Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.
Role Overview
As part of our engineering team, you will work on code analysis technologies and contribute to building high‑quality static analysis solutions. This role offers the opportunity to work across multiple programming languages, improve existing analyses, and help define benchmarks and validation processes.
Primary Responsibilities- Design and develop static code analysis for C, C++, and Java.
- Enhance existing analysis checkers and implement new ones to improve coverage and accuracy.
- Develop comprehensive test cases to validate multiple execution scenarios.
- Perform automated evaluation of analysis results using Jenkins and other CI tools.
- Contribute to building and maintaining benchmark suites used for checker evaluation and comparison.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with static analysis, compilers, or related technologies.
- Strong object-oriented programming skills with C/C++ (6+ years) on Linux/Unix platforms.
- Familiarity with compliance and secure coding standards such as MISRA and CERT.
- Interest or experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Programming language analysis, compiler construction, parsers, or language analyzers
- Dataflow analysis and program analysis techniques
- Web or mobile application security, including familiarity with the OWASP Top 10
- Proven analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and in cross-functional teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical discussions, collaboration, and product presentations.
Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or military service status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black Duck complies with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination in every jurisdiction where it operates and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with static analysis, compilers, or related technologies
- Strong object-oriented programming skills with C/C++ (4+ years) on Linux/Unix platforms
Black Duck Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Black Duck and has not been reviewed or approved by Black Duck.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage provide multiple plan choices with transparent costs, with carrier updates noted for 2026. Vision via VSP and dental plan options offer defined tiers and network access.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company matching alongside an employee stock purchase plan with a discount and lookback. These features support longer‑term savings and wealth building.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Exempt employees use a manager‑approved, no‑cap time‑off model, while non‑exempt employees accrue flexible time off alongside sick time. Paid leaves include parental and family care leave, with additional protections under applicable leave laws.
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What We Do
Organizations worldwide use Black Duck Software’s industry-leading products to secure and manage open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, compliance and operational risk. Black Duck is headquartered in Burlington, MA, and has offices in San Jose, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Vancouver, Seoul & Beijing
Why Work With Us
We pride ourselves on cultivating an environment of collaboration, creativity, and fun! We know where you work can influence how you work, which is why our collaborative office space focuses on community and continuous learning. Our work-hard, play-hard attitude even got us named a Top Place to Work in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe!
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