Security Research Intern

Job Description

About CertiK

CertiK is a leading and rapidly expanding blockchain security company. They have secured over $310 billion in digital assets and identified over 60,000 vulnerabilities in blockchain code, working with over 3,200 enterprise clients like Aave, Polygon, Yearn, and Chiliz. They are backed by prominent investors including Insight Partners, Sequoia, Tiger Global, and Goldman Sachs.

About The Role

CertiK is seeking Security Research Interns to join their security research team. The team focuses on a broad spectrum of security research areas, including malware analysis, vulnerability detection, network anomaly detection, mobile app analysis, reverse engineering, and fraud detection. The intern will explore multiple research tasks.

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 a Masters or PhD in Computer Science or Cybersecurity related field.
• Experience 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.

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.

Additional Information:

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until approximately April 30, 2024.
• CertiK offers comprehensive benefits to full-time employees, including medical, vision, and dental insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, and flexible paid time off.
• CertiK is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion.