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 Rust components, automated security analysis tools, and secure blockchain infrastructure.
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, exploit development, threat modeling, smart contract security
Technologies
Rust, Polkadot, Kusama, ML frameworks for security
Responsibilities
Write and optimize secure Rust code for security-critical components; perform deep manual and automated code reviews to identify vulnerabilities; design and implement ML models for automated security analysis and threat mitigation; manage bug bounty submissions and collaborate with ethical hackers; integrate security best practices into the SDLC; assess security risks in blockchain infrastructure and smart contracts.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
