Sr. Principal Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research Engineer
Clarity Innovations · Remote
Posted 23 days ago · $133,000 - $315,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 23 days Clarity Innovations's roles stay open a median of 34 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 85% of Clarity Innovations's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Clarity Innovations
- high 20 stale, 1 reposted of 46 open
- Hiring momentum
- 75 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Clarity Innovations's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Clarity Innovations.
About this role
In this role, you will be part of the Security Research team, focusing on identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in various systems. Your day-to-day tasks will include performing static and dynamic analysis, developing exploits, and communicating findings with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will also mentor other security researchers and participate in vulnerability research projects from inception through multiple iterations.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Clarity Innovations as an employer.
What you need
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 11 years of professional experience
- Experience participating in CTFs, hackathons, or other cyber competitions
- Experience with Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA or other reverse engineering/disassembler tools
- Experience working in Linux fundamentals
- Ability to read and write C and assembly languages as needed
Nice to have
- Currently possess a Top Secret security clearance
- OS and kernel reverse engineering
- Understanding of fuzzers such as AFL++ or libfuzzer
- Understanding of common exploit mitigation mechanisms such as SELinux, Seccomp, ASLR, and CFI
- Strong understanding of dynamic analysis with gdb/gdbserver and similar tools
Worth weighing
- Salary range is quite broad, indicating potential variability in compensation based on experience or negotiation
- Role requires a high level of security clearance, limiting applicant pool to US Citizens
- Focus on national security may involve high-stakes projects and pressure
- The position demands extensive experience and technical skills, which may be challenging for less experienced candidates
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Listed by Clarity Innovations on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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