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Blockchain Security Researcher - Future Openings

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Hands-on and practical experience in one or more of the following areas: software development, cyber security, mathematics.
  • Experience with public Ethereum or other EVM-based blockchains.
  • Knowledge in the Solidity programming language.
  • Intellectual curiosity and the capability to learn complex topics.

Responsibilities

  • Review smart contracts for top decentralized applications before launch and present findings and vulnerabilities to the client.
  • Collaborate with one or two auditors to review code line by line and attempt to hack it.
  • Propose improvements and best practices to make code easier to understand and use in the future.
  • Conduct open-ended research around cutting-edge blockchain technologies.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Mathematics
  • Distributed Team Management
  • Detail Oriented
  • Intellectual Curiosity
  • Verbal Communication Skills
  • Self-Motivation

About the company

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OpenZeppelin

  • Crypto & Web3
  • Startup
  • 51–200
Founded in 2015, OpenZeppelin is the world leader in securing blockchain applications and smart contract systems. Its bedrock open source Contract Libraries are a public good and industry standard for smart contract development. OpenZeppelin’s professional expertise, unified with the Defender developer security platform, integrates through clients’ development lifecycles, so teams can plan, code, audit, deploy and operate projects faster and more safely. OpenZeppelin secures success for over a thousand trusted crypto protocols and organizations, including Coinbase, Ethereum Foundation, Compound, Aave, Uniswap, Matter Labs and ANZ Bank. With the success of our product, our security audits work, and our educational efforts, we have set industry standards for building secure systems in a fast-growing industry, which presents new programming paradigms. We are now excited to offer a development platform that will help the growing number of developers working on top of decentralized protocols build the applications that will reach mass adoption.

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Job description

About us

Founded in 2015 with the mission to protect the open economy, OpenZeppelin is the world leader in securing blockchain applications and smart contracts.

Our Open-Source Contract Libraries are a public good that have facilitated the transfer of over $35 trillion and are considered the industry standard for smart contract development.

Our professional expertise integrates seamlessly into clients’ development lifecycles, enabling teams to plan, code, audit, deploy, and operate projects more quickly and securely.

Please note: Always refer to OpenZeppelin's official job page for the most accurate information about our open roles, as we have seen multiple third party job sites posting inaccurate information.

Note: This posting is for future positions. Please apply if you’d like to be contacted once the role is officially available.

What you'll be doing

  • Review smart contracts for the top decentralized applications before they get launched and present findings and vulnerabilities that the protocol can have to the client.

  • Team up with one or two auditors and review code line by line and try to hack it.

  • Working on proposals to make code easier to understand and use in the future by sharing good practices

  • Conduct open-ended research around cutting edge blockchain technologies.

  • Paid time to conduct research and contribute to OpenZeppelin’s projects and knowledge

You have

  • Hands-on and practical experience in one or more of the following areas: software development, cyber security, mathematics.

  • Experience with public Ethereum or other EVM-based blockchains.

  • Knowledge in the Solidity programming language.

  • Intellectual curiosity and the capability to learn complex topics

  • Above-average attention to detail skills.

  • The ability to work independently, with minimal supervision.

  • An advanced English level and great communication skills (oral and written).

  • Passion about the blockchain space and decentralization.

  • Ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team.

Nice to have

  • Experience in Back-end programming using JavaScript, Python, Golang or Rust

  • Experience performing code reviews.

  • Experience in financial engineering and/or capital markets microstructure

Note

If you don't meet all of the listed requirements, but think you're a good fit for the position, please apply so we can review.

Logistics

Our interview process takes place on Zoom and tends to consist of the following stages:

  • Recruiter call (30 minutes)

  • Manager interview (60 minutes)

  • Technical interview (60 minutes)

  • Paid work trial (code review)

  • Reference checks

Please let us know if you require any accommodations for the interview process, and we’ll do our best to provide assistance.

Benefits

  • Company in-person gatherings in different locations around the world 😎
  • Fully remote work 🌎
  • Flexible time off 🏝
  • Paid parental leave 💙
  • One time work-from-home equipment stipend of up to $500 USD 🪑
  • Medical insurance coverage 🏥
  • Learning & Development opportunities 🧠
  • Work with a global team in a fast-growing industry 🚀

At OpenZeppelin, we are an equal opportunity employer and we value different perspectives. We are committed to building a diverse workforce. This includes but is not limited to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, national origin and other characteristics that make each one of us unique. In this uniqueness, we find the most value. Come join us!

 

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