Experienced Vulnerability Researcher

Breakpoint Research•Falls Church, VA

8d•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, with a focus on reliable exploit development that demonstrates real mission impact and low-level engineering for challenging customer problems.

Requirements

Comfortable working low-level (kernels, firmware, embedded systems, or similar).
Strong reverse engineering skills.
Fluent toolkit: C/C++, assembly (i.e. ARM/AArch64), fuzzing, static and dynamic analysis, exploit primitive development, modern mitigation bypass.
Takes pride in the quality of their work and pushes themselves and others to make it better.
Approaches VR as a team sport — sharing what you know, asking when you don't, and picking teammates up when they get knocked down.
Fluent in English.

Nice To Haves

Researchers who've taken 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.
Holding or being eligible for Developed Vetting (for UK-based candidates).

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 you and your immediate family).
Regular get-togethers (seasonal parties, technical workshops, and an annual offsite).
UK: 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: Matched 401(k) up to 4%, Healthcare, dental, and vision cover.
Australia: Minimum 12% superannuation.
For candidates elsewhere in the world, a package matched to your local market.