Staff Security Engineer (Blockchain)

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: [Not specified]

Ondo Finance is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to play a crucial role in securing its blockchain-based financial products and infrastructure. The role involves leading security architecture reviews, implementing controls for on-chain and off-chain systems, and ensuring the platform maintains the highest security standards during scaling. This position requires close collaboration with product and engineering teams to build and maintain secure systems protecting significant digital assets.

Target Outcomes

• Establish and maintain robust security infrastructure to protect Ondo's digital assets, sensitive data, and reputation.
• Design and implement security systems and processes that enable rapid, secure product development and deployment.
• Create and maintain security standards aligned with traditional finance and DeFi best practices.
• Position Ondo as an industry leader in blockchain security through innovative solutions and a proven track record.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture reviews for blockchain products, focusing on smart contract security, key management, and Web3 integrations.
• Design and implement security controls for both on-chain and off-chain systems.
• Perform security audits of smart contracts and blockchain infrastructure.
• Participate in on-call rotation and potential incident response support.
• Collaborate with product teams to integrate security best practices into the development lifecycle.
• Conduct third-party security assessments and manage relationships with external auditors.
• Develop and maintain security documentation and training materials.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in security engineering, with a significant focus on blockchain technology.
• Strong understanding of cryptography and blockchain security principles.
• Proven experience securing smart contracts and DeFi protocols.
• Expertise in security architecture for distributed systems.
• Experience with incident response and security monitoring.
• Demonstrated ability to read code to identify and assess security risks, as well as write code in common scripting languages to support security solutions and automation.
• Located in PT, MT, CT, or ET time zones.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Solidity, Rust-Solana, Move, or Go.
• Background in traditional finance or FinTech security.
• Experience with formal verification and automated security testing.
• Knowledge of cross-chain bridges and interoperability protocols.
• Expertise in secure CI/CD pipelines for smart contract deployment.
• Experience with multi-signature systems and custody solutions.
• Track record of leading security for successful blockchain product launches.

About the Company

Ondo Finance provides institutional-grade, blockchain-enabled investment products and services. The company has both a technology arm developing decentralized finance technology and an asset management arm creating and managing tokenized funds. Ondo was the first company to tokenize exposure to US Treasuries and has since expanded into other assets. They are also focused on incubating protocols supporting tokenized real-world assets and traditional crypto.

Founded by former members of the Goldman Sachs Digital Assets Team, Ondo Finance is backed by prominent investors including Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, and Tiger Global. They are recognized leaders in the space by Assets Under Management (AUM) and are well-capitalized for growth. The company operates as a fully remote organization with team members across the U.S.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation including salary, future token rights, and/or equity (based on preference).
• Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental).
• Flexible vacation policy (PTO).
• A small, remote-first team with members in many countries.