Senior Software Engineer - SC Cleared
Location: Farnborough (Hybrid/On-site)
Salary: Up to £100,000 (dependent on experience)
Clearance: Active SC clearance (willing and eligible to go through DV)
To Apply: Email
An opportunity for a senior software engineer to work alongside security researchers on technically challenging problems with real-world impact. The role involves developing complex software used to analyse, interact with, and expose unintended behaviour in a wide range of platforms and systems.
You'll gain deep exposure to operating system internals and unconventional environments, with a strong focus on offensive security.
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The Role
* Designing and delivering robustly engineered software in unusual and constrained environments
* Reverse engineering software internals across a range of platforms
* Re-implementing system components to expose unintended functionality
* Deep technical analysis of operating system and hardware architectures
* Working closely with vulnerability researchers in a multi-disciplinary environment
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Essential Experience
* Strong background in software engineering with a secure development mindset
* Comfortable tackling novel, complex and poorly documented problems
* Experience working collaboratively with researchers and engineers
* Ability to mentor and support junior team members
* Eligible to hold UK DV clearance (SC required to start)
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Technical Skills
* High-level languages such as Python
* Low-level languages such as C and/or Rust
* Assembly language or strong understanding of low-level architecture internals
* Experience developing offensive security / red team tooling
* Strong understanding of system internals (e.g. Windows, Linux, Android, iOS)
* Familiarity with automated build systems (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
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