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What are we all about?
We are a team of builders and researchers on a mission to empower enterprises and developers worldwide to access and build on decentralized systems.

Our expertise covers several domains: Ethereum and Starknet protocol engineering, layer-2, AI, cryptography research, protocol research, decentralized finance (DeFi), security auditing, formal verification, real-time monitoring, smart contract development, and dapps and enterprise engineering.

Working to solve some of the most challenging problems in the blockchain space, we frequently collaborate with renowned companies, such as Ethereum Foundation, Starknet Foundation, Gnosis Chain, Flashbots, Forta Protocol, Lido, EigenLayer, Open Zeppelin, RISCZero, Aleph Zero, and many more.

Today, we are a 350+ strong team working remotely across 66+ countries.

View all our open positions here: https://www.nethermind.io/open-roles




About the role:

We’re seeking auditors with smart contract auditing experience to join our team. You'll work on projects written in Solidity. Knowledge of GoLang is a plus. We are seeking someone who understands the Solidity smart contract ecosystem. You’ll get the opportunity to work at the bleeding edge of Blockchain technology and interact with different teams working in every aspect of Web3 security.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with protocols in the Solana, Ethereum, StarkNet, and Polkadot ecosystems to review their code and help secure their protocols.

• Collaborate with teammates to maintain and continually improve our existing blockchain security tools using modern software engineering practices.

• Develop new blockchain security tools.

• Engage in meetings with clients to discuss security and best practice improvements.

Must Haves:

• 1+ year(s) of experience in Solidity security analysis (must have).

• Solid understanding of the Ethereum Virtual Machine.

• Fluency in Solidity smart contract security.

• Detailed understanding of common smart contract vulnerabilities.

• Fluency with common tools and frameworks used for the development and security analysis of smart contracts.

• Strong debugging skills and/or experience in reverse engineering.

• Portfolio of audit report.

Nice to Haves:

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Understanding of most common DeFi applications.

• Publicly visible audit reports in your portfolio.

• GoLang experience is a plus.