Senior Security Engineer
Core
Design and implement secure software, audit code for vulnerabilities, and build ML tools to automate security analysis for the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem.
Role type
Senior Security Engineer (Software & ML)
Builds
Security-critical components, automated security analysis tools, and secure software for the Polkadot/Kusama blockchain stack.
Domain
Blockchain / Web3 / Cybersecurity
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Rust, secure coding practices, memory safety, code auditing, vulnerability analysis, bug bounty triage, machine learning for security, anomaly detection, fuzzing, cryptographic principles, blockchain security
Preferred skills
Offensive security mindset, threat modeling, risk assessment, smart contract security
Technologies
Rust, Polkadot SDK, Kusama, ML frameworks for security
Responsibilities
Write and optimize Rust code for security-critical components; perform deep manual and automated code reviews; design and implement ML models for automated security analysis; manage bug bounty submissions and triage security reports; integrate security best practices into the SDLC; identify and assess security risks in blockchain infrastructure.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
