Senior Firmware Security Engineer – LLVM & AI Security Automation

Team Red Dog is hiring a Senior Firmware Security Engineer – LLVM & AI Security Automation for our client, a leading cloud and software provider and AI-driven technology organization. In this highly specialized engineering role, you'll help build a next-generation firmware security analysis platform that combines LLVM compiler technology, large language models (LLMs), automated fuzzing, and AI-driven security analysis to identify vulnerabilities at scale. Working alongside compiler engineers, firmware security researchers, and platform developers, you'll develop production-quality tooling that automates complex security workflows while improving the security of critical hardware ecosystems. This is an exceptional opportunity for engineers passionate about systems programming, compiler development, software security, and AI-assisted automation to help shape an innovative platform from the ground up.

Top Required Skills (Must Haves):

1. LLVM & Compiler Engineering – Extensive experience developing compiler passes, LLVM Intermediate Representation (IR), static analysis, code transformation, or other compiler technologies used to analyze and transform low-level firmware code.
2. Advanced C/C++ Systems Programming – Strong professional experience developing production-quality software in C/C++, with expertise in low-level systems programming, debugging, performance optimization, and maintainable software architecture.
3. Security Fuzzing & Vulnerability Research – Hands-on experience with fuzzing frameworks such as libFuzzer, AFL, or AFL++, vulnerability discovery, crash analysis, memory safety issues, and root-cause analysis of security findings.
4. Python Automation & Security Tooling – Experience building scalable automation, developer tooling, and analysis pipelines using Python, Git-based workflows, and modern software engineering best practices.

Opportunity Overview:

Join an engineering team tackling one of the industry's most complex security challenges—automating firmware vulnerability discovery at enterprise scale. You'll work across compiler technology, AI-assisted automation, fuzzing infrastructure, static analysis, and production engineering to build a platform that significantly reduces manual security review while improving the security posture of firmware developed by third-party vendors. As the platform evolves toward an open-source release, you'll also help establish engineering standards, documentation, CI/CD automation, and scalable developer workflows that will influence both internal teams and the broader security community.

How you will make an impact:

• Design and enhance automated firmware security analysis pipelines.
• Develop preprocessing workflows that compile C/C++ firmware into LLVM Intermediate Representation (IR).
• Build and maintain LLVM transformations that enable firmware analysis and off-target fuzzing.
• Create static analysis workflows, call graph generation, metadata extraction, and automated code analysis.
• Develop and improve fuzzing infrastructure using modern fuzzing frameworks and AI-assisted techniques.
• Build automated crash triage and vulnerability classification systems that improve security signal quality.
• Reduce false positives by enhancing vulnerability detection and analysis accuracy.
• Develop scalable automation that combines compiler infrastructure, AI workflows, and security tooling.
• Improve reporting systems that transform raw security findings into actionable engineering insights.
• Validate security analysis across diverse firmware architectures and hardware environments.
• Strengthen system reliability through testing, CI/CD automation, documentation, and modular engineering practices.
• Contribute to open-source readiness, developer onboarding, release processes, and contribution workflows.
• Participate in technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and long-term platform strategy.
• Collaborate closely with compiler engineers, security researchers, firmware experts, and Azure hardware engineering teams.

The expertise you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• 5+ years of LLVM, compiler engineering, or low-level systems programming experience.
• 7+ years of professional C/C++ software development experience.
• 3–5+ years of experience with security fuzzing, vulnerability research, or software security engineering.
• Strong understanding of memory safety vulnerabilities and secure software development principles.
• Experience with Python for automation, scripting, and developer tooling.
• Experience using Git-based development workflows.
• Ability to develop well-tested, maintainable, production-quality software.
• Experience with firmware, embedded systems, device software, or bare-metal environments is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with hardware abstraction layers (HALs), MMIO, cross-compilation, firmware rehosting, or emulation is preferred.
• Experience with CodeQL, static analysis platforms, or program analysis techniques is a plus.
• Knowledge of AI, machine learning, or LLM integration into engineering workflows is beneficial.
• Experience contributing to open-source software, CI/CD automation, or developer platforms is preferred.

What makes a candidate highly successful in this role:

Top candidates bring deep expertise in systems programming and naturally connect compiler technology, firmware architecture, security research, and automation to solve difficult engineering problems. They enjoy working across multiple technical domains, thrive in highly collaborative research-driven environments, and are motivated by transforming experimental ideas into reliable production software. Successful engineers demonstrate curiosity, exceptional debugging skills, and a passion for building scalable tools that improve security while creating lasting impact through modern engineering practices and open-source collaboration.

Why Work with Team Red Dog?

At Team Red Dog, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our commitment to personalized service and our deep experience in matching talented professionals with meaningful roles at some of the world's most inspiring companies is what sets us apart. We take the time to understand your unique skills, strengths, and passions—because we believe your career should reflect who you are.

Whether you're looking to grow, pivot, or simply find a place where your work truly matters, we offer opportunities that empower you to make a positive impact. With excellent benefits, a supportive team, and a role where you can thrive while doing what you love, we're here to help you take the next step with confidence. Join us—and discover what it means to be genuinely valued in your career.

Generous benefits package for qualified employees includes:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, and life)
• Employer-matched 401K plan
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Flexible Paid Holiday Benefit

Estimated Start Date: Immediately

Location: Redmond, WA (Hybrid – 3 days onsite / 2 days remote)

Job #: 2576

Job Type and Estimated Duration: W2 contract opportunity through March 31, 2027, with the potential to extend up to 18 months total, subject to performance, budget, and client discretion.

Rate: $79–$84/hour

Team Red Dog is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, reach out to hr@teamreddog.com, and we will work to ensure an accessible experience. We strictly adhere to federal, state, and local laws to maintain a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.

We offer competitive compensation aligned with U.S. industry standards, and our final offer will reflect the candidate's location, job-specific skills, experience, and knowledge.

• All applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship.
• Team Red Dog is an E-Verify employer.
• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a reference and background check.
• Please no solicitations from C2C or recruiting firms.