Senior Security Engineer, Trail of Bits
Application Security
$170-230k
+ Bonus
Security engineering firm
Open for applications
Security engineering firm
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$170-230k
+ Bonus
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help secure the world's most targeted organizations and products.
Role
Who you are
- MacOS Security Expertise: Extensive experience in MacOS security, with demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate system-level vulnerabilities across complex applications
- Assessment Experience: Track record of conducting technical security assessments of MacOS applications and implementing effective security measures
- Technical Capabilities: Strong debugging and reverse engineering skills, experience with fuzzing and static analysis tools, and cloud-native technologies
- Programming Proficiency: Strong knowledge of Objective-C and Swift, with additional proficiency in languages such as Python, C++, Rust, and Go
- Communication Skills: Ability to effectively communicate complex security concepts to diverse stakeholders and deliver clear, actionable recommendations
What the job involves
- Trail of Bits seeks a Senior Security Engineer, Application Security within our growing Software Assurance team
- You will conduct comprehensive security assessments of client applications with a particular focus on MacOS environments, examining everything from low-level system internals to application architecture, security boundaries, and hardware interfaces
- On any given day, you might analyze vulnerabilities in system components, automate bug finding, exploit privilege escalation vulnerabilities in kernel drivers, or review security boundaries and isolation mechanisms
- Working alongside other application security engineers, you’ll contribute to client projects while building impactful tools
- You will have opportunities to collaborate with our Research & Engineering team to help secure funding from government agencies for software security research that advances the state of the art, both within our team and the industry at large
- Security Assessment: Conduct comprehensive security assessments across various platforms with deep expertise in MacOS applications, examining vulnerabilities in system components, kernel extensions, and application sandboxing while developing mitigation strategies
- Security Tool Development: Design and implement custom security tools for automated vulnerability detection, focusing on both platform-specific and general application security testing needs
- Architecture Review: Perform detailed architecture reviews and threat modeling of complex systems and applications, identifying potential security weaknesses and providing remediation guidance across different platforms and architectures
- Client Engagement: Work directly with industry-leading teams to review their code and architecture, helping secure their products through deep technical analysis and recommendations
- Research & Innovation: Contribute to the advancement of application security, developing new methodologies and tools while staying up to date with the latest security developments across the industry
Our take
As more and more commercial activities go online, companies are increasingly exposed to cybersecurity threats. This requires organizations to get serious about their digital security infrastructure. As a result, the business of cybersecurity auditing has boomed.
Trail of bits is one such auditing firm with a signature method: combining its top-quality research in the cybersecurity field with the approaches of a real-world hacker. Distinguishing itself even further, the company has engaged in a new strategy fit for a new market - blockchain. The cybersecurity firm is now one of the world’s most prominent blockchain code auditors.
It's an exploding niche for which Trail of Bits has also been able to create an entirely new business line. While also auditing on behalf of blockchain software businesses, it is also expanding a service of engaging the government & large financial institutions for work on evaluating the risks of blockchain software.
Trail of Bits is well positioned as a result. Even if, as some commentators predict, the bottom falls out of the blockchain industry, the firm has used the momentum to reinforce its position as a thought leader on cutting-edge technology, establishing important partnerships that will last regardless.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2023
$4m
SEED
Jan 2018
$0.2m
GRANT
Total funding: $5.4m
Company benefits
- Before, during and after COVID-19, our workforce works flexibly. Many employees choose to work from home around the globe. As long as you deliver against your goals, we encourage you to harness your personal working style to let you work best
- Liberal expense policy for acquiring the equipment and software that help you do your job. If we need hardware to work effectively, we buy it
- We offer exceptional and tailored technical, leadership and organizational training for our team members. Everyone is encouraged to identify additional opportunities for personal professional growth with working at Trail of Bits
- We routinely highlight the amazing work our employees do via our blog, product offerings, and conference talks. We celebrate you!
- We're at the forefront of a number of markets and have the internal expertise and the ambition to capitalize on those opportunities. Our employees see their work in use and valued by many others
- Multiple generous health, vision, and dental insurance plans including no-monthly-premium options supporting individuals and families through JustWorks
- Ancillary benefits including life and disability insurance, pre-tax commuter benefits, free Citi Bike membership, access to a HealthAdvocate, a healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and a free One Medical membership
- 4 months paid parental leave
- 401k with 5% company matching through Betterment
- Moving expenses: $5,000 one-time
- Charitable donations matching up to $2,000
- One time $1,000 at home office expense stipend
- $500/year personal learning & development budget
- Executive coaching for managers and above
- Options for coworking space (some restrictions may apply)
- Bonuses for recruiting, public speaking, tool releases, blog posts, academic posters, proposals, and whitepapers, and end-of-year bonuses based on company, team, and personal performance
- 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
- 14 company holidays per year
- Carbon offsets for your personal and corporate carbon emissions through Project Wren
- Manage your student loans right alongside your 401(k) in Betterment
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Dan Guido
(CEO)Previously a Senior Security Consultant at iSEC Partners. Also worked as Threat Intelligence Lead for the U.S. Federal Reserve System. Former NSA Analyst.
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