Principal Systems Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $110,100–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 61 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Principal Systems Software Engineer

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The Principal Systems Software Engineer joins the product and research team to perform ethical hacking, vulnerability research, and clean-room reverse-engineering. This role involves identifying security weaknesses in embedded, IoT, and hardware-based products while helping engineering teams remediate flaws and future-proof systems. Day-to-day responsibilities include reverse engineering firmware, binaries, and bootloaders, performing authorized security assessments, and developing proof-of-concept demonstrations. The candidate will use C programming, kernel-level debugging, and Unix/Linux kernel development skills. Technical requirements include knowledge of TPM, Secure Boot, encryption frameworks, and hardware interfaces like UART, JTAG, SPI, I²C, USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Zigbee. The role solves complex security problems by analyzing ARM, Intel, and AMD platforms to improve secure design, threat modeling, and product hardening across various hardware and silicon environments.

Skills

C Linux Kernel Reverse Engineering Penetration Testing Firmware Analysis TPM Secure Boot UART JTAG SPI USB Bluetooth Wi-Fi Zigbee ARM Intel AMD Logic Analyzers Oscilloscopes Encryption Frameworks Threat Modeling

What you'll do

Perform authorized security assessments of embedded, IoT, and hardware-based products.
Reverse engineer firmware, binaries, bootloaders, protocols, and device interfaces.
Analyze hardware using tools like UART, JTAG, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Identify attack surfaces, vulnerabilities, and insecure design patterns in extracted firmware.
Develop proof-of-concept demonstrations and provide practical remediation guidance for security flaws.
Build scripts and tooling to automate firmware analysis and repeatable security checks.
Produce technical reports detailing reproduction steps, severity, impact, and mitigation recommendations.
Collaborate with silicon vendors on reference code, firmware updates, and firmware enablement.

What we're looking for

Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
3 to 5+ years of experience is required.
Experience in penetration testing, security, and security software is required.
Experience in embedded security, hardware hacking, firmware analysis, reverse engineering, penetration testing, or vulnerability research (preferred).
Proficiency in C programming and kernel-level debugging (preferred).
Several years of hands-on Unix/Linux kernel development experience (preferred).
Knowledge of security technologies including TPM, Secure Boot, kernel signing, and encryption frameworks (preferred).
Working knowledge of hardware interfaces and protocols including UART, JTAG, SPI, I²C, USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or proprietary RF (preferred).

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