Senior Security Researcher

Description

Join our team to support the development of a cross-platform agent on Windows and macOS, working closely with the dev team to solve deep OS-level challenges.

LayerX Security

LayerX’s user-first browser security platform turns any browser into the most protected & manageable workspace, by providing real-time monitoring and governance over users’ activities on the web, protecting the enterprise’s applications, data, and devices from web-borne risks. All with near-zero impact on user experience.

LayerX is backed by top cybersecurity VCs - Glilot Capital, Kmehin, INT3, Guidestar Ventures

Responsibilities

• Research Windows and macOS kernel internals to support agent capabilities (process injection, hooking, IPC, privilege management)
• Develop and maintain kernel drivers and user-mode components
• Reverse-engineer OS components to understand undocumented behaviors and APIs
• Investigate OS security mechanisms (SIP on macOS, PPL/LSA on Windows) to ensure correct agent operation
• Translate research findings into practical, production-ready implementations alongside the dev team

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in low-level systems development
• Strong proficiency in C, C++, Rust, and/or Assembly
• Deep understanding of Windows and macOS internals:
• Kernel architecture and driver models (WDM/WDF on Windows, IOKit/DriverKit on macOS)
• Memory management and syscall layer
• OS security primitives on both platforms
• Experience with reverse engineering using IDA Pro or Ghidra
• Familiarity with kernel debugging tools (WinDbg, LLDB)

Advantages:

• Experience with vulnerability research
• EDR/AV evasion research (defensive context)
• Prior work building agents, monitoring tools, or security products on Windows and/or macOS