Security Research Internship

About CertiK

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

CertiK's 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, highlighting its strong financial backing and industry confidence.

About The Security Research Internship Role

CertiK is seeking talented security research interns to join a top-notch security research team. This role involves working on a wide range of security research topics, including malware analysis, vulnerability detection, network anomaly detection, mobile app analysis, reverse engineering, and fraud detections. Multiple compelling research tasks are available for exploration and contribution.

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 systems.
• Perform vulnerability discovery and develop Proof-of-Concept (PoC) exploits for large distributed system implementations.
• Publish significant research findings in related academic and industry venues.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Masters or PhD in Computer Science or Cybersecurity related field.
• Demonstrated experience in vulnerability discovery and exploitation on web applications or system software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in WASM or Rust/Go development is a significant plus.
• Participation in CTF (Capture The Flag) competitions is also a valuable asset.

Compensation & Benefits

This full-time internship offers competitive compensation ranging from $3,000 to $8,000 per month, with the exact amount determined by the candidate's skills and experience. CertiK provides comprehensive benefits for full-time employees, including medical, vision, and dental insurance, 401(k) plan with company matching, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, HSA, FSA, flexible paid time off, and holidays.

Key skills/competency

• Malware Analysis
• Vulnerability Detection
• Network Anomaly Detection
• Mobile App Analysis
• Reverse Engineering
• Fraud Detection
• Web Application Security
• System Software Exploitation
• Distributed Systems Security
• Research Publication