Experienced Vulnerability Researcher

Breakpoint Research

10d•Remote

About The Position

Breakpoint Research builds novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy. We're hiring experienced vulnerability researchers to join our team, alongside some of the most talented individuals in the industry. This role involves vulnerability research across mobile, operating systems, firmware, and embedded systems, requiring reliable exploit development that demonstrates real mission impact and low-level engineering for complex customer problems.

Requirements

Comfortable working low-level (kernels, firmware, embedded systems, or similar).
Strong reverse engineering skills.
Fluent toolkit including C/C++, assembly (i.e. ARM/AArch64), fuzzing, static and dynamic analysis, exploit primitive development, modern mitigation bypass.
Pride in the quality of work and a drive to improve.
Team-oriented approach to vulnerability research, including sharing knowledge and supporting teammates.
Fluency in English.

Nice To Haves

Experience taking work through to deployable products or capabilities.
Experience leading technical projects or mentoring researchers.
Depth in platforms relevant to our work: mobile (Android/iOS), browsers, hypervisors, embedded RTOS, kernel internals.
Public research, CVEs, or conference talks.
UK-based candidates.
Holding or being eligible for Developed Vetting.

Responsibilities

Vulnerability research across mobile, operating systems, firmware, and embedded systems.
Reliable exploit development that demonstrates real mission impact.
Low-level engineering for the hardest customer problems.

Benefits

Salaries benchmarked for each local market.
25 days annual leave plus local public, bank, or federal holidays.
Bonus scheme.
Training and conference budgets.
Employee assistance program (confidential access to counselling, mental health support, and financial and legal advice for employee and immediate family).
Regular get-togethers (seasonal parties, technical workshops, annual offsite).
UK specific: Annual leave rises by 1 day per year up to 28 days, 6% matched pension, Private medical insurance, 4x death in service, Cycle-to-work scheme.
USA specific: Matched 401(k) up to 4%, Healthcare, dental, and vision cover.
Australia specific: Minimum 12% superannuation.
For candidates elsewhere, a package matched to their local market.