Malware Researcher

The Position:

We are looking for an experienced Malware researcher to join our Malware research team. The candidate will research Windows based malware, Chrome extensions and Android applications.

What you’ll do:

• Reverse engineer Windows and Android-based malware, understand how they operate while overcoming obfuscation and encryption techniques.
• Take part in developing internal security tools.
  
  

Requirements:

Requirements:

• Experience with static analysis tools such as IDA Pro and Ghidra.
• Experience with native code debuggers (WinDBG, x64dbg, gcc etc.)
• Basic knowledge of encryption and obfuscation techniques (XOR, SSL etc.)
• Experience with native programming languages (ASM,C/C++)
• Experience with network analysis tools such as Wireshark, Burp and HTTP-Toolkit.
• Experience writing scripts and tools using Python.
• Familiarity with the Windows API, PE and APK file structure.
• Independent, attentive to detail, organized and eager to learn new concepts.
  
  

Nice to have:

• Experience with dynamic analysis tools (Frida, Xpose etc.)
• Experience with Javascript.
• Participated in CTF tournaments.
  
  

About ActiveFence:

ActiveFence is the leading tool stack for Trust & Safety teams, worldwide. By relying on ActiveFence’s end-to-end solution, Trust & Safety teams – of all sizes – can keep users safe from the widest spectrum of online harms, unwanted content, and malicious behavior, including child safety, disinformation, fraud, hate speech, terror, nudity, and more.

Using cutting-edge AI and a team of world-class subject-matter experts to continuously collect, analyze, and contextualize data, ActiveFence ensures that in an ever-changing world, customers are always two steps ahead of bad actors. As a result, Trust & Safety teams can be proactive and provide maximum protection to users across a multitude of abuse areas, in 70+ languages.

Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors such as CRV and Norwest, ActiveFence has raised $100M to date; employs 300 people worldwide, and has contributed to the online safety of billions of users across the globe.