Mobile Researcher

SHIELD is a device-first risk AI platform that helps digital businesses worldwide eliminate fake accounts and stop all fraudulent activities. SHIELD identifies the root of fraud with the global standard for device identification (SHIELD Device ID) and actionable risk intelligence, empowering businesses to stay ahead of new and unknown fraud threats. We are trusted by global unicorns like inDrive, Alibaba, Swiggy, Meesho, TrueMoney and more. With offices in San Francisco, Miami, London, Berlin, Jakarta, Bengaluru, Beijing, and Singapore, we are rapidly achieving our mission – eliminating unfairness to enable trust for the world. 

As a Mobile Researcher, your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Development of Protection Mechanisms:

• Reverse Engineering

• Vulnerability Research

• Exploitation and mitigation techniques

• Mobile/Embedded Development

• Research into advanced mobile phone operating systems and applications on Android / iOS

• Research into and develop new techniques for innovative mobile security solutions.

Possible Areas of Research

• Mobile vulnerabilities and exploitation

• Mobile security protections

• Mobile code obfuscation

Requirements

Requirements:

• Min of 3 years’ experience in Mobile Security
• Strong background in mobile operating system

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

• Passionate about security research

• Strong individual problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

• Innovative, self-motivated, and independent

• Preferably fluent in C/C++/Objective-C/Java/Assembly (ARM) programming

• Experience with IDA-Pro, Xposed, Cycript, or other research tools