Senior/Staff Security Engineer

Who We Are and What We are Doing:
Ethena Labs is actively building and deploying a suite of groundbreaking digital dollar products aiming to upgrade money into the internet era.

Our flagship product, USDe, is a synthetic dollar backed by digital assets, and takes the novel approach of using a delta-neutral hedged basis strategy to maintain its peg. This product scaled from zero to $15b in 18 months.

Expanding on this, iUSDe is designed specifically for traditional financial institutions, incorporating necessary compliance features to enable them to access the crypto-native rewards our protocol generates, in an institutional-friendly manner.

Ethena has also developed USDtb: a fiat backed GENIUS compliant stablecoin in partnership with BlackRock which has scaled to ~$2b.

These products are also offered in a whitelabel stablecoin offering where any application, chain, wallet or exchange can launch their own stablecoin on Ethena's back-end infrastructure.

Through these offerings, Ethena Labs is not just creating new financial products; we are building the foundational infrastructure for a more open, efficient, and interconnected global financial system.

Open job offerings will be focused on two new major product lines coming to market in the next few months.

Join us!!

We are looking for a Senior/Staff Security Engineer to join us on this exciting journey, ensuring the security and resilience of our platform as we continue to grow.

Location: Outside of the USA and within 5+ hours of GMT

The Role
As a Senior/Staff Security Engineer, you will be at the forefront of securing the next generation of decentralized financial technology. You will take ownership of building and maintaining our platform's security infrastructure, working across both on-chain and off-chain components. Your work will protect our users and ensure the integrity of our systems in the rapidly evolving crypto and DeFi landscape.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by contributing to a key part of our platform. You will be involved in every layer of security, from threat modeling and incident response to developing automation tools that streamline our operations. You’ll work closely with our development, DevOps, and product teams, embedding security into the DNA of our products while staying ahead of emerging threats.

What You’ll Do:
Design, develop, and implement security architectures and features for both on-chain and off-chain components of the platform, ensuring defense against vulnerabilities and attacks. Identify and mitigate risks by performing threat modeling, security hardening, and vulnerability assessments across the full tech stack. Lead incident response efforts, acting as the primary point of contact for security incidents and coordinating with internal and external teams to resolve issues. Conduct regular penetration testing and forensic investigations, ensuring identified security weaknesses are addressed swiftly. Develop security tools and automation scripts to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our security operations. Work closely with application development and DevOps teams to integrate security best practices into every stage of the software development lifecycle. Stay on top of emerging security trends, threats, and technologies, contributing innovative solutions to continuously improve our security posture.

What We’re Looking For:
5+ years of hands-on experience in a security engineering or DevSecOps role, with demonstrated expertise in full-stack software security (back-end, front-end, and DevOps). Proficiency in designing and implementing robust security architectures for cloud-based systems, and strong experience in securing CI/CD pipelines. Experience in intrusion detection, forensic investigation, and leading security incident response. Strong understanding of security frameworks, principles, and best practices, with a proactive approach to risk management. Ability to effectively communicate security requirements and concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Expertise in Threat Detection and Response, and Endpoint Security is highly desirable Experience with crypto/web3 technologies, including smart contract audits, is highly desirable. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field. Industry certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, Sec+, or similar are a plus.

Why Ethena Labs?

You'd be joining a group that has well established itself as one of the most successful crypto-native company's of all time, a group with a mission to revolutionise decentralised finance and it's position in global finance.

Work alongside a passionate and innovative team that values collaboration and creativity.
Enjoy a flexible, remote-friendly work environment with established opportunities for personal growth and learning.

If you subscribe to the mission of separating the dollar from the state, then we want to hear from you!

We look forward to receiving your application and will be in touch after having a chance to review. 

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