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Security Research Engineer

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You will investigate emerging blockchain threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors across smart contracts, protocols, economic systems, and off-chain infrastructure. You will analyze real-world attacks and convert research findings into detection and prevention capabilities. You will develop security tools, heuristics, rule sets, models, and research-driven logic for real-time threat detection and mitigation. You will identify Web3 security vulnerabilities and own significant technical-development segments, shaping security products for high security and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Develop heuristics, rule sets, models, and research-driven logic for the real-time threat detection engine.
  • Research blockchain protocols, smart contracts, bridges, and DeFi mechanisms to uncover threat patterns and exploitation techniques.
  • Analyze real-world Web3 exploits and adversarial behavior to identify detection and prevention opportunities.
  • Develop tools and contribute to systems that detect and mitigate security risks in real time.
  • Identify and analyze Web3 security vulnerabilities.
  • Define and shape Web3 security products.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on security research experience with the ability to find, understand, and explain complex vulnerabilities.
  • Multi-year experience building systems with Python, object-oriented programming, and SOLID principles, including production-grade code contributions.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Written and verbal communication skills.
  • Understanding of the Ethereum Virtual Machine.
  • Smart contract development experience.
  • Familiarity with smart contract vulnerabilities and blockchain security concepts.
  • Knowledge of trading and finance concepts.
  • Cloud development experience with AWS infrastructure.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

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