Smart Contract - Security Engineer

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Smart Contract - Security Engineer (Solidity, CodeChain) who is able to deconstruct, hack, and secure smart contracts and Dapps.

About the Role

• This person should have a passion for Solidity, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), and security.
• This is a challenging full-time position hacking, modeling, scanning, auditing, designing and enhancing the security of smart contracts.
• A significant part of the work can be done remotely wherever you are; little travel is anticipated (most of the technical team works remotely around the world).
• We are looking for exceptionally intellectual, bright and technically driven individuals. We will be addressing challenges that have not been encountered before while borrowing from patterns in previous software architectures.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of blockchain and distributed ledger protocols and smart contract scripting languages (e.g. Solidity, CodeChain)
• Demonstrated expertise and contributions towards smart contract security, EIPs (Ethereum Improvement Proposals), or research.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or similar technical subject, PhD in relevant field is a plus.
• 3 years of relevant work experience analyzing the security of systems (penetration testing, Web Application security testing, vulnerability scanning, threat modeling, etc.).
• experience in responding to security problems in target-rich environments, looking at security alerts, front-line analysis and response.
• Think through and anticipate how hackers and others may attempt to subvert or mis-use applications
• Previous work with P2P Networking and distributed systems.
• Understanding of various distributed consensus methodologies (Mining, PoS, PoW, Tendermint.
• Understanding of cryptography, including asymmetric (pub/priv key), symmetric, hash functions, encryption/signatures. ( ECDH, ECDSA, PGP and AES).
• Experience building applications using any of the following (or similar) languages: Python, C, C++, C#, Golang, Rust.
• Coding/scripting experience in one or more general purpose languages.

What we value

• Fast learner. We’re looking for software engineers who thrive on learning new technologies and don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions.
• Keep up to date on emerging capabilities in this fast growing area and identify where and how new capabilities can be applied.
• Enthusiasm for working in a space full of unknown unknowns, pivoting as needed, and being comfortable with not knowing the end state.
• Self-starter-able to work on his own initiative with minimal supervision.
• Fearlessness. You think a working proof-of-concept is the best way to make a point.
• You strive on proving that speed and quality are not conflicting; that you can achieve both at the same time.
• Versatility. In addition to having an intimate knowledge of the whole web stack, you understand how all the pieces fit together (front-end, database, network layer, etc.) and how they impact the performance of your application.
• Strong architecture skills. You know how to build highly scalable, robust, and fault-tolerant services
• You stay up-to-date with the latest architectural trends across blockchain technologies shaping business innovation globally.
• Passion. You feel ownership over everything you ship; you'd never call code "released" until you’re confident it’s correct.
• You pride yourself on efficient monitoring, strong documentation, and proper test coverage.
• A team player. You believe that you can achieve more on a team — that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. You rely on others' candid feedback for continuous improvement and work easily on remote and distributed teams

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