Vulnerability Research Engineer

The role

You will build and scale patching infrastructure to deliver secure packages to developers. You will lead patching efforts for high-impact vulnerabilities and develop automated detection and delivery systems.

What you will do

• Master Socket workflows, tools, and patching processes
• Lead patching efforts for high-impact vulnerabilities across npm packages
• Scale patch production to dozens or hundreds of patches per week
• Help select and prioritize high-value patches
• Provide technical input on patch prioritization
• Build and improve automated patching infrastructure and tooling
• Design and implement scalable patch generation and delivery systems
• Develop automated vulnerability detection and patch creation workflows
• Build APIs and integrations to deliver certified packages
• Create tooling for patch quality assurance and testing

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with production systems
• Strong proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript
• Experience with package managers (npm, yarn, pnpm) and the JavaScript ecosystem
• Understanding of software security concepts and vulnerability management
• Experience building and scaling APIs and data processing pipelines
• Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD, and deployment systems

Nice to have

• Experience with security tooling, vulnerability scanning, or patch management
• Knowledge of software supply chain security challenges
• Experience with other package ecosystems (Python, Go, Rust, etc.)
• Open source contributions or package maintenance experience
• Background in DevSecOps or security engineering
• Experience with high-throughput data processing systems

Benefits

• Market competitive salary bands
• Meaningful equity program
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage)
• Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown
• Paid parental leave

Before you apply

• Informational with a member from our Talent Team
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Take-home problem
• Internal review of take-home
• Live review of take-home

About the company

Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code.