Akamai Technologies
5001 - 10000 employees
🔒 Cybersecurity
💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2001-07
Cloud Computing • Cybersecurity • Content Delivery
Akamai Technologies is a leading cloud services provider that specializes in delivering security, cloud computing, and content delivery solutions. It offers a range of services such as API security, DDoS protection, and performance optimization for web applications, ensuring secure and reliable user experiences. With a robust global infrastructure, Akamai empowers businesses to streamline their digital presence while safeguarding against various cyber threats and enhancing application performance.
Senior Security Researcher – Vulnerability Research, Reverse Engineering
🕒 May 28
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Akamai Technologies
5001 - 10000 employees
🔒 Cybersecurity
💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2001-07
Cloud Computing • Cybersecurity • Content Delivery
Akamai Technologies is a leading cloud services provider that specializes in delivering security, cloud computing, and content delivery solutions. It offers a range of services such as API security, DDoS protection, and performance optimization for web applications, ensuring secure and reliable user experiences. With a robust global infrastructure, Akamai empowers businesses to streamline their digital presence while safeguarding against various cyber threats and enhancing application performance.
📋 Description
• Investigate emerging attack surfaces across operating systems and modern technologies • Reverse engineer complex software, discover vulnerabilities, and develop original research • Lead end-to-end research projects - from idea generation, through discovery and exploitation, to publication • Conduct deep security research across operating systems, cloud environments, enterprise software, and emerging technologies • Develop proof-of-concepts and research tools • Leverage AI to scale research workflow • Publish research via technical blogs, whitepapers, and top-tier conferences • Collaborate with detection and product teams to translate research into security capabilities
🎯 Requirements
• Have 5+ years of experience in security research, vulnerability discovery, exploitation, or reverse engineering • Demonstrate a deep understanding of OS internals • Have hands-on experience with reverse engineering and debugging tools (e.g., IDA, Ghidra, WinDbg) and AI-assisted research tools • Be capable of independently leading complex research projects from concept to publication • Demonstrate exceptional analytical abilities and advanced problem-solving expertise. • Be able to communicate complex technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences • Have a track record of published research (e.g., blogs, CVEs, conference talks)
🏖️ Benefits
• We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits. • FlexBase adapts to your job's needs. • It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work. • We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.
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