Perform deep-dive security reviews of smart contracts, protocols, and blockchain infrastructure
Analyze protocol designs and identify attack surfaces across DeFi primitives, tokenomics, governance, MEV, bridges, and ZK systems
Work within a pod or as part of a curated team with other senior researchers
Provide actionable recommendations with clear technical and business impact assessments
Reproduce exploits, write POCs, and occasionally contribute patches
Publish post-mortems, technical articles, and internal reports as part of the knowledge-sharing culture

Requirements

You've worked on or audited complex smart contracts and are deeply familiar with Solidity
You model systems end-to-end and attack assumptions from first principles
You enjoy working with other security researchers and protocol developers to ship secure products
You produce clear, concise, and rigorous technical writeups
You’ve either contributed to open source projects, published security research, performed audits, or made a name for yourself in the bug bounty world
You value open networks, cryptographic innovation, and building resilient systems
Deep understanding of the EVM and Solidity
Experience auditing production smart contracts (solo or in teams)
Experience with cross-chain protocols, bridging, rollups, or ZK systems
Track record of high-impact bugs in bounties, audits, or competitions
Familiarity with Ethereum security tooling: Foundry, Echidna, Slither, etc.
Experience writing or reviewing technical specs or protocol docs

Benefits

Access to cutting-edge projects and deeply technical reviews
Compensation at the top end of the market
Collaboration with the best researchers + projects in the industry

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

Soliditysmart contract auditingprotocol design analysisattack surface identificationend-to-end system modelingtechnical writingsecurity researchbug bountycross-chain protocolsEthereum Virtual Machine (EVM)

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detailcritical thinking