Security Auditor

Company Snapshot

Weybridge is a team of quantitative traders, researchers, economists, and engineers working in traditional financial markets, cryptocurrency markets, and blockchain technology. We develop sophisticated blockchain systems, analytics, signals, trading strategies, and economic models that drive our business. Our team applies the latest, most advanced concepts to analyse financial crypto markets and blockchain systems’ economies using data science analytics, machine learning, and modeling methods to help solve very complex challenges in investment, technology, economics, and venture capital.

Weybridge is looking for a Security Auditor for our Venture Capital’s Accelerator division. Through its venture arm and accelerator, Weybridge makes strategic investments in companies applying blockchain technology in unique and novel ways to disrupt existing industries in gaming, music, fashion, sport, and others. The Accelerator division helps incubate and accelerate these companies, grow and optimize their execution by leveraging the Weybridge team’s unique set of skills, experience, deep-rooted technology knowledge, industry connections, and expertise.

If you want access to the forefront of Web3 powered virtual worlds, and the new blockchain economy financial rails that power them, this is the place for you. We invite you to come and explore the opportunity.

How we work

We have team members working worldwide, from Europe, North America, to the Middle East and Asia. We leverage agile methodologies to move quickly and stay focused. Communication is vital to us, and we rely heavily on various digital communication technologies and platforms to help us stay in sync and coordinate all activities.

This role is a full-time remote position offering the flexibility to work from anywhere. You have the option to work in one of our office locations if it is local to you.

Role Overview

As our Security Auditor for our Venture Capital accelerator program, you will be intersecting cybersecurity and blockchain including but not limited to, security consulting, security reviews, security auditing of smart contracts and blockchains, verification of smart contracts, penetration testing, and more. We are looking to hire someone with a passion for Solidity, a deep understanding of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), distributed computing, and security. Candidates should have an eye for detail and have a passion for combining their skills with a flair for creativity and insight to hack smart contracts. This is a fun and challenging full-time position. If you are excited about hacking, threat modeling, scanning, auditing, designing, and enhancing the security of smart contracts across the board then you will thrive in this role. While you work with clients, we will also provide you with plenty of opportunities to get involved with research and development efforts to help us raise the standards of blockchain security.

What We’ll Offer You

An unparalleled opportunity to create – systems, strategy, relationships and culture. An environment where your voice will be heard and your impact deeply felt. A sense of belonging where your work is appreciated and rewarded.

You’ll get exposure to a variety of inspiring and disruptive applications in blockchain technology and digital assets across numerous markets and industries. You will be a part of an expert team of talented scientists, engineers, financial professionals, creators, supporters, advocates, strategists with diverse backgrounds - all of whom are eager to collaborate and grow alongside you.

What You’ll Bring To The Team

We’re looking for a self-starter who is passionate about the blockchain space and very proud of their work product and producing the highest quality solutions.

At Weybridge, we value all the dimensions of diversity, including diversity of experience. We recognise that candidates applying for this role will be most successful if they bring the following with them:

• Passionate about Cryptocurrency/Defi/Blockchain is a plus
• Minimum of 3+ years professional experience as SWE, or Security Engineer
• 2+ years of experience in solidity, the EVM, and blockchain technology
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science/Security Information
• Solid experience in threat analysis, APT or response
• Experienced in threat and vulnerability management, penetration testing, and SecOps (intrusion detection, security logging, malware analysis, and forensics)
• Experience developing tooling in Rust, Golang, Solidity
• Strong Math background is a plus

Must-Haves

• You need to be able to take apart abstract concepts and put them back together from both a macro and micro point of view.
• You are great at tightly weaving together loose thoughts on either level into a clearly written narrative.
• You need to be able to go beyond placing yourself in the mind’s eye of a project’s creator, to placing yourself in the minds of various adversarial or free-riding actors.
• You display an uncommon degree of common sense in the way you raise attention to issues involved in all of the above.
• You need to be comfortable regularly taking ownership over more than you were foreseeably assigned while engaged in all of the above.

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with the external blockchain developers to audit their code and secure their products including smart contracts, protocols and dapp.
• Contribute to our internal security tools and create new ones that helps for improving the security services by following good engineering practices.
• Conduct security research and publish your findings in technical blog posts / conferences.
• Improve our processes and offering and strive for the satisfaction of our clients

The Fine Print

Weybridge celebrates diversity of thought, race, national origin and culture, age, experience, religion, economic and social status, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability status. Building a culture of inclusion allows us to create and share experiences with each other, and with our virtual communities. We always seek to maintain a diverse and welcoming workplace, and candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Weybridge does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters and recruitment agencies through our website, job posting or directly to our talent team. We will not pay fees to any third-party agency, headhunter or company that does not have a signed agreement for this position in place.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.