Security Researcher (Web Security)

Location: Spain; fully remote for candidates outside the San Francisco area

Company

hirify.global develops a data collection platform serving thousands of customers and conducts research into technologies that affect public web data collection.

What you will do

• Research tools and services designed to prevent the collection of public web data.
• Build and improve HTTP client solutions to support hirify.global's collection efforts.
• Reverse engineer anti-bot and other adversarial systems to address fingerprinting and detection.
• Identify standards and technologies that may affect data collection capabilities.
• Develop machine-learning-based data collection methods and help scale the collection platform.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience as an R&D developer, researcher, or tester.
• Deep understanding of HTTP and TLS protocols.
• Experience with at least two of the following areas: programming in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or C++; penetration testing or offensive security certifications such as OSCP or OSEP; professional security research involving web vulnerabilities or mobile applications; reverse engineering, including JavaScript deobfuscation or binary reversing, or malware analysis; anti-bot, WAF, antivirus, malware emulation, or DDoS prevention development.

Nice to have

• Experience working at an anti-bot or web security company.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work is available for candidates outside the San Francisco area.
• Opportunity to influence project direction and shape a developing team.
• Direct access to the COO for proposing ideas and initiatives.