--- title: 'Software Engineering Lead (Front End) at Binarly' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineering-lead-front-end-binarly-united-kingdom-qdwyzb2vagkc' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-11' --- # Software Engineering Lead (Front End) at Binarly - **Company:** Binarly - **Location:** United Kingdom - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2025-01-23 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11 - **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/binarly/am9icG9zdDpDObKtLhSbFVBNqDZDHkGn ## Job description Software Engineering Lead (Front End) (UK-Based, Remote) ## About Binarly Binarly is redefining supply chain security, addressing critical vulnerabilities in firmware and beyond. In today’s interconnected world, every component in the supply chain—from hardware to software—represents a potential risk. Founded by Alex Matrosov, the former Chief of Offensive Research at NVIDIA, Binarly combines world-class expertise with cutting-edge AI-driven technology to provide comprehensive visibility, proactive threat detection, and automated remediation across the supply chain. Trusted by leading enterprises, manufacturers, and government agencies, Binarly empowers organizations to mitigate risks, ensure compliance, and secure their operations with confidence. The Problem Supply chain security is one of the most pressing challenges in today’s cybersecurity landscape: - Firmware Vulnerabilities: Attackers exploit firmware as a hidden entry point, bypassing traditional security tools. - Lack of Visibility: Organizations struggle to gain clear insights into the security of their supply chain, from firmware to software dependencies. - Compliance Challenges: Navigating regulatory frameworks while ensuring secure procurement and operations is increasingly complex. Binarly addresses these challenges by providing actionable insights and solutions that integrate seamlessly into existing workflows, helping organizations safeguard their operations and maintain trust in their supply chains. ## The Role We’re seeking a Front-End Lead to shape the user experience of Binarly’s cutting-edge platform. As the technical owner of our front-end systems, you will play a pivotal role in delivering an intuitive and powerful interface for security professionals tackling the most critical supply chain risks. This is a high-impact role for someone passionate about front-end development, design systems, and building elegant, scalable solutions. ## What You’ll Do - Lead Front-End Development: Own the architecture, development, and deployment of Binarly’s front-end systems, ensuring best-in-class performance and usability. - Define User Experience Standards: Collaborate with designers and product managers to create a seamless, intuitive user experience for our customers. - Drive Technical Excellence: Establish and enforce front-end development best practices, including code quality, testing, and scalability. - Mentor and Grow the Team: Guide and mentor front-end engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. - Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with back-end developers and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of APIs and back-end services. - Stay Ahead of Trends: Evaluate emerging front-end technologies and frameworks to ensure Binarly’s platform remains modern and competitive. - Optimize for Performance: Monitor and improve front-end performance, ensuring a responsive and reliable user experience. ## What We’re Looking For - 6+ years of front-end development experience, including 2+ years in a leadership role. - Deep expertise in modern front-end frameworks and libraries (e.g., React, Angular, or Vue.js). - Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3. - Proven ability to create and manage scalable, maintainable design systems. - Experience building complex, data-rich web applications with a focus on performance and responsiveness. - Familiarity with API integration and RESTful services. - Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. - Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Bonus Points - Experience in cybersecurity or supply chain security domains. - Familiarity with visualization libraries such as D3.js or Chart.js. - Experience with WebSocket and real-time data streaming. - Contributions to open-source front-end projects. - Startup experience or exposure to fast-paced environments. ## Compensation & Benefits - Competitive salary in a high-growth startup. - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. - Flexible, remote-first work environment. - Opportunities for professional growth and development. ## About Binarly ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Binarly provides an AI-powered platform for automated firmware and software supply chain security, enabling device manufacturers and enterprises to detect vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, and malicious code. - **Entity Type**: Private (Seed Stage; $14.1M total funding) - **Headquarters**: Santa Monica, California, USA - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Alex Matrosov (founder, now Board of Directors) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Computer and Network Security, Software Supply Chain Security, Firmware Security - **Target customers**: B2B – device manufacturers, OEMs, enterprise product security teams - **Mission or purpose statement**: “You can’t secure what you can’t see.” Binarly aims to eliminate blind spots in firmware and software supply chains by providing deep binary-level visibility. ## Products & Services - **[Binarly Transparency Platform]**: An AI-powered SaaS platform that inspects built binaries, validates SBOMs and CBOMs, detects tampering secrets and malicious code, prioritizes exploitable vulnerabilities with reachability and live exploitation signals, enforces CI/CD release gates, and accelerates post-quantum crypto readiness. - **[Binarly Risk Score (BRS)]**: A new risk prioritization system (launched April 2026) that combines diverse security signals into a single normalized score, offering flexibility and transparency beyond traditional CVSS/EPSS metrics. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$4.5M (as of most recent data) , Total Funding $14.1M (Seed round $10.5M led by Two Bear Capital; Pre-Seed $3.6M led by Acrobator Ventures and WestWave Capital) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Two Bear Capital, Acrobator Ventures, WestWave Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, Blu Venture Investors, Canaan Partners, and 16 others. Customers include Meta and Dell. - **Growth Signals**: 28 employees (+2.4% YoY); distributed across 9 countries; LinkedIn followers growing +23.9% yearly; recent product launch (BRS); leadership transition to scale go-to-market. ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep binary-level analysis** – Binarly’s core technology (backed by 9 patents) uses program analysis and machine learning to detect both known and unknown vulnerabilities, secrets, and malicious code, going beyond surface-level SBOM scanning. - **Reachability & exploitation prioritization** – The platform provides live exploitation signals and a proprietary risk score (BRS), enabling teams to focus on truly exploitable issues. - **Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) readiness** – Helping organizations transition to PQC environments, a forward-looking differentiator. ## Strategic Focus - Accelerate go-to-market momentum and enterprise adoption under new CEO Gwenyth Castro (hired March 2026 from Bishop Fox). - Expand platform capabilities (e.g., Binarly Risk Score) and deepen integrations with CI/CD pipelines. - Continue R&D in firmware security, post-quantum cryptography, and AI-driven vulnerability detection. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Small, global team (28 people across 9 countries) with strong technical focus. Typical roles include Security Researcher, Head of Platform Engineering, and Vulnerability Research Lead. Remote-friendly but HQ is on-site in Santa Monica. - **Policy**: On-site workspace (Santa Monica office). Distributed team across US, UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, and more. - **Notable perks/engineering culture**: Deep technical challenges in binary reverse engineering, program analysis, and security research. Open roles (currently none listed as of mid-2026) but previous postings for Security Researcher highlight hands-on reverse engineering and vulnerability discovery work. Company is in a growth phase, offering high-impact opportunities. ## Sources 1. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/binarlyinc) (key executive updates, hiring posts, product launch) 2. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/binarly) (funding, revenue, employee count, competitors, patents) 3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/binarly) (culture, office policy, employee count) 4. [theorg.com](https://theorg.com/org/binarly) (summary, founding date) 5. [ats.rippling.com](https://ats.rippling.com/binarly/jobs) (careers page showing current open roles status) ## Other roles at Binarly - [Product Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/product-manager-binarly-toronto-5wqpp4j8bwds) — Toronto, Canada - [Product Marketing Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/product-marketing-manager-binarly-united-states-emf067k6dp67) — United States - [Enterprise Account Executive](https://feeny.ai/job/enterprise-account-executive-binarly-united-states-9eyp9ctzsm59) — United States