Embedded Security Engineer

Requirements

We are looking for a remote, full-time embedded security engineer to keep pushing the envelope on decentralized technologies. Particularly, having experience in penetration testing and Golang is a huge plus.

We’re searching for a highly-motivated, team-oriented, and inquisitive learner to build great software with us. Upon joining our team, you’ll be fully involved in the design and code review process, have autonomy to take over non-trivial features from end-to-end.

The hard requirements for this position are as follows:

•  Experience in security and/or penetration testing
•  Significant experience as a software engineer, having worked on a team, participated in the design and code review process, and having not only shipped products, but successfully landed them
•  Foundational understanding of Computer Science and a strong grasp on fundamentals, both in theory and in practice

Bonus points for the following:

•  Experience in Golang
•  Knowledge of Ethereum or blockchain-related technologies
•  Deeper knowledge of the internals and limitations of Golang
•  Knowledge of computer networking and p2p networking

The Role

In one month, you will have:

•  Learned about the Ethereum blockchain’s internals, its roadmap, and the internals of our flagship project, Prysm, which will serve as the backbone for Ethereum’s next big upgrade
•  Worked on threat modeling our software within the scope of the Ethereum proof of stake network
•  Participated with other teammates in being the first line of defense against network failures, outages, and unexpected scenarios using instrumentation and best practices

In three months, you will have:

•  Performed significant security analysis and improvements to our codebase
•  Improved the robustness of mission-critical distributed and concurrent systems in our application
•  Have taken ownership of several features from end to end on our roadmap through maintainable code with good tests, documentation, and clear design principles

In six months to one year, you will have:

•  A deeper understanding of blockchain technology, cryptography, p2p networking, and systems architecture
•  Mentored future team-members, junior developers, and external contributors; helping them level up technically
•  Worked with the team to ship the next upgrades to Ethereum with a security-first mindset

Benefits

Your personal success is paramount to the team’s success. We believe this opportunity is once-in-a-lifetime, allowing us to work on open source software with passionate engineers working on a cutting-edge solution the world has never seen. Every line of code you write will be mission critical in securing billions of dollars in value and we want to offer you solid benefits to make your experience working with us exciting and personally fulfilling.

The benefits we offer include:

•  Insurance (Medical, Life, Vision/Dental) options that are built for both individuals and families, including almost full company contributions
•  Competitive compensation
• A fully-remote working experience, with paid travel with the team to key, important conferences for Ethereum such as Devcon (previously hosted in Osaka, Prague, and other cities)
•  Unlimited PTO
•  Autonomy and ownership of important features that will go live and secure billions of dollars in the Ethereum network
•  Being part of a journey to develop something the world has not seen before, building a truly scalable, decentralized, and secure blockchain

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