Founding Auditor

About

yAcademy is an ecosystem initiative spearheaded by Yearn Finance and its partners to bootstrap a sustainable and collaborative blockchain security and nurture aspiring security talent.

yAcademy DAO is managed by its full-time members and active contributors, with oversight and guidance from the Ethereum Security Alliance members.

Founding Auditor

As a founding auditor you get to shape the academy from its early days, including defining structures and practices and hiring future permanent members from outstanding intern talents. The mandate of yAcademy will be your main focus: auditing of real smart contracts and overseeing the internship programs. You will have the support of yAcademy’s core contributors to help you create a vibrant and productive working environment, as well as help from yAcademy’s ecosystem partners.

Roles

• Work closely with Yearn Finance core teams to define auditing tasks and delivery timelines.
• Work with yAcademy’s support staff and contributors to design and run internship programs.
• Work with yAcademy’s partners to design and implement awareness campaigns intended to scout for and attract top security talents.
• Work with yAcademy’s oversight committee to design and implement compensation tiers for: interns, contributors, and bounty hunters.

Qualification

• You have auditing experience, preferably in Web3 domain
• You are comfortable using automated auditing tools
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• You have a passion for community building
• Bonus: you have contribute to blockchain security through bounties and/or participation in CTF competitions

Compensation

• $125-150k USD yearly salary
• 5% equity in the yAcademy DAO.