About the role

Role Overview

As a Senior Security Research Engineer at Automattic, you will analyze vulnerable and malicious code and track emerging threats to help detect and prevent security issues across the WordPress ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Analyze vulnerable and malicious code.
Track emerging threats and maintain awareness of new security risks.
Build tools and solutions to detect and prevent security issues.
Collaborate with team members through code reviews and technical discussions on architecture/design.
Develop security solutions in partnership with the security engineering team.
Use AI tools to accelerate work and improve the quality of analysis and solutions.

Requirements

Experience performing security research and analyzing vulnerable/malicious code.
Ability to collaborate effectively via code reviews and technical discussions.
Comfort building detection/prevention security tooling.
Ability to leverage AI tools to enhance analysis and outcomes.

Nice-to-haves

Deep familiarity with the WordPress ecosystem and its security landscape.

About Automattic

Automattic is the company behind WordPress.com and WooCommerce, and it builds products and services for the WordPress ecosystem. The team works across web publishing, e-commerce, and related platforms, with a focus on security and reliability for millions of users.