Security Engineer, Product Security

As a Product Security Engineer, you will contribute to the security of Chainlink's products by building and reviewing security systems. This role combines hands-on software engineering with the identification and evaluation of security risks, enabling stronger security decisions throughout development. You will work within the Product Security team to deliver reliable security-focused engineering solutions.

• Design, develop, and maintain security systems that strengthen the security of Chainlink's products.

• Identify security vulnerabilities and potential attack paths through systematic technical reviews of existing systems.

• Improve the reliability and maintainability of security-focused software through high-quality implementation and testing.

• Evaluate security risks and engineering tradeoffs to inform technical decisions and reduce potential vulnerabilities.

• Deliver security engineering solutions from implementation through deployment, incorporating findings from technical reviews.

• Demonstrated software development experience, including writing, debugging, and maintaining production-quality code.

• Hands-on programming experience in Rust or Go, with the ability to demonstrate effective implementation and problem-solving.

• Experience designing, building, or implementing security systems, with demonstrated understanding of security considerations in technical design.

• Proven experience reviewing security systems, identifying potential vulnerabilities, and evaluating technical risks.

• A portfolio of prior engineering work, including publicly accessible code contributions or repositories demonstrating software development capability.

• Demonstrated engagement with security engineering through previous technical work, research, or security-focused projects.

• Experience critically evaluating systems to identify security weaknesses, attack paths, and potential improvements.

• Previously developed and shipped security products, with the ability to explain implementation decisions and technical tradeoffs.

• Experience developing or reviewing systems within Web3 or blockchain environments.

• Previous ownership of large engineering projects or experience leading small technical teams.

• Hands-on experience with security engineering for AI pipelines or AI-based systems.

Chainlink Labs is a remote-first organization and employment eligibility is contingent upon residing in an approved hiring jurisdiction. Team members may work outside their primary country of legal residence for a maximum of 90 days per calendar year. Please discuss your current location, legal residence, and work authorization with your recruiter during your initial conversation. Unless otherwise stated for a specific role, we require working hours that overlap with Eastern Time (ET).

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