Job Description
Role Overview
nWe are looking for an Android Security Research Engineer who is passionate about understanding Android internals, breaking application and platform defenses, and conducting deep vulnerability research at both the application and system level. The ideal candidate has robust hands-on experience in reverse engineering, mobile application pentesting, exploit analysis, and security research, with exposure to kernel- and framework-level attack surfaces.
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nKey Responsibilities
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- Perform reverse engineering of Android applications (APK/AAB) to identify security flaws, logic issues, and weak security implementationsn
- Conduct Android application penetration testing, including runtime manipulation, hooking, and traffic interceptionn
- Analyze and bypass common mobile security controls such as SSL pinning, root detection, anti-debugging, tamper protection, and obfuscationn
- Research Android internals including the Android framework, ART/Dalvik runtime, system services, Binder IPC, and permission modeln




- Perform dynamic and static analysis of Android malware and suspicious applications (good to have)n
- Develop, customize, and maintain Frida scripts, Objection workflows, and custom tooling for security researchn
- Replicate and analyze publicly known Android vulnerabilities and exploits to understand root causes and impactn
- Assist in vulnerability research and exploitation, including logic flaws, exploit chaining, and basic memory corruption conceptsn

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nMust-Have Skills
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- Solid understanding of Android fundamentals and Android internals (framework and system architecture)n
- Hands-on experience with Android kernel concepts and attack surface awarenessn
- Proven experience in reverse engineering Android applicationsn
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Android application penetration testing methodologiesn
- Experience replicating and analyzing known Android exploits and adapting PoCsn
- Familiarity with exploi

📌 Android Security Research Engineer (New Delhi)
🏢 C3iHub, IIT Kanpur
📍 New Delhi