Senior Blockchain Security Engineer

Optimism; United States; Remote; USD 186,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a proactive and skilled individual to join their Protocol Security team. This role involves developing onchain security strategies, performing thorough security assessments, and mentoring fellow engineers. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of onchain ecosystems, smart contract auditing experience, and a passion for continuous learning in the rapidly evolving crypto space. Join a forward-thinking company that values collaboration and creativity, and help shape the future of blockchain security while making a significant impact in the industry.

Benefits

medical benefits

dental benefits

vision benefits

401(k) plan

target bonus

target equity

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in smart contract auditing and onchain security.
• Strong knowledge of L1 and L2 networks, DeFi protocols, and staking.

Responsibilities

• Develop onchain security strategies and perform security assessments.
• Coach and mentor team members to build new skills in blockchain security.

Skills

onchain ecosystems knowledge

smart contract auditing

vulnerability identification

mentoring skills

communication skills

Job description

Base is planning to bring a million developers and a billion users onchain. We need your help to make that happen.

We believe that the onchain platform is the most important builder platform since the internet (“online”).

We believe that the onchain platform should be open source, free to use, and globally available. And we believe that in order to make it really work, we need all hands on deck, working together to scale in a secure, decentralized, easy-to-use way.

At Base, we live by our Stay Based values: we do the right thing, work hard, stay optimistic, prioritize the team, and push creative boundaries—all while building the future of onchain. We value a Zone 3+ work ethic, where our team rises to the challenge, embraces hard weeks, and makes small to significant personal tradeoffs when necessary to drive impact and innovation.

The Protocol Security team ensures the security of all onchain development at Coinbase. We partner closely with product teams to make sure that our users can safely and confidently engage with the onchain world.

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Develop onchain security strategies and perform security assessments and threat modeling of various blockchain protocols.
• Lead from the front, be proactive and thorough, and identify top onchain security risks and develop strategies to deal with them.
• Provide expert technical guidance to the team in building new frameworks, analysis tools, and security products.
• Lead the way in establishing best practices and engage with product and eng teams to get them adopted.
• Coach and mentor Protocol Security team members to build new skills and be crypto-forward.
• Guide Protocol Security to the cutting-edge of security technologies for blockchain protocols and help set standards for the rest of the industry to follow.

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• You have extensive knowledge of onchain ecosystems, including the inner workings of L1 and L2 networks, DeFi protocols, staking, etc.
• You excel in identifying machine-level, transaction-level, and business logic-level vulnerabilities in smart contracts and protocol infrastructure.
• You have 3+ years of smart contract auditing experience and have led the audit of several complex protocols.
• You have an energy and self-drive for continuous learning as crypto is a constantly and rapidly changing space.
• You are passionate about mentoring and growing blockchain security engineers, as well as willing to learn from your team.
• You excel in clear, direct, and kind communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• You have experience building relationships with security, product, and engineering teams.
• You balance long term strategic thinking with short term tactical planning.

Job ID: P61656

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Pay Transparency Notice:

Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range: $186,065 — $218,900 USD

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