Trail of Bits

Security Engineer

Who We Are: Founded in 2012 by 3 expert hackers with no investment capital, Trail of Bits is the premier place for security experts to boldly advance security and address technology’s newest and most challenging risks. Our combination of novel research with practical solutions reduces the security risks that our clients face from emerging technologies.
• Role: Trail of Bits seeks a Senior Security Engineer, Application Security within our growing Software Assurance practice. You will conduct comprehensive security assessments of client software with a focus on low-level code analysis, examining system architecture, security boundaries, access controls, and platform security mechanisms.
• Daily Tasks: Analyze vulnerabilities in application code, automate detection of security misconfigurations in cloud environments, assess privilege escalation capabilities, review security boundaries in complex systems, contribute to client projects, and build impactful tools.
• Research Collaboration: Collaborate with Research & Engineering team to secure government funding for advanced security research bridging vulnerability research and application security.
• What You’ll Achieve: Security Assessment, Security Tool Development, Architecture Review, Client Engagement, Research & Innovation.

Senior Application Security Engineer