Security Engineer, Product Security
About Us
Chainlink Labs is the leading developer of Chainlink, a decentralized computing platform that powers the verifiable web. As the industry-standard platform, Chainlink provides access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability for any blockchain. Our collaborations with some of the world's largest financial institutions, including Swift, DTCC, and ANZ, have helped us develop verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming. We also work closely with top Web3 teams such as Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs has consistently been recognized as one of the most loved workplaces by Newsweek in 2023 in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
The Security Team
The security department at Chainlink Labs plays a crucial role in protecting our people and infrastructure. Our mission is to safeguard Chainlink Labs and its assets against potential threats, whether they come from external or internal sources. We achieve this by utilizing specialized security engineering, cutting-edge technologies, forward-thinking policy development, and training highly skilled and security-aware personnel throughout the entire organization.
As an integral part of our organization, our team strives to foster a strong culture of security, ensuring that our most valuable assets are protected while maintaining accessibility and agility for all employees and the community.
About the Role
The Chainlink Labs Product Security team is seeking a passionate and driven Security Engineer to join our rapidly expanding team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to design and provide guidance on secure and scalable architectures for our various projects, assist with their implementation, and develop innovative systems to protect Chainlink and the Web3 ecosystem. You will play a key role in shaping and securing the next generation of Web3 products and infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Develop security tools and controls that are deployed across the company
- Design, develop, and deploy new core security features for Chainlink products, such as the Chainlink core node
- Define processes and systems that make network attacks difficult to execute and easy to detect
- Engage with upcoming engineering and non-engineering projects to ensure security is integrated into their design and functionality
- Contribute to defining and achieving the company's broader security goals
Minimum Qualifications
- Proficiency in Go or Rust
- Experience in a security-related role
- Experience building security software or securing enterprise systems
- Familiarity with *nix operating systems (including macOS)
- Ability to adapt to a fast-changing environment and a variety of technologies
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in writing or auditing Solidity
- Experience in auditing or securing frontends using React or NPM
- Strong understanding of cryptography, including concepts such as TLS, FIDO, encryption, and public key cryptography
- Familiarity with security analysis tooling and frameworks
- Enthusiasm for Ethereum and experience with tooling development, hardware wallets, and deployments
- Experience contributing to open source software with a proven GitHub history
Chainlink Labs offers global and remote-based positions. While we encourage applicants from all locations, we ask that you are able to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).
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