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CISPA – Helmholtz Centre for Information Security gGmbH

The CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security is a national Big Science institution within the Helmholtz Association. It explores information security in all its facets in order to comprehensively and holistically address the pressing major challenges of cybersecurity and trustworthy artificial intelligence that our society faces in the digital age. CISPA holds a global leadership position in the field of cybersecurity, combining cutting-edge and often disruptive foundational research with innovative applied research, technology transfer, and societal discourse. Thematically, it aims to cover the entire spectrum from theory to empirical research. It is internationally recognized as a training ground for the next generation of cybersecurity experts and scientific leaders in the field.

24/04/2026
Full time
Software Engineer (Program Analysis) (m/f/x)
CISPA – Helmholtz Centre for Information Security gGmbH St. Ingbert, Rickertstraße, Sankt Ingbert, Germany
Your future area of responsibility: Developing and extending program analysis engines to extract structured, security-relevant insights from code. Working with graph-based code representations (e.g., ASTs, CPGs, call graphs) to model and analyze program behavior. Integrating analysis components into larger systems, including pipelines that interface with AI agents. Designing and maintaining scalable, testable, and maintainable code for analysis frameworks. Building APIs and services that expose analysis results for downstream systems. Building testing strategies (unit, integration, and end-to-end) to ensure the correctness and reliability of analysis results. Collaborating closely with machine learning, security, and systems researchers to translate research into a usable system. For content-related questions regarding the position,   Hossein Hajipour   is available as your contact person via email. We are looking for...