# Security Researcher at Corgea

- Company: Corgea (YC S23)
- What the company does: Corgea finds, and fixes insecure code and packages autonomously.  Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.corgea.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US / San Mateo, CA, US / Remote (US)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $120K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-10-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/corgea/jobs/flq0ShW-security-researcher
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/corgea-security-researcher/

## About the role

We’re looking for a Security Researcher who is passionate about uncovering, analyzing, and preventing vulnerabilities in modern software. This role sits at the intersection of AI, security research, and developer tooling. You’ll help shape how Corgea detects new classes of vulnerabilities and automate secure code analysis at scale.

## What they're looking for

- 4–8 years of experience in application security , offensive research , or secure software development
- Strong understanding of vulnerability classes (e.g., injection, deserialization, path traversal, auth bypass, XXE, SSRF, RCE)
- Proficiency in one or more languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or C/C++
- Experience with static or dynamic analysis tools , fuzzing, or reverse engineering is a plus
- Curiosity about how attackers think—and how AI can help defenders move faster
- Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced, research-driven startup

Tags: Engineering