Staff Blockchain Security Engineer

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Requirements:

• Extensive knowledge of onchain ecosystems, including the inner workings of L1 and L2 networks, DeFi protocols, staking, etc.
• Excel in identifying machine-level, transaction-level, and business logic-level vulnerabilities in smart contracts and protocol infrastructure.
• 5+ years of smart contract auditing experience with leadership in auditing complex protocols.
• An energy and self-drive for continuous learning in the rapidly changing crypto space.
• Passion for mentoring and growing blockchain security engineers while being open to learning from the team.
• Clear, direct, and kind communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience building relationships with security, product, and engineering teams.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with short-term tactical planning.

Responsibilities:

• Expand and formalize our Blockchain Security program to evolve towards continuous and ongoing risk assessment for our onchain products.
• Develop onchain security strategies and perform security assessments and threat modeling of various blockchain protocols.
• Lead from the front, be proactive and thorough, and identify top onchain security risks and develop strategies to deal with them.
• Provide expert technical guidance to the team in building new frameworks, analysis tools, and security products.
• Lead the way in establishing best practices and engage with product and engineering teams to get them adopted.
• Coach and mentor Protocol Security team members to build new skills and foster a crypto-forward culture.
• Guide Protocol Security to the cutting-edge of security technologies for blockchain protocols and help set standards for the industry.