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A profitable B2B SaaS startup headquartered in Singapore & working from Bengaluru.\nThe primary goal of Appknox is to help businesses and mobile developers secure their mobile applications with a focus on delivery speed and high-quality security audits.\nAppknox has helped secure mobile apps at Fortune 500 companies with major brands spread across regions like India, South-East Asia, Middle-East, US, and expanding rapidly. We have secured 300+ Enterprises globally.\nWe are a 65+ incredibly passionate team working to make an impact and helping some of the biggest companies globally. We work in a highly collaborative, very fast-paced work environment. If you have what it takes to be part of the team, we are excited and let’s speak further.\n\nThe Opportunity\nTo join the security team engaging with multiple clients, helping them with end to end security audits, also research about new topics and vulnerabilities to be added to the scanner, present it in conferences.\n\nWhat An Ideal Candidate Would Look Like: \nSkills - Application Penetration Testing (Web, iOS and Android), experience with IoT testing, source code audits.\nTechnology Stack: AWS, GCP, Objective C, Java, Python\nResponsibilities: Engage with clients for scoping call, perform security audits, remediation call with clients to patch the issues, research on new technologies/vulnerabilities\n\nMinimum Requirements\n2-4+ years of experience in application security and vulnerability research\nStrong foundation in mobile app security - Android or Ios\nProven track record of discovering and disclosing CVEs in mobile platforms or popular applications (provide - github/bug bounty profiles)\nStrong understanding of exploit mitigations and proven ability to bypass them\nShould be able to architect automated detection logic for new vulnerabilities and integrate them into our security products\nDevelop AI-driven agents to automate dynamic analysis\nShould be able to Leverage AI/LLMs to augment Pentesting efforts\nAbility to work independently in a fast-paced environment, balancing deep research with practical deliverables\n\nGood to have Requirements\nUnderstanding of AI/ML security risks\n\nResponsibilities\nSecurity assessment of web/mobile applications on various platforms\nFocusing on Mobile Application Security Research for new vulnerabilities\nStatic and Dynamic Code Analysis\nDevelop and interpret security standards and guides\nAutomation of exploit development \nUnderstand and explain the results with impact on business and compliance status\nContinuously learning and training on latest tools and technique\n\nWork Expectations\nWithin 1 month\nTraining on processes, security workflows and develop understanding on internal tools.\n\nWithin 3 months\nActively contributing in exploit development and automation of it with the team.\n\nWithin 6 months\nExpected to achieve Subject Matter Expert status on our core security products. We expect you to validate your findings against real-world conditions, with a strong emphasis on translating internal discoveries into actionable bug bounty submissions and earned CVEs to benchmark your impact against the external security community.\n\nWithin 1 Year\nBy the end of your first year, you will be expected to produce and submit a piece of novel, peer-reviewed security research. This deliverable must be of a quality suitable for top-tier industry conferences.\n\nPersonality traits we really admire\nA confident and dynamic working persona, which can bring fun to the team, and a sense of humour, is an added advantage.\nGreat attitude to ask questions, learn and suggest process improvements.\nHas attention to details and helps identify edge cases.\nHighly motivated and coming up with fresh ideas and perspectives to help us move towards our goals faster.\nFollow timelines and absolute commitment to deadlines.\n\nInterview Process - would be team specific\nRound 1- CTF round \nRound 2 -Profile Evaluation; HR\nRound 3 -Technical Interview with security team members\nRound 4 -Technical Interview with the Hiring Manager\nRound 5 -Technical round with CTO\nRound 6 -HR Round\n\nCompensation\nAs per Industry Standards\n\nWhy Join Us\nFreedom & Responsibility: If you are a person who enjoys challenging work & pushing your boundaries, then this is the right place for you. We appreciate new ideas & ownership as well as flexibility with working hours.\nGreat Salary & Equity: We keep up with the market standards & provide pay packages considering updated standards. Also as Appknox continues to grow, you’ll have a great opportunity to earn more & grow with us. Moreover, we also provide equity options for our top performers.\nHolistic Growth: We foster a culture of continuous learning and take a much more holistic approach to train and develop our assets: the employees. We shall also support you all on that journey of yours.\nTransparency: Being a part of a start-up is an amazing experience, one of the reasons being open communication & transparency at multiple levels. 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