Senior Security Engineer – Bitcoin/Lightning, Remote & Global

Lightning Labs; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 24,896,000 - 41,494,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightning Labs is seeking a Security Engineer to scale our security program for web, Bitcoin, and Lightning services. This hands-on role focuses on implementing security policies and procedures across distributed systems, with emphasis on cryptography, threat modeling, and secure code reviews.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in security, strong experience with Go, Rust, C/C++, or Java, and a track record in security testing, incident response, and open source collaborations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in systems security.
• Experience with Go, Rust, C/C++, Java.
• Experience with Bitcoin/Lightning security.
• Security audits and code review experience.
• Experience leading security teams.
• Experience with remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy fuzzing, penetration testing infrastructure for open source and production systems.
• Perform security audits and review of internal production systems and open source software interfacing with Bitcoin/Lightning.
• Mentor teammates and guide security posture.
• Create global security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Oversee security aspects of software release processes and infrastructure.
• Determine security team requirements for future growth.
• Develop incident management processes and response readiness.
• Perform risk assessments.

Skills

Security engineering

Penetration testing

Cryptography

Security incident response

Security code review

Remote teamwork

Go

Rust

C/C++

Java

Risk management

Mentorship

Open source security

Bug bounty programs

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Lightning Labs is seeking a Security Engineer to scale our security program for web, Bitcoin, and Lightning services. This hands-on role focuses on implementing security policies and procedures across distributed systems, with emphasis on cryptography, threat modeling, and secure code reviews.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in security, strong experience with Go, Rust, C/C++, or Java, and a track record in security testing, incident response, and open source collaborations.