Date: likely 40-60 day process (including clearance transfer)

Job Description:

We're looking for a Software Engineer III to join our elite team. In this role, you'll apply your deep technical expertise to analyze, reverse-engineer, and develop mission-critical capabilities that directly support national security objectives. You will be a key player in a fast-paced environment, tackling unique challenges at the intersection of hardware, software, and embedded systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Reverse Engineer complex hardware and software systems to understand their inner workings and identify potential vulnerabilities.

• Conduct rigorous code reviews to ensure the quality, security, and performance of all developed software.

• Leverage deep expertise in Linux to build, manage, and troubleshoot custom development and analysis environments.

• Develop custom software tools and applications using Python, C, and Assembly,

  with a strong focus on embedded and resource-constrained systems.

• Perform in-depth vulnerability research to discover and analyze weaknesses in a variety of targets.

• Collaborate with a team of skilled engineers to design and implement innovative solutions to challenging technical problems.

Required Skills

• Programming Proficiency and development of applications
  • Strong scripting skills particularly in Python, C, Assembly

  • Experience in embedded systems

• Proven expertise in Advanced Binary Analysis & Reverse Engineering using tools such as Ghidra, IDA Pro, and Binary Ninja

• Demonstrated experience in Vulnerability Research (VR) & Exploit

  Development

• Linux - Deep expertise in managing, configuring, and troubleshooting;

  ability to trouble shoot and bypass complex security constraints

• Extensive experience working with embedded architectures (e.g., ARM,

  MIPS, PowerPC) and RTOS environments.

• Strong proficiency in C/C and Assembly, with a deep understanding of operating system internals

• BS 9 years experience, though exceptions can be made for qualified candidates.

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of IOT devices

• Networking Skills

• Experience in Virtualization

• Linux Kernel development; Socket
• integrating security tools into the CI/CD pipeline