Senior Malware Reverse Engineer

We’re hiring: Senior Malware Reverse Engineer (Windows Threat Research)

Hack in Hire is recruiting for a client looking to strengthen its advanced threat research capabilities. This role is for an experienced reverse engineer who enjoys dismantling real-world Windows malware campaigns, building practical detection artifacts, and publishing high-quality research that helps defenders stay ahead.

About the role

As a Senior Malware Reverse Engineer, you’ll lead deep technical analysis of sophisticated Windows malware families—especially stealers, ransomware, and trojan bankers. You’ll work across proactive research and active investigations, contributing to internal tooling (e.g., configuration extractors) and to public-facing research publications and threat intelligence reporting.

What you’ll do

  • Reverse engineer complex Windows malware using static, dynamic, and in-memory techniques
  • Track malware families over time, including configuration extraction and C2 communication analysis
  • Develop and maintain malware configuration extractors (static and memory-based)
  • Create, tune, and maintain YARA rules for detection and family tracking
  • Perform low-level code analysis, unpacking, and de-obfuscation of protected binaries
  • Use and interact with malware sandbox environments for dynamic analysis and triage
  • Produce high-quality research publications, technical reports, and threat intelligence write-ups
  • Collaborate with other researchers to follow evolving threat actor techniques and infrastructure
What we’re looking for
  • 5–6+ years of professional experience reversing Windows malware
  • Strong hands-on experience analyzing stealers, ransomware, and trojan bankers
  • Proven experience building config extractors via static analysis and in-memory parsing
  • Strong working knowledge of IDA Pro (or equivalent tooling)
  • Solid experience writing and maintaining YARA rules
  • Experience with (or strong familiarity with) malware sandbox environments
  • Demonstrated history of published malware research (blogs, whitepapers, conference talks, etc.)
  • Excellent understanding of Windows internals and common anti-analysis techniques
  • Proficiency in Python, C/C++, and Assembly
  • Ability to work independently from initial triage to deep analysis on complex malware families
  • Professional working proficiency in English
What’s offered
  • Work on high-impact, real-world malware research
  • A technically strong team of reverse engineers and threat researchers
  • Opportunity to publish and gain visibility in the malware research community
  • Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
Interested? Apply via LinkedIn or submit your CV via hackinhire.com.
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