\nAbout us\n\nFounded in 2015, OpenZeppelin is the premier crypto cybersecurity technology and services company, trusted by the most used DeFi and NFT projects in the world.\n\nOur mission is to protect the open economy, safeguarding tens of billions of dollars in funds for leading crypto organizations including Aave, Coinbase, Compound, Ethereum Foundation, TheGraph and many others.\n\nThe OpenZeppelin team, spread across 30+ countries in the world, is responsible for creating the most popular Open Source Library for Smart Contract development in the world with over 15 million downloads! The expertise we've built along the years allowed us to uncover major security vulnerabilities for some of the most well known players in the market.\n\nWith the success of our products, our security audit work, and the open source educational efforts, we are setting the industry standards for secure systems of a hyper-fast-growing industry and we're looking for more folks to help us on our mission.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis opening is for a Security Researcher role within the company. If you would like to build and maintain the contracts library, Defender or any of our products, consider the product development openings.\nWhat you'll be doing\n\n\n* \n\nReview smart contracts for the top decentralized applications before they get launched and present findings and vulnerabilities that the protocol can have to the client.\n\n\n* \n\nTeam up with one or two auditors and review code line by line and try to hack it.\n\n\n* \n\nWorking on proposals to make code easier to understand and use in the future by sharing good practices\n\n\n* \n\nConduct open-ended research around cutting edge blockchain technologies.\n\n\n* \n\nPaid time to conduct research and contribute to OpenZeppelin’s projects and knowledge\n\n\n\n\nYou have\n\n\n* \n\nHands-on and practical experience in one or more of the following areas: software development, cyber security, mathematics.\n\n\n* \n\nExperience with public Ethereum or other EVM-based blockchains.\n\n\n* \n\nKnowledge in the Solidity programming language.\n\n\n* \n\nIntellectual curiosity and the capability to learn complex topics\n\n\n* \n\nAbove-average attention to detail skills.\n\n\n* \n\nThe ability to work independently, with minimal supervision.\n\n\n* \n\nAn advanced English level and great communication skills (oral and written).\n\n\n* \n\nPassion about the blockchain space and decentralization.\n\n\n* \n\nAbility to work collaboratively in a distributed team.\n\n\n\n\nNice to have\n\n\n\n\nExperience in Back-end programming using JavaScript, Python, Golang or Rust\n\n\n\n\nExperience performing code reviews.\n\n\n\n\nExperience in financial engineering and/or capital markets microstructure\n\n\n\n\nLogistics\n\nOur interview process takes place on Zoom and tends to consist of the following stages:\n\n\n\n\nRecruiter call (45 minutes)\n\n\n\n\nHiring Manager call (45 minutes)\n\n\n\n\nTeam member interview (1 hour)\n\n\n* Leadership call (30 minutes)\n\n\n\nPaid work test (lasting up to 10 days)\n\n\n\n\nReference checks\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease let us know if you require any accommodations for the interview process, and we’ll do our best to provide assistance.\n\n\n\n\n\nBenefits\n\n\nUnlimited holidays 🏝\n\nFully remote: your way of working 🌎\n\nPaid parental leave & benefits for primary or second caregiver 💙\n\nTeam events: onboarding tour & company retreats in different locations around the world 😎\n\nWork from home office equipment stipend of up to $500 USD 🪑\n\nMonthly allowance for wellness activities 💪\n\nCoworking: access to a coworking space of your choice 👩‍💻\n\nLearning: technical training; spoken language lessons in any language of your choice (using Italki) 🗣\n\nWorking with a global team in a fast-growing industry 🚀\n\n\n\n\n \nAt OpenZeppelin, we are an equal opportunity employer and we value different perspectives. We are committed to building a diverse workforce. This includes but is not limited to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, national origin and other characteristics that make each one of us unique. In this uniqueness, we find the most value. Come join us!\n\n \n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Defi, Solidity, Crypto and Golang jobs that are similar:\n\n $72,500 — $125,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 🌎 Distributed team\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n
\n\n#Location\nWorldwide