Android Systems Security Engineer
Samsung Research America7 hours ago
Base Salary
$164k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build platform security features for Samsung smartphones across ARM/ARM64, hypervisor, TrustZone, Linux kernel, and firmware components.
- Collaborate with product management and global development teams on security proposals, threat models, and product requirements.
- Design, rapidly prototype, implement, and performance-evaluate security features.
- Communicate security designs, feature motivations, and risk tradeoffs to stakeholders.
- Apply secure coding practices, access control, isolation boundaries, and cryptography to implement security requirements.
- Use JTAG, hardware debuggers, trace tools, and emulation for low-level debugging and security analysis.
- Monitor vulnerability reports, exploit techniques, and emerging Android and mobile-device threats.
- Research systems security through patents and publications and use automation and AI to improve security workflows and research.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or 3+ years with a master's degree, or a PhD, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- 5+ years of related professional experience.
- Computer security experience demonstrated through academic publications in systems or security and/or industry systems-development experience.
- Holistic understanding of the Android or alternate mobile-phone software stack.
- Deep technical knowledge of ARM/ARM64, Linux kernel, hypervisors, TrustZone, and firmware.
- Knowledge of cryptography, secure coding, and exploit mitigations.
- Experience applying AI to security workflows and research.
Benefits
- Base pay range is $163,600-$224,600 USD, with annual bonus eligibility and generous benefits.
- The position is performed in an office setting.
About Samsung Research America
Samsung Research America is the U.S. R&D arm of Samsung Electronics, headquartered in Mountain View, California, founded in 1988. It researches and develops core software, AI, digital health, and system-on-chip architectures that feed into Samsung Galaxy devices and other consumer electronics, and supports open innovation and university collaborations. The group builds internal technologies and platforms for Samsung’s product divisions rather than selling standalone products.