Threat Research Engineer

Summary

Join DataDome's Threat Research team as a skilled JavaScript programmer to enhance bot detection capabilities. You will actively challenge existing bot detection mechanisms, develop automation tools, and improve client-side detection by adding new signals and implementing obfuscation techniques. Collaboration with other teams, particularly the mobile team, is crucial for expanding detection across platforms. Your research will contribute to publications and presentations, sharing your findings with the wider community. The role offers a flexible work environment with remote options and various benefits.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience programming in JavaScript
• Strong computer science background
• Experience dealing with bots or malware
• Strong knowledge of web and network infrastructures
• Strong knowledge of web client side technologies
• A "hacker" spirit
• Good communication skills (oral and written)

Responsibilities

• Internal bot detection red team: Challenge our bot detection mechanisms to ensure we properly detect bots. Create tools to automate this process
• Help detect bypasses proactively by analyzing different modules as well as potential misconfigurations on our customer websites
• Improve client-side bot detection: Add new signals to our client-side scripts to collect browser fingerprints capable of detecting advanced bots
• Improve security and resilience of our JavaScript code by implementing obfuscation techniques to prevent reverse engineering
• Collaborate with mobile team to collect new signals in our SDK to improve mobile bot detection
• Research Collaborate with other member of the threat research teams as well as member of other teams to implement new approaches to improve bot detection
• Communication: Share your results externally using appropriate communication medium, such as meetups, conference talks, academic papers, blog posts

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Cyber Security company
• WebAssembly experience
• Compilers experience

Benefits

• Flex Life: While we offer remote, hybrid, & in-office options each position specifies the level of flexibility. Our Parisian office is located next to the Opera Garnier. You will also receive a 500€ stipend to help you set up your ideal workspace if you work hybrid or remotely. If you are full remote, the SNCF dicount card is paid for you to come to our office to visit us & your team!
• Generous Health Benefits: We have partnered with Kenko for your healthcare needs
• A 100€ annual allowance is provided for a leisure activity of your choice in Sports or Culture
• Annual allowance of €200 if you come to the office by bike to cover maintenance costs
• Professional Development : #Weaimhigh is part of our DNA, therefore we have invested in an internal Learning and Development platform and offer the opportunity to request additional training and support via your manager
• Events & Team building: #We care and we have fun! We organise Annual Company-Offsite, Events, Drinks, Winter Party, Lunch & Learns and much more are part of our Culture
• PTO: Based on the country you are based from (e.g. 25 days in France)