Malware Researcher US, Aikido Security
Software security app
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Software security app
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To fill the gap in the current landscape and offer a product that combines insights from code, containers, and cloud, resulting in a set of unique and high-value security features.
Role
Who you are
- Broad knowledge of programming languages. JavaScript is a must, Python is a huge plus
- Strong understanding of security principles, standards, and best practices
- Comfortable researching and tackling hard problems and algorithms (eg, parsing with ASTs)
- Fluent in English
- Being able to communicate technical details to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Preference for the US timezone
- Bonus points:
- Opengrep (or Semgrep) experience
- Yara experience
- Static analysis experience
- Experience building production-ready systems
What the job involves
- As a Security Researcher, you will be part of the Malware team, which helps protect the broader open-source ecosystem and our customers against the growing threat of malicious packages
- Triage packages from our analysis pipeline and validate findings
- Create new detection rules (OpenGrep + YARA) to catch novel malware patterns and boost detection accuracy
- Extend support for new programming languages in our analysis pipeline
- Explore and experiment with cutting-edge tools and techniques to detect malware at scale
- Write and publish blog posts on novel attacks and large-scale incidents
- Contribute to internal research and help shape our public research agenda
Our take
Startups and mid-sized businesses, in their quest to secure their software, can end up adopting multiple scattered tools, leading to noise and 'false positives' that burden development teams. Alternatively, they might invest in expensive security software solutions that cover only a fraction of application security factors, leaving critical gaps in their software protection.
Aikido Security has emerged as a solution to the complexities of software security. Its platform is designed to cut through the noise generated by disparate security tools, saving developers valuable time by addressing vulnerabilities based on severity. Interestingly, the company's approach focuses on preventing security issues from entering the code during development, allowing for quick fixes before any breach occurs.
Aikido became the fastest capitalised start-up in Belgian history with its first funding round. Building on that momentum, the company has recently raised more money, pushing its valuation to $1B and cementing its status as one of Europe's fasted-rising cybersecurity players. With backing from both new and existing investors, Aikido is now accelerating the development of its unified security platform, doubling down on its vision for autonomous, self-securing software while expanding its global footprint.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2026
$60m
SERIES B
May 2024
$18.8m
SERIES A
Total funding: $87m
Company benefits
- Remote-friendly
- Flexible working hours
Company HQ
Arrondissement of Ghent, Ghent, Flanders
Leadership
Willem Delbare
(Co-Founder & CEO)Willem previously co-founded FutureproofedCities, Officient, and Teamleader CRM.
Felix Garriau
(Co-Founder & CMO)Prior to co-founding Aikido Security in 2022, Felix was an Innovation Ecosystem Builder/Scouting Manager at AREA41, an Innovation Program Manager, CMO & Partner at nexxworks, and a Project Management Consultant at Threon.
Roeland Delrue
(Co-Founder, CRO & COO)Previously worked at Showpad for over 6 years in various roles, including Senior Product Manager and Account Executive. They also worked as a Corporate Banking Analyst at KBC Bank & Verzekering.
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