I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Kudu Dynamics (Chantilly, VA) in Dec 2024
Interview
The interview process consists of a technical screen followed by an on-site interview, and you should be prepared to discuss everything on your resume in detail. Get ready to be asked technical questions based on the job description.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They gave me a scenario where I had to describe how I would exploit a kernel uaf vulnerability on a modern windows 11 system with all current mitigations enabled like hvci, cfg, vbs, etc. I had to explain how I would go from an arbitrary kernel read/write primitive to full system privileges, what kernel structures I would target, and how I would deal with things like pool hardening and control flow integrity.
I applied online. I interviewed at Kudu Dynamics (Columbia, MD) in Feb 2026
Interview
Bait and switch, then ghosted after the interview.
I applied for a Software Reverse Engineer at Leidos, however I ended up getting a call from Kudu Dynamics (acquired by Leidos).
The positions was listed as a hybrid, but it actually ended up being for a full-time in office position. During the initial interview, they made me think that while is was mostly in office, there can be some telework. It wasn't until my next interview that it was clear that it was a full-time in office position.
As well, they made me initially think that the work would be done in their nice Columbia office. However, that was also false. It was fully at the customer site in Fort Meade.
Finally, after my interview at their office, they never bothered to respond back to me for a rejection.
I did not have a great experience and probably dodged a bullet.