Security Research Internship

About CertiK

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

Investors include 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 work on a wide range of security research topics, including malware analysis, vulnerability detection, network anomaly detection, mobile app analysis, reverse engineering, and fraud detection. 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 implementations of sandbox, VM, network modules, and critical distributed systems.
• Perform vulnerability discovery and develop PoC exploits for large distributed system implementations.
• Publish research findings in related academic and industry venues.

Requirements

Pursuing a Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or a cybersecurity-related field. Experience in vulnerability discovery and exploitation on web applications or system software.

Preferred

• Experience with WASM or Rust/Go development is a plus.
• CTF experience is a plus.

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.

Application timeline

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

Benefits

CertiK offers medical, vision, and dental insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, an HSA (with a 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.

Compliance & Equal Opportunity

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 do not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression