Vulnerability Patch Author

Category: cybersecurity
Compensation: Per accepted task; fee agreed before work
Employment Type: Remote
Locations: Remote
Skills: Vulnerability research, Fuzzing, Security patches, Repository tasks

Job Description

Create reproducible vulnerable repositories and validated patches for cybersecurity evaluation.

What you will do

• Construct repositories containing vulnerabilities comparable to those exercised by OSS-Fuzz.

• Develop a correct patch and verify that it resolves the relevant defect.

• Complete and document work independently against the acceptance specification.

Required background

• At least 1–2• years of cybersecurity experience, including vulnerability research or security auditing.

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related subject.

Preferred background

• Fuzzing and OSS-Fuzz-style research.

• Writing and patching C, C+• or comparable low-level code.

• More than 2 years of practical security research.

Location and eligibility

• Remote work; country restrictions are not stated.

Availability

• Remote, part-time and asynchronous; tasks can be completed at flexible times without a stated meeting schedule.

Pay and engagement

Per accepted task; fee agreed before work

Payment is for a task meeting the agreed acceptance criteria. The fee and acceptance requirements are confirmed before you begin.

Amounts are in USD. The applicable rate or fee and work requirements are agreed before you begin.

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