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Security Research Internship at CertiK

Remote, United States Remote Internship

$3,000–$8,000 / month

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Company
CertiK
Location
Remote, United States
Work arrangement
Remote
Employment type
Internship
Compensation
$3,000–$8,000 / month

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Role overview

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CertiK is hiring remote Security Research Interns in the United States to join its security research team. The work spans areas such as malware analysis, vulnerability detection, network anomaly detection, mobile application analysis, reverse engineering, and fraud detection. CertiK reports serving more than 3,200 enterprise clients, securing over $310 billion in digital assets, and finding more than 60,000 vulnerabilities in blockchain code; its clients include Aave, Polygon, Yearn, and Chiliz.

Interns will build tools and mitigation approaches for security research, review implementations across sandbox, virtual machine, network, and distributed-system components, investigate vulnerabilities in large distributed systems, develop proof-of-concept exploits, and publish findings in academic or industry venues. The listed compensation is $3,000–$8,000 per month for full-time work; the specific amount depends on a qualified candidate’s skills and experience.

Applications are accepted until the position is filled. The posting gave April 30, 2024 as the approximate closing date. CertiK states that hires must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. The company describes itself as an equal opportunity employer and says it considers applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable requirements.

Role at a glance: CertiK seeks a U.S.-based remote Security Research Intern to investigate vulnerabilities and related security topics, with listed full-time compensation of $3,000–$8,000 per month.

Responsibilities mentioned in the listing

  • Build analysis tools for security research and devise techniques to mitigate threats.
  • Review implementations involving sandboxes, virtual machines, network modules, and critical distributed systems.
  • Find vulnerabilities and develop proof-of-concept exploits for large distributed-system implementations.
  • Publish research results in relevant academic or industry venues.

Qualifications stated in the listing

  • Currently pursuing a master’s or PhD in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field.
  • Experience finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in web applications or system software.
  • Experience with WASM or Rust/Go development is a plus.
  • CTF experience is a plus.
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About CertiK

One of the fastest-growing and most trusted companies in blockchain security, CertiK is a true market leader. To date, CertiK has worked with over 3,200 Enterprise clients, secured over $310 billion worth of digital assets, and has detected over 60,000 vulnerabilities in blockchain code. Our clients include leading projects such as Aave, Polygon, Yearn, and Chiliz.

Investors = Insight Partners, Sequoia, Tiger Global, Coatue Management, Lightspeed, Advent International, SoftBank, Hillhouse Capital, Goldman Sachs, Shunwei Capital, IDG Capital, Wing, Legend Star, Danhua Capital and other investors.

About the role

We are seeking security research interns to join a top-notch security research team. We are working on a wide range of security research topics, including malware analysis, vulnerability detection, network anomaly detection, mobile app analysis, reverse engineering, and fraud detections. Multiple research tasks are ready to be explored.

Responsibilities

  • Develop analysis tools to facilitate security discovery and design mitigation techniques to deter security threats.
  • Review system implementation of sandbox, VM, network modules, and critical distributed system.
  • Perform vulnerability discovery and develop PoC exploits to large distributed system implementations.
  • Publish research findings in related academic and industry venues.

Requirements

  • Pursuing Masters or PhD in Computer Science or Cybersecurity related field.
  • Experiences in vulnerability discovery and exploitation on web applications or system software.

Preferred

  • Experiences in WASM or Rust/Go development is a plus.
  • CTF experiences are a plus as well.

Compensation

Additional Information

Compensation

$3000 - $8000/month (Full Time). The exact compensation at which this internship is filled will be determined by the skills and experience of qualified candidates.

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CertiK accepts applications on an ongoing basis for this position until it is filled. The approximate date of closing will be April 30, 2024.

CertiK is proud to offer medical, vision, and dental insurance, 401(k) plan with company matching, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, HSA (with high deductible plan), FSA, and other benefits to all full-time employees, along with flexible paid time off and holidays. CertiK also offers a variable commission program for business development sales roles.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

CertiK is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.

CertiK will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements.

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All CertiK employees are expected to actively support diversity on their teams, and in the Company.

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