Graduate Software Engineer - Blockchain Security

Matrixport; California (MO); Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BIT seeks a security-minded software engineer to analyse blockchain protocols, redesign wallet systems with robust cryptographic mechanisms, and contribute to security-oriented architecture decisions.

Fresh graduates to early-career professionals will collaborate with senior engineers, perform threat modelling, and participate in security audits while writing high-quality, secure code across Java, Go, Rust, C++, and Python.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, cryptography, cybersecurity, engineering or related field.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Experience with threat modelling, secure coding and security audits is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyse how mainstream blockchain protocols work and help redesign wallet systems with secure cryptographic mechanisms.
• Develop hardening and mitigation plans against known protocol-level vulnerabilities and emerging risks.
• Contribute to security-driven re-architecture and defence-in-depth for critical modules.
• Write, debug, and test secure, high-performance code under senior engineers.
• Track emerging blockchain attack techniques and turn research into ship-ready improvements.
• Participate in security audits of internal systems and open-source dependencies.

Skills

Java

Go

Rust

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cryptography, Cyber Security, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

BIT seeks a security-minded software engineer to analyse blockchain protocols, redesign wallet systems with robust cryptographic mechanisms, and contribute to security-oriented architecture decisions.

Fresh graduates to early-career professionals will collaborate with senior engineers, perform threat modelling, and participate in security audits while writing high-quality, secure code across Java, Go, Rust, C++, and Python.