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Job Description SALARY RANGE $209,000 - $266,000/year. DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Principal Firmware Reverse Engineer III role, you will focus on developing and enhancing the tools, automation, and workflows that enable reverse engineers to operate more effectively and efficiently. You will design and implement solutions that support binary analysis, disassembly, firmware analysis, and reverse engineering activities across complex software, embedded systems, and device platforms. In this role, you will leverage automation, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies to streamline reverse engineering processes, improve analytical workflows, and accelerate mission outcomes. You will work closely with customers, reverse engineers, and software developers to identify workflow challenges, gather requirements, and develop innovative tooling solutions that enhance analysis capabilities. Through the development of automation frameworks, AI-assisted workflows, and reverse engineering tooling integrations, you will help advance the next generation of analysis platforms while improving the effectiveness, scalability, and usability of reverse engineering operations. Required Skills SKILLS * Design and implement tooling enhancements that improve reverse engineering workflows for firmware, embedded systems, and application software
Develop, extend, and integrate reverse engineering tools to enhance analysis capabilities and operational efficiency
Experiment with autonomous and semi-autonomous agents to support software development and reverse engineering workflows
Build automation solutions for common reverse engineering tasks, including analysis, annotation, documentation, and workflow management
Apply AI-assisted techniques to binary analysis, pattern identification, code annotation, and reverse engineering processes
Enhance tooling and workflows to improve the speed, accuracy, and effectiveness of reverse engineering efforts
Collaborate with customers, reverse engineers, and software developers to gather feedback and refine tooling solutions
Translate user needs and operational requirements into scalable tooling and automation capabilities
Measure, evaluate, and document the effectiveness of tooling enhancements and workflow improvements
Support the continuous improvement of reverse engineering platforms, processes, and automation frameworks
Analyze complex technical challenges and develop innovative solutions to improve reverse engineering operations
Contribute to the advancement of AI-assisted analysis capabilities and next-generation reverse engineering technologies
QUALIFICATIONS Twelve (12) years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Additional requirements: * Hands-on experience with reverse engineering platforms such as Ghidra, IDA Pro, or similar analysis tools
Strong understanding of low-level software concepts, including assembly language, binary analysis, memory structures, and calling conventions
Experience developing software tools, scripts, plugins, or extensions that support reverse engineering and analysis workflows
Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language commonly used in reverse engineering environments
Experience prototyping, evaluating, and refining experimental tools and technical solutions
Ability to analyze complex software systems and develop tooling to improve analysis efficiency and effectiveness
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills within reverse engineering and software analysis environments
Familiarity with artificial intelligence and large language model technologies, with an interest in expanding AI/LLM capabilities and applications
Ability to learn and apply emerging technologies to solve complex technical challenges
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to collaborate effectively with customers, reverse engineers, and software developers
Experience supporting the development and continuous improvement of technical workflows, automation solutions, and analysis platforms
Desired Skills NICE-TO-HAVES * Experience reverse engineering Linux-based network devices, embedded systems, or firmware-driven platformsExperience analyzing and reverse-engineering network traffic, communication protocols, and web applications
Familiarity with firmware analysis, bootloaders, operating system startup processes, and embedded device architectures
Knowledge of networking protocols and their implementation within software and device platforms
Experience applying automation, machine learning, or AI-assisted techniques to reverse engineering workflows and analysis tasks
Knowledge of Python or similar scripting languages commonly used for reverse engineering tooling and automation
Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks, orchestration platforms, or autonomous workflow technologies
Experience developing custom tooling to support binary analysis, firmware analysis, or reverse engineering operations
Understanding of software behavior analysis, pattern identification, and automated code annotation techniques
Experience integrating AI capabilities into technical analysis, research, or software engineering workflows
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