Staff Software Engineer

Why Us?

CertiK is a pioneer in blockchain security, leveraging best-in-class AI technology to protect and monitor blockchain protocols and smart contracts. Founded in 2018 by professors from Yale University and Columbia University, CertiK’s mission is to secure the web3 world. CertiK applies cutting-edge innovations from academia to enterprise, enabling mission-critical applications to scale with safety and correctness.

Investors = Insight Partners, Sequoia, Tiger Global, Coatue Management, Lightspeed, Advent International, SoftBank, Hillhouse Capital, Goldman Sachs, Coinbase Ventures, Binance, Shunwei Capital, IDG Capital, Wing, Legend Star, Danhua Capital and other investors.

About the Role

• Manage a team to develop a cloud-based security scanning platform & integrate simulation environment/API services for blockchain system audit/analysis

• Research & implement proprietary verification engine for formal reasoning of blockchain system correctness on top of formal verification/static analysis/fuzzing, etc. 

• Develop feature modules for security-focused blockchain protocol & maintain corresponding infrastructure

• Build heuristics-based vulnerability detection tools & construct defects databases

• Perform security audit/economic assessment for public/private blockchain/smart contract systems

• Aggregate data within various blockchain aspects & analyze with different statistical/machine learning methods for security pattern extraction

Requirements

• MS in Computer Science/Engineering or a related field
• Advanced knowledge of compiler construction/programming language design
• High expertise in security evaluation/ statistical reliability analyses for blockchain software systems
• Strong skills in high-dimensional data analysis/probabilistic inference/machine learning
• Proficient in Python/Typescript/Golang/OCaml/Docker/Kubernetes/Vagrant & Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/GCP)

Compensation

$183,000 - $200,000/year (Full Time). The exact compensation at which this position is filled will be determined by the skills and experience of qualified candidates.

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CertiK accepts applications on an ongoing basis for this position until it is filled. The approximate date of closing will be March 1, 2024.

CertiK accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

CertiK is proud to offer medical, vision, and dental insurance, 401(k) plan with company matching, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, HSA (with high deductible plan), FSA, and other benefits to all full-time employees, along with flexible paid time off and holidays. CertiK also offers a variable commission program for business development sales roles.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

CertiK is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.

CertiK will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements.

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All CertiK employees are expected to actively support diversity on their teams, and in the Company.