Protocol Security Engineer

Aztec is building a Layer 2 with private smart contracts. This role involves finding security issues, writing tooling, and assisting with audits of a large codebase.

Overview

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Job type

Full time

Compensation

Salary not specified

Location

Global

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Requirements

Security experience in a software engineering context (≥ 3 years)

Industry (or large-project academic) programming experience in a low-level language (e.g., Rust or C++)

Familiarity with applied cryptography and discrete mathematics (fields, elliptic curves)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills on technical topics

Participation in CTFs in a cryptography role a plus

Compiler development experience a huge plus

Web Security experience a huge plus

Responsibilities

Finding potential security issues.

Writing novel tooling.

Applying existing mechanisms to detect bugs.

Assisting internal software teams and external contractors with audits.

Benefits

Flexible and remote work environment

25 days holiday + bank holidays annually

Additional benefits include health insurance, retirement plans, and opportunities for professional development.

Quarterly offsite travel for collaboration

Events and conference budget

An opportunity to work at the cutting edge of blockchain and FinTech with a world class cryptography and engineering team