Smart Contract Security Engineer (DeFi)

Location: Must be based in the US or Europe (up to GMT+2) to ensure sufficient team overlap.

Company

Morpho is a leading decentralized lending protocol backed by top-tier investors, building an open, internet-native financial system to provide efficient access to capital.

What you will do

• Apply formal verification methods using Certora to prove protocol invariants and prevent bugs.
• Conduct thorough security reviews of internal smart contracts before production deployment.
• Manage the end-to-end bug bounty program, including triage, validation, and researcher communication.
• Develop safe and auditable periphery smart contracts to extend protocol functionality.
• Research emerging attack vectors and new bug classes to maintain security at the frontier.
• Represent the protocol at security conferences and publish research to strengthen community credibility.

Requirements

• Must be based in the US or Europe (up to GMT+2).
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in smart contract auditing with a proven track record.
• Deep knowledge of the Ethereum Virtual Machine, Solidity, and the blockchain ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with formal verification tools like Certora.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for vulnerability reporting and research.

Culture & Benefits

• Top-tier compensation and real flexibility in a fast-moving, async-first environment.
• Support for deep work and continuous professional growth.
• Regular team gatherings in Paris.
• Comprehensive health coverage and learning support.
• High-support, low-ego culture where decisions are justified and work is questioned openly.