Security Research Engineer

Investigate emerging blockchain threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors across smart contracts, protocols, economic systems, and off-chain infrastructure. Analyze real-world attacks and convert research findings into detection and prevention capabilities. Develop security tools, heuristics, rule sets, models, and research-driven logic for real-time threat detection and mitigation. Identify Web3 security vulnerabilities and shape 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.