Job Description
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. OpenZeppelin is the world leader in securing blockchain applications and smart contracts, founded in 2015 with a mission to protect the open economy. They are seeking a Blockchain Security Researcher to review smart contracts, conduct research on blockchain technologies, and collaborate with auditors to improve code security and understanding.
- Responsibilities
- 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
- Skills
- 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
- Experience in Back-end programming using JavaScript, Python, Golang or Rust
- Experience performing code reviews
- Experience in financial engineering and/or capital markets microstructure
- 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
- Company Overview
- OpenZeppelin builds developer tools and performs security audits for distributed systems that power multimillion-dollar economies. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in San Francisco, Islas Baleares, ESP, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://openzeppelin.com/.
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