Security Engineer

SOLANA FOUNDATION; Asia; A distancia; PEN 404.000 - 607.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days of paid vacation

Office and equipment stipend

Pension / 401K programs

Life insurance

Premium healthcare

Competitive base salary

Lucrative bonus programs

Descripción de la vacante

A leading blockchain security firm is seeking a Security Engineer to enhance security across various projects. This remote role involves implementing security controls, performing research on blockchains, and collaborating on audits. Ideal candidates are eager to learn, have experience in security roles, and a potential advantage from top rankings in bug bounty contests. Join a team committed to open-source values and maintaining high standards of integrity and confidentiality.

Formación

• Strong desire to understand systems with quick information absorption.
• Prior experience in security-focused roles.
• Prior high ranking in bug bounty or CTF competitions is a plus.
• Interest in security research for blockchain projects.

Responsabilidades

• Design and implement security controls to limit vulnerabilities.
• Perform security research on blockchains and smart contract platforms.
• Develop security tooling to detect vulnerabilities early.
• Collaborate on internal security audits.
• Lead external security audits and bug bounty programs.
• Communicate security risks and solutions clearly.
• Work in a distributed team with web3 professionals.
• Communicate risks and proposed mitigations clearly.
• Maintain high standards of integrity and professionalism.

Conocimientos

Code reviews

Reverse engineering

Fuzzing

Binary exploitation

Web3 technology stacks

Herramientas

Rust

Golang

C

Descripción del empleo

Location

Remote - AMER/EMEA/APAC

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Security Engineering

Asymmetric Research

Asymmetric Research is a specialized security firm focused on long-term, integrated partnerships with L1/L2 blockchains and DeFi protocols. We help teams build resilient systems, strengthen security posture, and proactively address emerging threats.

About the Role

We are seeking a Security Engineer to review and secure leading blockchain protocols and web3 projects. You will partner with clients to harden their products through design feedback, deep manual analysis, and automated tooling (fuzzing, static analysis).

Culture

AR is a fully remote organization and members of our team have been strongly committed to open-source values for decades, having worked at organizations with deep open-source roots and strong security programs including Google, Netflix, Mozilla, Stripe, and Jump Crypto. We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality, trust, and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security and defense-in-depth controls to prevent and limit vulnerabilities.
• Perform cutting-edge security research in popular blockchains and smart contract platforms.
• Develop security tooling and developer workflows to aid in the early detection of vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with core contributors to conduct internal security audits.
• Shepherd external security audits with the help of leading third-party audit firms.
• Operate bug bounty programs on Immunefi, including leading, monitoring, and triaging submissions.
• Work in a diverse, decentralized team environment with web3 professionals.
• Clearly communicate security risks, findings, and proposed solutions.
• Adhere to the highest standards of integrity, trust, and professionalism.

Requirements

• Strong desire to understand how things work, with the ability to quickly absorb new information.
• Prior experience with code reviews, reverse engineering, fuzzing and/or binary exploitation.
• Willingness and aptitude to learn different web3 technology stacks written in Rust, Golang or C.
• Prior high ranking on bug bounty leaderboards, code audit contests, or CTF competitions. [Nice to have]

Benefits

• 25 days of paid vacation
• Office and equipment stipend
• Pension / 401K programs
• Life insurance
• Premium healthcare
• Competitive base salary
• Lucrative bonus programs