Embedded Development Engineer

Cohere Technology Group LLC • Herndon, VA

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About The Position

Cohere is looking for software engineers with C/C++ and assembly skills, hands-on knowledge of operating system internals including writing device drivers for current, new, and emerging hardware products centered on the ARM, Intel, and Risc-V processors. You will be working with cutting-edge designs and will be encouraged to dream up unique and elegant solutions as a part of a highly motivated and productive professional team. Any hardware, kernel, knowledge and reverse engineering of low-level CPU and system aspects is a plus. Clearance: No clearance is required. However, we seek individuals that have an appropriate background for obtaining a high-level security clearance. The Role This position is for an Embedded Systems Software Developer position. Applicants should have an understanding of kernels, micro-kernels, and/or RTOS internals, including using OS APIs and security boundaries available in the hardware. As an Embedded Systems Software Developer, you develop capabilities in support of operations. Your primary focus will be developing tools and applications that work in both user and kernel space. You will play a crucial role in developing custom capabilities used on live systems especially focused on protecting system. You will be a key player supporting national security interests.

Requirements

• Demonstrate extensive experience coding in C/C++ and Python, including understanding Object Oriented Programming, Networking (sockets), Multithreading, and implementing cryptographic protocols for data at rest and data in transit.
• Capable of developing technical solutions to complex problems.
• Understanding of how operating systems use and leverage hardware protection capabilities and how to use these to prevent a wide range of cyber attack techniques, including stack and heap attacks such as buffer overflows, off by one vulnerabilities, memory leaks, and format string attacks.
• Migrating software quickly to new Hardware platforms will require beyond-the-norm abilities.
• Being able to clearly break down and explain complex techniques to others.
• Know how to use a version control system and CI/CD tools, preferably git or gitlab.

Nice To Haves

• Any hardware, kernel, knowledge and reverse engineering of low-level CPU and system aspects is a plus.
• Any additional understanding in how attackers bypass protections like stack canaries, DEP, K/ASLR, CFG, KPP, SMEP/SMAP is a plus.
• Any experience using RE tools including both debuggers and disassemblers and/or abilities creating code generation automation tools is also useful.
• We need team members who are driven to learn and excited about solving hard problems and who can adapt to changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Developing tools and applications that work in both user and kernel space
• Developing custom capabilities used on live systems especially focused on protecting system
• Supporting national security interests
• Advise and assist the other teammates
• Function in a project leadership role, and you should be comfortable leading small teams.

Benefits

• FULLY PAID health care premiums for medical with PPO and HSA options
• FULLY PAID dental, vision, and life insurance
• Earn 240 hours PTO / year (30 days, accrued at 20 hours/month)
• 401k plan with matching employer contributions and profit sharing
• Extremely lucrative referral programs
• Monthly billable incentive rewards
• Yearly training allowance for self-development
• Flexible schedules

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees