Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aptos Labs is a people-first blockchain company on a mission to provide universal access to decentralized assets. They are seeking a Product Security Engineer to secure their core technologies and safeguard their infrastructure by identifying and mitigating threats.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and assess novel and recurring security issues via design reviews, code audits, and penetration tests
- Design and build security tools, and develop mitigations, frameworks, and hardening strategies tailored for vulnerability prevention and detection
- Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers
- Respond to and triage reports from bug bounty programs
Skills
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience in vulnerability research and exploitation
- Experience with native development practices and common vulnerability patterns (e.g., Rust, C, etc.)
- Experience with automated security analysis tooling and frameworks (fuzzing, static analysis, etc.)
- Contributions to the security community (public research, blogging, talks in relevant conferences, etc.)
- Experience with virtual machines or complex runtime environments, such as MoveVM (extra bonus), EVM, WASM, or LLVM-based runtimes, including their security models, sandboxing, and execution isolation
- Familiarity with smart contract programming languages (extra bonus for Move), security tools, and frameworks, including formal verification
Benefits
- 100% insurance premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents (US Employees)
- Equipment of your choice
- Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and floating company days off
- Competitive Salary
- Protocol Token Grants
- 401k matching (US Employees)
- Fun and inclusive in-person and digital events
Company Overview
Aptos Labs is a premier Web3 studio of engineers, researchers, strategists, designers, and dreamers building on Aptos, the Layer 1 blockchain built with safety and user experience in mind, enabling developers to build scalable, future-proof applications. It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://aptoslabs.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Aptos Labs has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024, 4 in 2022, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.