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Injective

Security Chain Engineer

Injective

. Execute internal security audits of Injective's Cosmos-SDK modules, including the decentralized orderbook, trade execution coordinator, order matcher, and Layer-2 execution environment .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in blockchain security, including auditing DeFi protocols and core blockchain code, with proficiency in Golang and Solidity. Capable of developing security tooling and writing comprehensive security reports while collaborating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Blockchain Security AuditingGolang ProficiencySolidity ProficiencyDeFi Protocols KnowledgeIncident Response Participation

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Hard Skills
Blockchain EngineeringSecurity AuditingSmart Contract ReviewThreat ModelingVulnerability FixingFuzzingStatic AnalysisCryptography PrimitivesConsensus MechanismsCross-Chain Integration
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationCollaborationProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
Cosmos-SDKEVMCosmWasmProperty-Based TestingOn-Chain Monitoring
Industry Keywords
DeFiDEXFinancial InstrumentsTradingBug Bounties

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
SolidityGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Execute internal security audits of Injective's Cosmos-SDK modules, including the decentralized orderbook, trade execution coordinator, order matcher, and Layer-2 execution environment
  • Review and audit EVM smart contracts, EVM integrations, cross-chain bridge and IBC components
  • Partner with senior protocol engineers to threat-model technical and economic risks in new chain features
  • Build, maintain, test and harden core chain components, including consensus, state management and financial infrastructure
  • Fix vulnerabilities directly in the codebase
  • Develop security tooling such as fuzzers, invariant and property-based tests, static analysis, and on-chain monitoring and alerting
  • Review chain upgrades and pull requests for determinism, consensus safety, denial-of-service vectors and state-machine correctness
  • Write security reports and coordinate with external auditors, bug bounty researchers and partners on findings and disclosure
  • Participate in incident response and drive post-mortems and remediation
  • Research blockchain exploits and security developments and share learnings with the wider team

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum of 3 years' experience as a Blockchain Engineer, with a significant focus on security
  • 5+ years of experience in software security
  • Hands-on experience auditing (internally or externally) DeFi protocols or blockchain core code, with findings you can speak to
  • Solid understanding and proficiency of Golang and/or Solidity
  • Strong knowledge of Go idioms, libraries, and parallel processing
  • Knowledge of security pitfalls common in Go and Cosmos-SDK chains, including non-determinism, panics, unbounded iteration, gas and DoS issues
  • Strong knowledge of blockchain, DeFi and DEX concepts, consensus mechanisms, and the CosmWasm contract platform
  • Solid understanding of cryptography primitives, including digital signatures and the hash algorithms used by Ethereum and Cosmos
  • Ability to write clear security reports and explain risk to technical and non-technical team members
  • Nice to have: track record in bug bounties, CTFs, published audits or CVEs
  • Nice to have: experience with fuzzing and formal verification tools
  • Nice to have: prior experience working in trading or at an exchange
  • Nice to have: knowledge of financial instruments and markets

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salary and INJ token award
  • Remote-friendly work environment with flexible hours
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Equipment
  • Home Office Stipend
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge blockchain technology in the finance industry
  • Collaborative team culture with opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Global team meetups