About Hex-Rays:
Hex-Rays is the company behind IDA Pro, the world's leading interactive disassembler and debugger. Trusted by security researchers, malware analysts, vulnerability hunters, and reverse engineers globally, IDA Pro has set the standard for binary analysis for over three decades. Our small, expert team is passionate about building tools that push the boundaries of what's possible in reverse engineering.
THE ROLE
We're looking for a passionate and technically grounded Product Owner. You'll be the critical bridge between our engineering team and our global user base, ensuring our product continues to evolve in ways that matter most to the researchers, analysts, and developers who rely on it every day. This is a high-impact role in a lean organization. You'll have direct influence on the product roadmap and a front-row seat to some of the most interesting problems in software security.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Engage with customers, researchers, analysts, and developers to gather feedback and uncover future needs through interviews, surveys, and direct dialogue.
- Define clear, actionable specifications and requirements for the engineering team, translating customer insights into concrete development briefs.
- Prioritize the product backlog in close collaboration with developers, balancing user needs, technical feasibility, and strategic goals.
- Coordinate releases to ensure smooth, on-schedule delivery of features and fixes, acting as the glue between engineering, QA, and communications.
- Contribute to integrations and tooling in the IDA ecosystem, working hands-on where needed.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Technical Background
- (MUST) Strong reverse engineering skills, you can read and reason about disassembled code.
- Solid knowledge of assembly language, binary analysis, and software security concepts.
- Familiarity with the tools and workflows of security researchers and developers.
Product Skills
- Proven ability to write clear, detailed, unambiguous specifications.
- Talent for developing and articulating a compelling product vision.
- Experience prioritizing backlogs and managing trade-offs under competing demands.
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication, you can talk to engineers and non-technical customers with equal clarity and confidence.
- Decisive: You can make sound judgments even with incomplete information.
- Collaborative by nature, but comfortable owning and defending your decisions.
Experience
- 5+ years in product management, product ownership, or a closely related role.
- Bonus: experience with niche technical tools, developer-focused products, or security software.
WHAT WE OFFER
- A small, expert team where your voice truly matters and your decisions have real impact.
- Hybrid/remote work with genuine flexibility, we care about output, not clock-watching.
- Flexible working hours to suit your rhythm and work style.
- Occasional travel to top industry conferences (REcon, Black Hat, and more) and internal team events.
- Opportunities to grow your network within the global reverse engineering and security research community.
- A compensation above what the market offers + bonus based on personal performance.
