Android Security Engineer APPLIED AI VR ANDROID New York, NY / On Site

Zealot is deploying AI systems at the center of western cyber operations , backed by tier-1 US VCs and industry leaders. Our team includes alumni of Anthropic, xAI, and Anduril. Soon live with close U.S. allies abroad.

APPLIED AI VR ANDROID

Compensation 100K-195K + skin in the game equity

Location London, United Kingdom On Site

Stage Early-stage startup backed by tier 1 investors. Small, growing team with exceptionally high ownership.

• + Discover and exploit vulnerabilities in Android operating systems, applications, and firmware.
• + Develop exploit chains targeting Android devices across multiple OEMs and chipset vendors.
• + Build tooling to automate vulnerability discovery and triage across the Android ecosystem.
• + Research new attack surfaces introduced by Android platform updates and security patches.
• + Deep experience with Android internals: kernel, HAL, Binder IPC, SELinux policies.
• + Proven track record of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in Android (CVEs, bug bounties, or security research).
• + Strong ARM/AArch64 reverse engineering and exploit development skills.
• + Proficiency with Frida, Magisk, custom kernels, and Android debug tooling.
• + Strong C/C++ and Java/Kotlin skills for systems and application-level analysis.

• + Experience with Qualcomm, MediaTek, or Samsung Exynos chipset-specific attack surfaces.
• + Familiarity with TrustZone / TEE internals.
• + Experience with Android kernel fuzzing (syzkaller, custom harnesses).
• + Proficiency with Ghidra, IDA, or Binary Ninja.
• + Experience building with LLMs and AI agents.
• + Published research or conference talks in mobile security.
• + Driven to push the boundaries of what's possible in mobile security.
• + Clearly interested in stepping away from purely manual research and moving toward the development of AI systems.
• + Building something massive matters more to you than comfort, titles, or predictability.
• + You want to be early at a company that will change an industry, and you're ready to do what that actually takes.

Note to recruiting firms: Android vulnerability research is the core requirement. Exploit development and kernel experience are strong pluses. Strong preference for candidates with demonstrated security research capability against mobile platforms.

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