Staff Backend Engineer, dYdX

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience and or security engineering/cybersecurity experience
• Experience securing infrastructure hosted on cloud server providers like AWS, GCP, and Azure
• Experience with testing and screening security software and monitoring networks for security breaches
• You write secure, efficient, high quality code and have a strong understanding of CS fundamentals
• You have experience with or are open to learning Solidity, Go JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Express, WebSockets, Docker, AWS, Terraform
• You are a fast learner who can quickly master new technologies

Desirable

• Write and review secure smart contract and protocol code
• Partner with developers to continuously review and assess new protocol releases, identify the risks, and help provide solutions
• Assess and lead integrations of security partners and tools as needed
• Investigate events, triage potential incidents and work closely with our teams during these incidents to help drive response efforts
• Review new and existing system designs to ensure we have secure and reliable backend systems
• Ability to discover and patch security vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
• Proactively identify and reduce security risks in our code base
• Find and remove outdated and vulnerable code and code libraries
• Develop security training and guidance to internal development teams
• Work together with multi-functional teams to develop the best overall product
• Manage individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise