Blockchain Security Engineer
Audit complex blockchain code to secure products handling billions in value
Work directly with developers of top blockchain teams to audit their code and secure products. Contribute to internal security tools and create new ones in collaboration with the research team. Conduct security research and publish findings on vulnerabilities in complex blockchain systems, including DeFi projects and multinational organizations.
Why This Role?
Work on securing blockchain projects handling billions, often forming the foundation of open financial systems
Key Responsibilities
- Audit blockchain code with developers from top industry teams to identify and fix vulnerabilities
- Contribute to and develop internal security tools in collaboration with the research team
- Conduct security research and publish findings on blockchain vulnerabilities
- Apply state-of-the-art tools and deep technical understanding to secure high-value systems
- Reason about complex code to find security flaws others might miss
Requirements
- Strong background in software engineering with focus on security-relevant areas
- Ability to reason about complex code
- Experience with penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, or threat modeling
- Good knowledge of cryptography
- Proficiency with Linux and Git
- Good written communication skills
Required Skills
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View Original Description from HN Who is Hiring
Original description from HN Who is Hiring
ChainSecurity | Blockchain Security Engineer | Full-time | INTERNS , HYBRID/REMOTE, Zurich, Switzerland | VISA possible | https://chainsecurity.com/ ChainSecurity is a young and innovative cybersecurity company that operates in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Our mission is to make the blockchain space secure and trustworthy for people, companies, and governments alike. We are proud of our security experts from the renowned universities ETH Zurich, EPFL Lausanne and others. We are trusted by 100+ blockchain companies and established corporations with security audits and services. We have secured complex systems for top blockchain clients, such as decentralized finance (DeFi) projects, and multinational organizations, such as banks and industrial consortia. A ChainSecurity Auditor will review the most complex blockchain projects to find vulnerabilities which no-one else can. By using state of the art tools, expert knowledge and a deep understanding of the fundamentals, we secure projects handling billions, often forming the foundation in the new paradigm of an open financial system. Your Responsibilities: * Work directly with the developers of the most successful teams in the blockchain industry to audit their code and secure their products * Contribute to our security tools and create new ones in collaboration with our internal research team * Conduct security research and publish your findings Requirements: * Strong background in software engineering, focused on security relevant areas and most importantly being able to reason about complex code * Experience with penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, threat modeling or similar is a plus * Good knowledge of cryptography * Proficiency with Linux and Git * Good written communication skills * Fluent in OOP programming language Bonus Points: * Formal Verification, White Box, Vulnerability Scanning * Solid Blockchain Knowledge * Consensus Algorithms Join us here: https://www.chainsecurity.com/jobs/blockchain-security-engin... Questions about the role? Contact: jobs@chainsecurity.com
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