Why you should join Metalware

• You want to work side-by-side with the founders and early team to shape product direction and technical roadmap.
• You prefer the dopamine of working on software that impacts critical systems society relies on, rather than optimizing social media clicks.
• You like to work directly with users/customers to gather user feedback, understand requirements, and ship code quickly.
• You’re passionate about developing high-quality software and own every aspect of the development lifecycle: ideation, design, coding, testing, and ongoing support.
• You want to do the best work of your life with people who push you to be better, and you want to help build that team too.

What you’ll do

• Engage in the entire product lifecycle from identifying relevant latest research to developing prototypes and building robust and scalable solutions.
• Add support for a variety of CPU architectures, real-time operating systems, and custom hardware interfaces.
• Analyze and reverse-engineer firmware binaries to uncover vulnerabilities and improve detection accuracy.
• Research cutting-edge techniques in binary analysis, symbolic execution, and adversarial testing, contributing to both internal R&D and external security communities.
• Design and implement ML/AI architectures that can interpret binary data, facilitating automated symbolic recovery and analysis of stripped firmware images.
• Gather and incorporate user feedback to continuously improve product features and performance.
• Engage in architecture, design, and code reviews to build robust, scalable solutions.
• Publish and present white papers, conference talks, and technical reports to industry and government communities.
• Further our mission to make it easier to ship safe software.

Minimum qualifications

• You are proficient in Rust, C, or C++, and have meaningful experience (personal or professional) in embedded or systems software development.
• You are skilled in one or more of the following: Software Engineering, Security Engineering, Vulnerability Research, Machine Learning, LLMs, and Computer Architecture.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline OR 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.

Ideal qualifications

• Solid understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, kernels, drivers, networking protocols, and mathematics.
• Experience embedded security, reverse engineering, and tools such as Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or IDA Pro.
• Knowledge of emulator frameworks like QEMU, including Tiny Code Generator (TCG).
• Familiarity with instruction set architectures (ISA) such as ARM, MIPS, and RISC-V.
• Experience with LLMs or traditional AI/ML for pattern recognition and automated reasoning tasks.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices and standards.
• Strong skills in debugging, performance optimization, and testing methodologies.
• Past participation in Capture the Flag competitions (CTFs).

Additional requirements

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed to meet project deadlines and deliverables.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package.
• Full health, vision, and dental benefits.
• Optional 401(k) program.
• Opportunities for continuous professional development: trainings, conferences, and access to the world’s leading researchers and engineers with whom we collaborate.