Member of Technical Staff, Security Engineering
Develops and implements secure cryptographic controls and code reviews across infrastructure using Go, C++, C, and Rust. Designs robust security solutions, conducts threat modeling, and mentors engineers on security best practices in a crypto platform.
About the job
Core Competencies
- Deep understanding of modern cryptography: Proficiency in symmetric and asymmetric encryption, hashing algorithms, key management, and cryptographic protocols. Blockchain protocols experience is a plus.
- Secure coding expertise: Demonstrated ability to write secure, efficient, and well-documented code in Go, C++, C, and Rust, with a focus on cryptographic implementations.
- Systems thinking: Ability to analyze complex systems, identify potential vulnerabilities, and design robust security solutions within a distributed architecture. Experience with Hardware Security Modules is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving skills: Capacity to troubleshoot cryptographic issues, analyze security threats, and develop effective mitigation strategies.
- Excellent communication and collaboration: Ability to clearly explain complex cryptographic concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Technical Skills
- Develop and implement high-quality, secure code for cryptographic controls throughout our infrastructure.
- Review code throughout the technology stack and help engineering teams resolve issues related to security guardrails.
- Foster an efficient testing culture while reducing technical debt and unnecessary processes.
Responsibilities
- Build robust, resilient components that are easily integrated by other teams to ensure asset and data security.
- Develop and maintain threat models for cryptosystem guarantees, both internal and external.
- Monitor technical debt and proactively identify areas for improvement.
- Lead or substantially contribute to medium and large Security Team initiatives with minimal oversight.
- Coordinate team members across engineering boundaries and drive projects from inception to completion.
- Break complex projects into manageable tasks with accurate time and scope estimates.
- Present options clearly, analyze tradeoffs thoroughly, and provide well-reasoned priority recommendations.
- Mentor and guide engineers throughout the Engineering team.
- Collaborate across teams to solve problems, review specifications, and engage in technical discussions.
You may be a fit if you have
- Strong foundation in applied cryptography, including symmetric/asymmetric encryption, hashing algorithms, digital signatures, key exchange protocols, and common cryptographic libraries.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of secure systems, with a focus on security best practices and industry standards.
- Experience with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) for secure key generation, storage, and management.
- Implement various authentication and authorization mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication, OAuth 2.0, and role-based access control (RBAC).
- Threat modeling: Identify and assess potential threats to systems and applications, and prioritize mitigation strategies.
- Developed computer science fundamentals (concurrency, algorithms, and data structures).
- Care about code quality and test infrastructure.
- Prioritize security, end-user experience, and business value.
Bonus
- Blockchain protocol experience.
- Stay up to date with cryptoasset innovations.
Skills
Go, C++, C, Rust, Cryptography, Hardware Security Modules, Oauth 2.0, RBAC, Threat Modeling, Symmetric Encryption, Asymmetric Encryption, Hashing Algorithms, Key Management, Digital Signatures, Key Exchange Protocols
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