Key Facts

Remote From:

Full time

English

Hard Skills

Data Architecture Malware Analysis Malware Analysis Malware Analysis Security Studies Incident Management Tooling Design Academic Writing Software Analysis Technical Writing

Other Skills

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Collaboration
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Communication

Roles & Responsibilities

Experience in malware analysis and research within a security-focused team
Proficiency with detection tools and rule-based detection (e.g., YARA)
Experience with OpenGrep or similar search tooling
Ability to document research findings and publish technical blog posts

Requirements:

Triage packages from our analysis pipeline and validate findings.
Create new detection rules (OpenGrep + YARA) to catch novel malware patterns and boost detection accuracy.
Extend support for new programming languages in our analysis pipeline.
Write and publish blog posts on novel attacks and large-scale incidents.

Job description

🌍 We’re making security suck less for developers.

Security tools haven’t kept up with how software is built today. They interrupt teams, slow releases, and turn security into a bottleneck instead of a capability. We built Aikido to change that. Aikido builds developer-first security products that reduce real risk without getting in the way of shipping software. We focus on what actually matters and automate the rest.

We’re taking on legacy security tools teams have been stuck with, and we’re winning. If you want to help us take market share and build products developers actually enjoy using, you’re in the right place.

Founded in 2022 by third-time founders, Aikido has $85M in the bank and a long runway ahead. We’re building toward self-securing software. Join an all-star team. Take real ownership. Push boundaries. Build things that matter.

As a Security Researcher, you will be part of the Malware team, which helps protect the broader open-source ecosystem and our customers against the growing threat of malicious packages.

Responsibilities

Triage packages from our analysis pipeline and validate findings.
Create new detection rules (OpenGrep + YARA) to catch novel malware patterns and boost detection accuracy.
Extend support for new programming languages in our analysis pipeline.
Explore and experiment with cutting-edge tools and techniques to detect malware at scale.
Write and publish blog posts on novel attacks and large-scale incidents.
Contribute to internal research and help shape our public research agenda.