Security Research Engineer
Core
Investigate emerging blockchain threats and vulnerabilities across smart contracts, protocols, and economic systems to build real-time detection and prevention capabilities.
Role type
Senior Security Research Engineer (Web3/Blockchain)
Builds
Real-time threat detection engine, detection rules, and security tools for Web3 protocols and exchanges
Domain
Web3, Blockchain, Smart Contracts, DeFi
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Security research, vulnerability analysis, heuristic development, system building, Python, OOP, SOLID principles (via careerplan.io/jobs/8A-00E-81-262-security-research-engineer-at-hypernative)
Preferred skills
Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) expertise, smart contract development, blockchain security concepts, trading/finance knowledge, AWS infrastructure
Technologies
Python, AWS
Responsibilities
Develop heuristics, rule sets, and models for the threat detection engine; Conduct deep research into blockchain protocols and DeFi mechanisms to uncover threat patterns; Analyze real-world exploits and adversarial behaviors; Develop tools to mitigate security risks in real-time; Define and shape Web3 security products
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
