Docklands, Victoria, Australia · Remote Solely
Breakpoint Research builds novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy. Behind every capability we field is the engineering that turns a fragile proof-of-concept into somethi…
Skills: Software Development, Kernel Debugging, Low-Level Languages, High-Level Languages, Version Control
Falls Church, Virginia, United States · Remote Solely
Breakpoint Research builds novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy. Behind every capability we field is the engineering that turns a fragile proof-of-concept into somethi…
Skills: Software Development, Kernel Debugging, Low-level Languages, High-level Languages, Version Control
London, England, United Kingdom · Remote Solely
Breakpoint Research builds novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy. Behind every capability we field is the engineering that turns a fragile proof-of-concept into somethi…
Skills: Software Engineering, Kernel Debugging, Low-level Programming, High-level Programming, Version Control
London, England, United Kingdom · Remote Solely
Breakpoint Research builds novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy. Behind every capability we field is the engineering that turns a fragile proof-of-concept into somethi…
Skills: Software Development, Kernel Debugging, Low-level Languages, High-level Languages, Version Control
Docklands, Victoria, Australia · Remote Solely
Breakpoint Research builds novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy. We're hiring experienced vulnerability researchers to join our team, alongside some of the best in the…
Skills: Vulnerability Research, Exploit Development, Reverse Engineering, C/C++, Assembly
Falls Church, Virginia, United States · Remote Solely
Breakpoint Research builds novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy. We're hiring experienced vulnerability researchers to join our team, alongside some of the best in the…
Skills: Vulnerability Research, Exploit Development, Reverse Engineering, C/C++, Assembly
Docklands, Victoria, Australia · Remote OK
Breakpoint Research builds novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy. We're hiring experienced vulnerability researchers to join our team, alongside some of the best in the…
Skills: Vulnerability Research, Exploit Development, Reverse Engineering, C/C++, Assembly
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Build and maintain tools for researchers and transform fragile proofs-of-concept into reliable, field-deployable offensive cyber capabilities. Own the testing and automation processes to ensure software dependability and long-term legibility.
Seeking a generalist software developer comfortable with both low-level and high-level languages and strong engineering standards. Experience with kernels, firmware, reverse engineering, and data parsing is highly desired.
Breakpoint Research builds novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy. Behind every capability we field is the engineering that turns a fragile proof-of-concept into something dependable. We're hiring experienced software developers to work shoulder-to-shoulder with our research team and help close that gap.
Building and maintaining the tools our researchers depend on every day.
Turning research into capabilities reliable enough to depend on in the field.
Owning the testing and automation that keeps it all dependable.
We are relentlessly curious, unafraid to try new things, and we own our failures alongside our wins. We act with honesty, integrity, humility and kindness. Everything we've built came from a culture of deep collaboration, and we work hard to keep it that way.
You're a generalist, comfortable wearing several hats - debugging a kernel crash one-week, refactoring test harnesses the next, building a tool a researcher will use every day after that. Moving between low- and high-level languages comes naturally, and you reach for the right level of abstraction rather than your favourite one.
Good engineering standards matter to you: version control and tidy branching, code review and documentation worth reading. That holds even when the people around you are heads-down on the research.
The things that don't show up in a demo are what you care about - code that's still legible in six months, the test that catches a regression before the customer does, the tool that makes the next person faster. Better to build something the whole team can rely on than something only you can maintain. Ask when you don't know, share when you do, pick teammates up when they get knocked down.
Much of the best work in this field can't be talked about publicly, and a track record without public artefacts is no obstacle for us. We're also open to candidates with non-traditional backgrounds.
Industry experience building developer and researcher tools, testing, CI, or automation frameworks.
Experience in taking research work through to deployable products or capabilities.
Comfort working close to the metal: kernels, firmware, embedded systems, or similar.
Familiarity with assembly and reverse engineering concepts - enough to follow what the research team is doing and build tooling that fits how they work.
Experience working with file formats, protocols, and parsing - a solid grasp of how data is structured on disk and over the wire, and how to handle input that isn't always clean or well-formed.
Experience maintaining long-lived software where reliability genuinely matters.
Open-source contributions, public projects, or conference talks.
Remote, globally. We consider applicants from any country and any background. The team works in English, so you'll need to be fluent. We have a particular interest in UK-based candidates; holding or being eligible for Developed Vetting is a positive but not a requirement.
Salaries are benchmarked for each local market we hire from — whether UK, US, Australia, or elsewhere. Come to us with your expectations. On top of that:
25 days annual leave plus your local public, bank, or federal holidays. We expect everyone to take it.
Bonus scheme — when the business does well, everyone shares in it.
Training and conference budgets — go to the cons that matter, wherever they're happening.
Employee assistance program giving you and your immediate family confidential access to counselling, mental health support, and financial and legal advice.
Regular get-togethers — seasonal parties, technical workshops, and an annual offsite that brings the whole team into one place.
Plus, depending on where you're based:
UK
Annual leave rises by 1 day per year up to 28 days
6% matched pension
Private medical insurance
4x death in service
Cycle-to-work scheme
USA
Matched 401(k) up to 4%
Healthcare, dental, and vision cover
Australia
Minimum 12% superannuation
For candidates elsewhere in the world, we'll put together a package matched to your local market.
Breakpoint Research is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We aim to respond to all candidates via email within a week of their application. Please note that emails may go to your spam or junk folder.
We build novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy
We build novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy We specialise in vulnerability research, exploit development, and low-level engineering — identifying and analysing security vulnerabilities across complex targets from operating systems and firmware to embedded devices, building reliable exploits that demonstrate real mission impact, and helping our customers solve the difficult low-level problems that demand deep systems knowledge and hands-on R&D. Our work spans software and hardware, across platforms and architectures, with focus areas including reverse engineering, OS / kernel / userspace internals, mobile and embedded systems, firmware, hardware security, and tooling and automation. We gravitate toward the hardest problems, because that is where the most meaningful results are. We are a values-based team of researchers and engineers. We are relentlessly curious, unafraid to try new things, and proud of the courage it takes to take risks — owning our failures alongside our wins. Our culture is built on deep collaboration, a high bar, and an authentic belief that the work we do matters. VRED is a tough game, and at Breakpoint it is a team sport: we lift each other up, draw on each other's expertise, and act with honesty, humility and kindness.
Offices: London, GB
View all jobs at Breakpoint ResearchWe build novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy
We build novel, mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities, to strengthen and advance democracy We specialise in vulnerability research, exploit development, and low-level engineering — identifying and analysing security vulnerabilities across complex targets from operating systems and firmware to embedded devices, building reliable exploits that demonstrate real mission impact, and helping our customers solve the difficult low-level problems that demand deep systems knowledge and hands-on R&D. Our work spans software and hardware, across platforms and architectures, with focus areas including reverse engineering, OS / kernel / userspace internals, mobile and embedded systems, firmware, hardware security, and tooling and automation. We gravitate toward the hardest problems, because that is where the most meaningful results are. We are a values-based team of researchers and engineers. We are relentlessly curious, unafraid to try new things, and proud of the courage it takes to take risks — owning our failures alongside our wins. Our culture is built on deep collaboration, a high bar, and an authentic belief that the work we do matters. VRED is a tough game, and at Breakpoint it is a team sport: we lift each other up, draw on each other's expertise, and act with honesty, humility and kindness.
Offices: London, GB
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