Security Engineer

Pagoda is shepherding a future where NEAR becomes the blockchain operating system.

Overview

Pagoda’s growing security team is looking for a Security Engineer to partner with our Protocol team. You will focus on strengthening the security of the protocol through architectural improvements, automated testing, and manual auditing. You will also work closely with protocol engineers to ensure the security of new features and other changes.

What you will do

• Identify ways to improve the security of the protocol systematically.
• Set up testing infrastructure to ensure protocol security.
• Perform security audits of protocol implementation.
• Handle security vulnerability reports related to the protocol.
• Analyze risk and maintain a registry and remediation/improvement roadmap.

Requirements

• Development or software engineering experience and a deep passion for information security.
• Strong security engineering background and programming experience.
• Experience with a modern system programming language (e.g., C++, Rust).
• Demonstrated experience evaluating code for vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
• Familiarity with low-level programming, operating systems, and virtual machines; WebAssembly experience is a plus.
• Practical experience with security analysis tools such as fuzzing, SAST scanners, and linters.
• Experience in securing large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with remote teams.

Nice to have

• A passion for security and Web3.
• Experience in a startup environment.
• Experience with software verification technologies, including model checking and formal verification.

Hiring process

• Internal Recruiter Call (30 minutes)
• Meet with the Hiring Manager (30-45 minutes)
• Technical Interviews (3 x 60 minutes)
• Pagoda Interview (30 to 45 minutes)