Security Research Engineer

SonarSource SA

Publication date:
20 March 2023
Workload:
100%
Contract:
Permanent position
Place of work:
PO BOX 765, 1215 Geneva 15

Security Research Engineer

Sonar’s industry-leading solution enables developers and development teams to write clean code and remediate existing code organically, so they can focus on the work they love and maximize the value they generate for businesses. Its open source and commercial solutions – SonarLint, SonarCloud, and SonarQube – support 30 programming languages. Trusted by more than 400,000 organizations globally, Sonar is considered integral to delivering better software.

The impact you can have

With your curiosity and analytical skills, you will shape an innovative Security R&D team at SonarSource. You will study the developer ecosystem and explore insights that help to push our code analysis technology and features in the right direction. By writing tools to perform empirical, large-scale studies and analyzing data, you are identifying the next steps for our cutting-edge products that are used by millions of developers around the globe.

As a Security Research Engineer, you will

Have fun in a creative team that shares your passion and interest in application security
Run experiments to identify opportunities and limitations of our current code analyzers
Develop and maintain tools to perform large-scale, empirical studies that will drive our research
Explore academic papers to leverage existing knowledge
Collaborate with our Static Analysis Scientists on evaluating and developing prototypes that can satisfy developer needs
Collaborate with our Machine Learning Scientists to collect, evaluate and interpret data for our research projects

The skills you will demonstrate

You received a doctorate or master’s degree in computer science or a related field where you studied the developer or application security ecosystem
You have hands-on experience with conducting large-scale studies and interpreting the resulting data
You have solid programming skills for implementing new tools and prototypes that can scale
You are creative and passionate about tool automation for performing empirical research that will drive new innovations
You have a scientific mindset and can approach research questions in a structured and analytical way
You are fluent in English, both written and spoken, and are able to understand and explain complex technical and scientific topics

Words from the team

The Security R&D team is a new team at SonarSource established after the acquisition of RIPS Technologies. RIPS was known as a technology leader in static application security testing and for its fast and accurate SAST approach. With joint forces and tech expertise at SonarSource, we continue to provide the leading security products for developers.

Join us in this fun adventure and take a unique opportunity to help build the best code analysis products in the world!

Why you will love it here

Safe work culture - we value respect, kindness, and the right to fail.

Flexible hours - we schedule our days in order to be effective at work, while also being able to enjoy life’s important moments.

Great people - we value people skills as much as technical skills and strive to keep things friendly and laid back. Still, that does not prevent us to be passionate leaders in our domains. Our 300+ SonarSourcers from 33 different nationalities can relate!

Work-life balance - keeping a healthy work-life balance is important. This is why we have a hybrid work policy and some people prefer working some days from home.

Always keep learning - in an ever-changing industry, learning new skills is a must, and we're happy to help our team to acquire them.

What we do

Sonar was started by a team of developers that wanted to change the way code is built in an agile development process. The company was created to develop the open-source tool SonarQube, which is now the standard in code quality management with over 350,000 instances deployed today. Every day we are focused on solving developers’ next big problem.

Who we are

At Sonar we believe in people, excellence, and delivery. We’re a team of problem solvers and overachievers who seek out others who are also passionate and relentless in their respective missions. We want to work with people who are ready to fasten their seat belts and be part of an incredible ride. We work hard not because we’re told to, but because we genuinely love what we do and do what we love. If there’s one main message we want you to remember about us, it’s that we push others to be best in class at whatever they do: choose your battle, innovate, take risks, and lead change. Join us; we’ll be smarter and stronger together.

If this sounds like you, apply now!