Senior Software Developer

As a Senior Software Developer, you'll be developing robust, high-quality software in unusual and challenging environments, with a strong focus on offensive security. Your work will directly support vulnerability research across a wide range of platforms., * Delivering robustly engineered products in unconventional environments

• Reverse engineering software internals
• Reimplementing system internals to expose unintended functionality
• Deep diving into the architecture of complex and unusual systems

• Have strong experience in professional software development and secure development practices
• Be comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and developers
• Be eligible to hold UK DV clearance
• High-level languages such as Python
• Low-level languages such as C and Rust
• Assembly language or low-level architecture internals
• Developing offensive security / red team tooling
• System internals of platforms such as Windows, Linux, Android and iOS
• Automated build systems such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins or GitHub Actions

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy., Established in 2008, Spectrum IT is a leading Software and Technology specific recruitment agency, providing permanent and contract IT resource for businesses. Our team of around 30 employees are based on the University of Southampton Science Park, a key hub for technology on the South Coast. Who We Can Help Spectrum IT works with a wide cross section of businesses, from start-ups to multinationals. 95% of placements are within Software focused businesses, or where Software is key to the business model. Typically, around 200 different businesses are supported annually, with more than 900 candidates placed. How We Work We bring together talented IT professionals with businesses of all sizes. Our extensive experience can help your business with single hires right through to building large software development project teams of 50+. Regular engagement with the IT community enables us to keep up to date with the ever-changing IT landscape.