Staff Security Engineer, Protocol Security

At Coinbase, our mission is to, and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people
We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web3 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto
Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team
First, we look for candidates who will thrive in a like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves
Second, we expect all employees to commit to our to our work
Finally, we seek people who are excited to learn about and live crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture
We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world

Ready to #LiveCrypto? Who you are:

• You’ve got positive energy
  You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there
   
• You’re never tired of learning
  You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3
  0
   
• You appreciate direct communication
  You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener – because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other
  You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow
  
• You can pivot on the fly
  Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too
  What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you
  You’re not looking for a boring job
  
• You have a “can do” attitude
  Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines
  Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission
  
• You want to be part of a winning team
  We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone
  

At Coinbase, our mission is to, and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people
We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web3 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto
Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team
First, we look for candidates who will thrive in a like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves
Second, we expect all employees to commit to our to our work
Finally, we seek people who are excited to learn about and live crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture
We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world

Security is a primary competency at Coinbase, and the Security Team keeps a watchful eye over every aspect of it
Every day, we go to battle against some of the most sophisticated attackers in the world to protect tens of billions of dollars worth of digital assets and ensure that our customers and employees can enjoy a safe, trusted experience
 

What you’ll be doing (ie
job duties):

At Coinbase, we believe that securely building onchain products is one of our key differentiators
Blockchain Security is essential to continuing to instill our customer’s trust in Coinbase and  the Crypto Economy
 

Blockchain Security is an innovative security field, requiring new best practices to securely develop blockchain systems
Our work is varied and spans both onchain and offchain systems — from secure storage of and access to key management infrastructure offchain to providing safe infrastructure for developers and users to interact with dapps, tokens, and other onchain infrastructure
 

What you’ll be doing:

• Expand and formalize our Blockchain Security program to evolve towards continuous and ongoing risk assessment for our onchain products
  Our goal is to detect and prevent security breaches through high quality assessments and successful remediation of security vulnerabilities
  
• Develop onchain security strategies and perform security assessments and threat modeling of various blockchain protocols, smart contracts
• Lead from the front, be proactive and thorough, and identify top onchain security risks and develop strategies to deal with them 
• Provide expert technical guidance to the team in building new frameworks, analysis tools, and security products
• From time to time, you may take on an novel engineering review project for yourself to keep your skills relevant
• Lead the way in establishing best practices and engage with product and eng teams to get them adopted
• Coach and mentor protocol security team members to build new skills and be crypto-forward
• Guide Protocol Security to the cutting-edge of security technologies for blockchain protocols and help set standards for the rest of the industry to follow

What we’re looking for in you:

• You have extensive knowledge of onchain ecosystems, including the inner workings of L1 and L2 networks, tokens, DeFis protocols, and DAOs
• At least 2 years experience in Blockchain Security with expertise in the latest onchain industry leading products 
• At least 5 years experience and solid foundation in information security 
• You have a demonstrable expertise in the security of at least one major blockchain protocol, preferably Ethereum 
• You have an energy and self-drive for continuous learning as Crypto is a constantly and rapidly changing space
• You are passionate about mentoring and growing blockchain security engineers
  Also, you have willingness to learn from your team 
• You excel in  clear, direct, and kind communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• You have ability to develop relationships with security, product, and engineering teams
• You balance long term strategic thinking with short term tactical planning
• You excel in identifying machine-level, transaction-level, and business logic-level vulnerabilities in smart contracts and protocol infrastructure

Nice to haves:

• You have experience in building onchain monitoring technology

Position ID: G2453

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

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