AI-Driven Blockchain Security Engineer (Smart Contracts)

Embedding VC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Embedding VC is seeking an AI Blockchain Security Engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area to build AI-driven systems for blockchain security research and threat detection. You will work at the intersection of AI agents, blockchain infrastructure, and offensive security to improve vulnerability discovery and incident response.

The role focuses on smart contract analysis, cross-chain transaction flows, and automated security tooling, collaborating with researchers and engineers to stay ahead of

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, blockchain, or security.
• Experience in blockchain security, smart contract auditing, or vulnerability research.
• Familiarity with blockchain ecosystems, EVM internals, and transaction lifecycle analysis.
• Understanding of Web3 attack vectors including reentrancy, access control, signature replay, oracle manipulation, and cross-chain exploits.
• Knowledge of security practices such as vulnerability analysis, security monitoring, or exploit validation.
• Experience building AI workflows, retrieval systems, tool-calling agents, or LLM-powered security tools.

Responsibilities

• Build AI-assisted systems for smart contract security analysis and vulnerability detection.
• Research and develop AI agents to analyze smart contracts, protocol logic, and cross-chain flows.
• Create internal tooling for automated security investigation, exploit analysis, and threat detection.

Skills

blockchain security

smart contract auditing

vulnerability research

AI workflows

LLM-powered security tools

security monitoring

attack investigation

cross-chain analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/AI/Security

Job description

Embedding VC is seeking an AI Blockchain Security Engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area to build AI-driven systems for blockchain security research and threat detection. You will work at the intersection of AI agents, blockchain infrastructure, and offensive security to improve vulnerability discovery and incident response.

The role focuses on smart contract analysis, cross-chain transaction flows, and automated security tooling, collaborating with researchers and engineers to stay ahead of