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Senior Staff Security Researcher

Reach Security logoReach Security
TypeFull-time
WorkplaceHybrid
SeniorityStaff / Lead
LocationSan Francisco, CA
Posted11/9/2026
Research

About Reach Security:

Reach www.reach.security integrates with your existing security tools to identify blind spots across your defenses, prioritize fixes, automatically remediate misconfigurations, and continuously validate that your security posture remains strong

About the Role:

Reach Security seeking a skilled Senior Staff Security Researcher who will Work closely with Engineering to translate research into product capabilities, continually expanding Reach’s integration and control library. Help prioritize new domain, product and control coverage and remediation mechanisms.

In this role, you will:

  • Work closely with Engineering to translate research into product capabilities, continually expanding Reach’s integration and control library.

  • Help prioritize new domain, product and control coverage and remediation mechanisms.

  • Build reproducible research environments, tooling and sandboxes.

  • Replicate malicious behavior to design detection and prevention strategies and collect evidence of attempted/detected/blocked attacks.

Requirements and skills

  • 10 + years of experience in Information Security and or Engineering

  • 5+ years of experience in offensive security, security research, detection engineering, red teaming, or vulnerability research.

  • Experience discovering, analyzing, or detecting sophisticated real-world attacks.

  • Strong software engineering skills with the ability to rapidly build research tooling and proof-of-concepts.

  • Deep curiosity and a habit of experimenting with new AI systems as they emerge.

  • Exceptional technical writing and communication skills.

Working at Reach Security:

  • Competitive salary, and equity package

  • Comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including plan options with company-paid employee coverage

  • FSA, HSA, and 401(k) plans

  • Company paid life insurance and disability coverage, along with buy up options

  • Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, identify theft coverage, and legal services

  • Unlimited PTO and sick time

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Reach Security

Find misconfigured tools, unused controls & configuration drift in your security stack.

Reach – the AI-Native Security Controls Operating System – integrates with your existing security controls to identify blind spots across your defenses, prioritize fixes, automatically remediate misconfigurations and drift, and activate unused defensive capabilities. It continuously validates that security posture remains strong as your environment and threat landscape evolve. Founded in 2021 during a global pandemic that reshaped how organizations protect their workforce, Reach was built by security veterans from Palo Alto Networks and Proofpoint whose products have been trusted by tens of thousands of organizations. Today, Reach partners with leading security teams and world-class investors to realize a more secure world.

Private companySeries AIn the news
Founded2021
HQSan Francisco, United States
Unlock human wisdom
ThesisTermsPrivacy
Size
51–200 employees
IndustryComputer and Network Security
Funding
  • Series A · Jul 29, 2025
News
  • Reach Security Partners with Knox Systems to Pursue DISA Impact Level 5 Authorization
  • Reach Security Recognized as a CRN® 2026 Stellar Startup

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