Information Security Engineer, Product

"Aptos is a people-first blockchain on a mission to help billions of people achieve universal and fair access to decentralized assets in a safe and scalable way. Founded by some of the original creators and maintainers that researched designed and built the Diem blockchain to serve this purpose we have dedicated several years toward this mission. We believe the open-source Diem technology we have developed is an important foundation of a safe and scalable web3 world where everyone has more equitable opportunities to grow and access financial assets with lower fees and fewer intermediaries. Aptos (Ohlone for ""The People"") encompasses our mission and ethos for why we build.

About the Role

At Aptos Labs we’re pioneering the future of web3 and need a passionate Product Security Engineer to help secure our core technologies. In this role you’ll be at the forefront of safeguarding our Aptos core infrastructure and Aptos Labs products. Your proactive approach will help us identify and mitigate emerging threats ensuring our systems remain resilient and trustworthy. You will work closely with our developers influence security best practices and lead initiatives that shape the future of web3 security.

Responsibilities

Analyze and assess novel and recurring security issues via design reviews code audits and penetration tests. Design and build security tools and develop mitigations frameworks and hardening strategies tailored for vulnerability prevention and detection. Review and develop secure operational practices and provide security guidance for engineers. Respond to and triage reports from bug bounty programs.

Minimum Qualifications

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science a related technical field or equivalent experience. 3+ years of experience in vulnerability research and exploitation. Experience with native development practices and common vulnerability patterns (e.g. Rust C etc.) Experience with automated security analysis tooling and frameworks (fuzzing static analysis etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Contributions to the security community (public research blogging talks in relevant conferences etc.) Experience with virtual machines or complex runtime environments such as MoveVM (extra bonus) EVM WASM or LLVM-based runtimes including their security models sandboxing and execution isolation. Familiarity with smart contract programming languages (extra bonus for Move) security tools and frameworks including formal verification. Our

Benefits

100% insurance premium coverage for medical dental and vision for you and your dependents (US Employees) Equipment of your choice Flexible vacation time 11 holidays and floating company days off Competitive Salary Protocol Token Grants 401k matching (US Employees) Fun and inclusive in-person and digital events Aptos is committed to diversity in the workplace and we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not hire on the basis of race color religion creed gender national origin citizenship age disability veteran status marital status pregnancy parental status sex gender expression or identity sexual orientation or any other basis protected by local state or federal law. All employment is decided based on qualifications merit and business need. We are committed to providing a safe and secure hiring process for all applicants. Unfortunately there are individuals who may attempt to impersonate Aptos or our employees for fraudulent purposes. To protect yourself please be aware of the following We will never ask you for payment of any kind during the application or onboarding process including fees for background checks training or equipment. We will always communicate with you using our official company email domain. We will never request your personal financial information such as your social security number or bank account details during the initial application stages or via email or a video/voice call when onboarding."