Trail of Bits
High-end cybersecurity consultancy with a real-world attacker mentality.
Brooklyn, NY

Application Security Engineer

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Join our Software Assurance team!

The Trail of Bits Software Assurance team exclusively reviews low-level and cloud-native software for security issues. Our team is comprised of experts in operating systems, compilers, and cloud infrastructure with a keen eye for applying research and developing custom tools to enhance our reach. Between engagements, we apply our engineering skills to build custom tools to rapidly assess, exploit, or secure the code that we work with.

Role Description

As an application security engineer, you will be part of a small, dynamic team that reviews highly trusted code on behalf of our clients. On any given day, you may be building cheats for DRM'd video games, exploiting elevation of privilege vulnerabilities in kernel drivers, or reviewing isolation primitives intended to contain the effects of exploitation. Since our team is small, you will own everything that you do and play a key role in conceiving of new projects. You will collaborate frequently with our R&D 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.

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with leading industry teams to review their code and help secure their products
  • Design and implement solutions to difficult engineering and research problems
  • Collaborate with teammates to maintain and continually improve our existing security tools using modern software engineering practices
  • Develop new security tools

Requirements

  • Experience with low-level or cloud-native software, either as an engineer or security researcher
  • Sufficient background in computer science to read relevant academic research
  • Background in or prior regular use of programming language theory a plus
  • Familiar with the agile development, Github flow, and modern software engineering practices
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages (we use C++, C, Python, Go, Rust, and Haskell)
  • Strong debugging skills and/or experience with reverse engineering
  • Clear communicator and quick to participate in deep technical discussions
  • Highly self-motivated and able to drive new projects
  • Attracted to learning new technologies
  • Able to communicate complex technical material to clients and funding agencies
  • Adept at writing. We highly encourage all engineers to get regular face-time with clients, write company blog posts about their accomplishments, and deliver presentations to the technical community.

Benefits

  • Our workforce is 50% remote. Many employees choose to work from home. As long as you keep delivering good work, we keep our hands off your personal style and let you manage your work day as you work best.
  • Liberal expense policy for acquiring the equipment and software that help you do your job. If we need hardware, we buy it. Everyone has rack space and corporate cards.
  • We can tell you exactly what projects you'll work on and the people you'll work with. If it's not what you want, no need to initiate a lateral transfer, we can shift your work without an issue.
  • Every year, we pay for the best in conference training, technical training, and managerial classes for our team. Everyone is encouraged to identify additional opportunities for personal professional growth.
  • We routinely highlight the work our employees are specifically paid to do via our blog, product offerings, and conference talks. We talk about more than just side projects.
  • We're at the forefront of a number of markets and have the internal expertise and the ambition to capitalize on those opportunities. See your work in use and valued by many others.

Benefits for Eligible US Employees

  • 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
  • 3-4 months paid parental leave
  • 401k with 5% company matching through Betterment
  • Moving expenses: $5k one-time
  • Charitable donation matching up to $1,000
  • 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
  • 14 company holidays and four weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Carbon offsets for your personal and corporate carbon emissions through Project Wren
  • $5,000 relocation assistance if you move to NYC
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What are Trail of Bits Perks + Benefits

Trail of Bits Benefits Overview

Empowered Living
From the moment you start, our holistic approach takes care of you and your family with fully company-covered insurance packages — health, dental, vision, disability, and life. We complement this with a solid 401(k) match of 5% of your base salary to build your future financial health. Plus, to maintain a healthy work-life balance, you're entitled to 4 weeks (20 days) of paid vacation (unless otherwise mandated by jurisdictional regulations), with the flexibility to add more.

Nurturing New Beginnings
Embracing life's milestones is part of our ethos. As you welcome new family members, our 4 months of parental leave ensures you're fully present in those precious early moments. And if relocating to the vibrant heart of New York City is part of your journey, we make the move smoother with a $5,000 relocation assistance.

Work & Life Enrichment
We recognize that a fulfilling career transcends the confines of the office. That's why we offer an initial $1,000 Working-from-Home (WFH) stipend to set up your ideal home office, ensuring productivity and comfort in your workspace. Our commitment to your continuous learning and development comes with a yearly $750 L&D stipend, encouraging you to grow your skills and knowledge. To foster our united spirit, we bring everyone together for an all-company celebration, with all travel and accommodation provided, to recognize our shared successes and strengthen our community bonds.

Community Impact
Integral to our culture is a dedication to exerting a positive influence beyond our workplace, where we annually match your philanthropic contributions up to $2,000. Our commitment also extends to environmental responsibility, where employees can participate in Project Wren, a subscription service that offsets their carbon footprint through climate change initiatives.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Flexible work schedule
We maintain a flexible work schedule that cares more about results than time in the office.
Remote work program
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
We work with LifeLabs once per year to deliver an unconscious bias and behaviors of inclusion training to our employees.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Inclusive language in job postings, prioritize under-represented groups in our hiring pipeline, work with specialized recruiters, avoid whiteboard coding during interviews.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Trail of Bits employees can contribute up to $2750 annually to their FSA.
Disability insurance
Short-term Disability insurance covers 60% of weekly salary up to $1,000 weekly maximum payout. Long-term Disability insurance covers 60% of monthly salary up to $5,000 monthly maximum payout.
Dental insurance
Choose between premium MetLife or Aetna PPO+ dental plans, at no cost to the employee.
Vision insurance
Choose between premium MetLife or Aetna Vision+ plans, at no cost to the employee.
Health insurance
Trail of Bits health insurance policy covers up to 100% of out of pocket expenses. All health insurance plans include access to HealthAdvocate, OneMedical on-demand primary care, and Teladoc.
Life insurance
All full time employees receive $50,000 in Life Insurance and $50,000 in AD&D Insurance at no cost to the employee
Wellness programs
Full time employees in qualifying locations have access to fitness club discounts, a gym membership stipend, ClassPass, and bike share membership.
Mental health benefits
Transgender health care benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Trail of Bits provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan managed by Betterment. We match 5% of employee's annual gross pay.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Trail of Bits will match $2000 of charitable donations per year.
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Trail of Bits employees receive 20 days per year of paid time off.
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
We regularly host team reviews of new academic research publications.
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Learning is a continuous activity at Trail of Bits, and employees are bonused for completing online classes, frequently collaborate in study groups, and meet to discuss recent academic papers.
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications

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