Security Engineer

The role

You will review and secure blockchain protocols and web3 projects. You will partner with clients through design feedback, manual analysis, and automated tooling.

What you will do

• Design and implement security and defense-in-depth controls.
• Perform security research in blockchains and smart contract platforms.
• Develop security tooling and developer workflows.
• Collaborate with core contributors to conduct internal security audits.
• Shepherd external security audits with third-party audit firms.
• Operate bug bounty programs on Immunefi.
• Work in a diverse, decentralized team environment.
• Communicate security risks, findings, and proposed solutions.
• Adhere to standards of integrity, trust, and professionalism.

Required qualifications

• Strong desire to understand how things work.
• Ability to quickly absorb new information.
• Prior experience with code reviews, reverse engineering, fuzzing and/or binary exploitation.
• Willingness and aptitude to learn different web3 technology stacks written in Rust, Golang or C.

Nice to have

• Prior high ranking on bug bounty leaderboards, code audit contests, or CTF competitions

Benefits

• 25+ days of paid time off
• Comprehensive stipends for home office, wellbeing, professional development, and more
• Pension/401(k) programs
• Life insurance
• Premium healthcare
• Competitive base salary
• Lucrative bonus programs

About the company

Asymmetric Research is a specialized security firm focused on long-term, integrated partnerships with L1/L2 blockchains and DeFi protocols. The organization is fully remote.