Lead Smart Contract Security Researcher: Protocol Risk

Blockful; New York (NY); On-site; USD 185,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Blockful in New York is seeking a Senior Smart Contract Security Researcher to map who really controls a protocol and assess the on-chain power behind privileged functions.

You will trace privileged functions, convert permissions into security scores, and back-test your methodology against real exploits while writing plain-language verdicts.

The role requires deep EVM knowledge and a track record of analyzing unfamiliar contracts, with equity and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Experience reading unfamiliar contracts and explaining failure modes.
• Deep knowledge of EVM, proxy, access-control and upgrade patterns.
• Ability to perform reproducible on-chain data analysis with evidence-backed methods.
• Strong writing: state risk clearly and support with analysis.

Responsibilities

• Trace privileged functions and map on-chain power.
• Convert permission data into clear security and relevance scores.
• Back-test methodology against real exploits and tighten.
• Write plain-language verdicts on top of evaluations.

Skills

EVM smart contracts

Proxy patterns

Access control

On-chain data tooling

Clear writing

Job description

Blockful in New York is seeking a Senior Smart Contract Security Researcher to map who really controls a protocol and assess the on-chain power behind privileged functions.

You will trace privileged functions, convert permissions into security scores, and back-test your methodology against real exploits while writing plain-language verdicts.

The role requires deep EVM knowledge and a track record of analyzing unfamiliar contracts, with equity and benefits offered.