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title: 'Malware Research Engineer - Mac at Point Wild'
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# Malware Research Engineer - Mac at Point Wild

- **Company:** Point Wild
- **Location:** Pune, India
- **Posted:** 2026-05-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/pointwild/jobs/5227343008

## Job description

Point Wild helps customers monitor, manage, and protect against the risks associated with their identities and personal information in a digital world. Backed by WndrCo, Warburg Pincus and General Catalyst, Point Wild is dedicated to creating the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading cybersecurity solutions. Our vision is to become THE go-to resource for every cyber protection need individuals may face - today and in the future.

Join us for the ride!

## About the Role

We're looking for a Mac Malware Researcher who will own end-to-end analysis of sophisticated macOS threats—from reverse engineering Mach-O binaries to developing detection strategies that ship directly into our security products. You'll sit at the intersection of threat research and engineering, collaborating closely with detection and product teams to harden coverage for 25 million+ users. This role is open as we accelerate our macOS security capabilities and need a technically sharp researcher who can both dig deep into malware internals and surface findings externally through blogs, whitepapers, and industry conferences.

## What You'll Do

- Reverse engineer Mach-O binaries, malicious installers (PKG, DMG), and scripts to identify spyware, backdoors, loaders, and adware behaviors
- Develop and maintain detection signatures, behavioral rules, YARA rules, and generic/heuristic signatures to deliver rapid, scalable protection
- Research macOS-specific persistence mechanisms—LaunchAgents, LaunchDaemons, cron jobs, login items—and study evasion techniques including notarization abuse, code signing misuse, and sandbox bypass attempts
- Conduct advanced static and dynamic analysis, memory forensics, and behavioral analysis to track malware families, variants, and evolving attack techniques including zero-days
- Write technical reports and threat intelligence documentation, and advocate for research findings through internal stakeholder briefings, external blogs, whitepapers, and industry conferences
- Partner with detection engineering and product teams to translate research insights into measurable improvements in macOS security coverage

## What We're Looking For

- 3–5 years of hands-on Mac malware analysis experience with demonstrated proficiency in reverse engineering tools including Hopper, IDA Pro, Ghidra, and LLDB
- Deep knowledge of macOS internals and security architecture—Gatekeeper, XProtect, SIP, TCC—and the Mach-O file format and DYLD dynamic library loading
- Proficiency in C, C++, Objective-C, and Swift, with working knowledge of shell scripting (bash, zsh) and Python
- Proven experience creating YARA rules and generic/heuristic signatures with measurable detection outcomes
- Strong understanding of networking, C2 communication patterns, and persistence techniques specific to macOS

As part of Point Wild, you will:

Solve real customer problems. Point Wild’s point solutions allow consumers to address their immediate cyber protection needs. Our mandate is to continuously anticipate our customers’ evolving digital security needs to create best-in-class solutions aimed at keeping them safe.

See your impact. We are a scrappy, nimble organization where individual contributions are needed and valued. You will see your impact every day.

Accelerate your career.  As we expand, you will have the opportunity to learn new technologies, products, and markets in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Most importantly, you’ll get to work with other talented people at a company where people matter. If you want to put your fingerprint on an organization and leapfrog your growth, this is the place for you.

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination or harassment based on “protected categories,” Point Wild is committed to being an inclusive community where all feel welcome. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Point Wild.

Important privacy information for United States based job applicants can be found [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WVjqmmLXKkH54XMrgksxVSqzgNl-RAcZ/view?usp=sharing).

## About Point Wild

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Point Wild is a data security software company that provides breach resilience, response, and remediation solutions for consumers and enterprises through a portfolio of online security brands.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: The company was formed in 2024 through the merger and rebranding of Pango Group and Total Security.
- **Founders**: Hari Ravichandran (Founder & Chairman)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Cybersecurity, Data Security Software Products, Identity Theft Protection, Device Security, Online Privacy
- **Target customers**: B2C (consumers), B2B (enterprises), and B2B (partners/channel)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To secure sensitive data, ensure privacy, and protect endpoints with innovative, robust, and scalable solutions for consumers and enterprises." [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)

## Products & Services
- **Lat61 (Agentic AI Threat Protection Engine)**: An intelligent platform that ingests over 1 billion daily events from 25 million protected endpoints to provide unified threat insights, superior protection, and powerful network effects across the entire breach ecosystem. It is a modular, plug-and-play security platform leveraged across consumer and enterprise solutions. [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)
- **Consumer Security Brands**: A portfolio of best-in-class device security, online privacy, and identity theft protection brands serving more than 25 million users worldwide. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/point-wild)
- **CyEx (Cyber and Data Breach Response Solution)**: A first-of-its-kind cyber and data breach response solution. [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)
- **Comparitech**: A leading consumer security review site (acquired by Pango Group). [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)
- **Simpluris**: An award-winning class action settlement administrator (acquired by Pango Group). [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)
- **Juraspring**: A lien resolution firm (acquired by Point Wild). [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (privately held).
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — Venture Round from 1 investor (details not disclosed). The company was formed via a merger and operates as a standalone entity after separating from Aura. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/point-wild)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Board members include Sujay Jaswa (Founding Partner, WndrCo), Jeffrey Katzenberg (Founding Partner, WndrCo), Trevor Oelschig (Managing Director, General Catalyst), and Chandler Reedy (Managing Director, Head of Strategic Investments, Warburg Pincus). [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-team/)
- **Growth Signals**: 
    - Headcount growth of +43.7% year-over-year (adding 45 people, now at 122 employees). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/point-wild)
    - 20% YoY growth and 200M+ "class members served" noted on the careers page. [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/careers/)
    - Operates in 9 countries (US, UK, India, Ukraine, Poland, Portugal, Georgia, Lithuania, Romania). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/point-wild)
    - Active job postings: 30 (with a monthly increase of +100% and quarterly increase of +500%). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/point-wild)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Compounding Data Moat**: The Lat61 platform leverages a "compounding data moat" from 25 million protected endpoints and over 1 billion daily events, creating powerful network effects that improve threat detection and protection for all users. [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)
- **Agentic AI**: The company's core technology is built on an Agentic AI threat protection engine, setting it apart in the cybersecurity market. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/point-wild)
- **Modular Platform**: The plug-and-play nature of the Lat61 platform allows it to be leveraged across different consumer and enterprise solutions, creating a unified ecosystem. [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)
- **Portfolio Strategy**: Point Wild operates as a portfolio of best-in-class security brands, allowing it to acquire and scale proven solutions rather than building everything from scratch. [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Growth through acquisition**: The company's history shows a clear strategy of acquiring and scaling best-in-class brands (Comparitech, Simpluris, Juraspring, Total Security). [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)
- **Platform consolidation**: Building a unified security platform (Lat61) that powers all its brands, creating a holistic fence around data breaches. [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)
- **Global expansion**: Rapidly expanding its workforce across 9 countries, with a strong presence in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria) for engineering talent. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/point-wild)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: The company describes itself as "scrappy, nimble" with "no red tape, no bureaucracy." Employees are encouraged to "take ownership, forge their own path and grow into leaders." [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/careers/)
- **Impact**: Individual contributions are highly valued and visible in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment. [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/careers/)
- **Remote-First**: The company is fully remote, with open roles listed for remote work in the US, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, and India. [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/careers/) [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/point-wild)
- **Technical Stack**: Heavy emphasis on Go (Golang) for backend roles, with open positions for Backend Architect - Golang, Principal Platform Engineer, and DevOps Engineer. [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/careers/)
- **Growth Trajectory**: With 43.7% headcount growth and a 500% quarterly increase in job postings, the company is in a rapid scaling phase, offering significant career acceleration opportunities. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/point-wild)
- **Leadership**: The leadership team includes experienced executives from cybersecurity and technology, including a Chief AI & Technology Officer (Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan). [pointwild.com](https://www.pointwild.com/our-team/)

## Sources
1. [pointwild.com - Careers](https://www.pointwild.com/careers/)
2. [pointwild.com - Our Story](https://www.pointwild.com/our-story/)
3. [linkedin.com - Point Wild](https://www.linkedin.com/company/point-wild)
4. [builtin.com - Point Wild](https://builtin.com/company/point-wild)
5. [pointwild.com - Our Team](https://www.pointwild.com/our-team/)

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