Mysten Labs
Staff Security Engineer, Walrus
USA (Remote) · Staff+ · Contract
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About the role
- We are hiring a Staff Security Engineer to act as the primary security partner for the Walrus team, providing deep architectural guidance and embedding security practices throughout the development lifecycle, starting from the design phase.
Responsibilities
- Lead security assessments for new Walrus features while also contributing to security initiatives across the broader Mysten ecosystem, identifying systemic risks and providing actionable remediation plans for complex architectural challenges.
- Drive a "security-by-design" culture, ensuring that security considerations are front-and-center before code is written, within Walrus and the wider Mysten organization.
- Maintain a generalist security perspective, providing strategic oversight on broader infrastructure and product security issues as they impact Walrus and beyond.
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to prioritize security roadmap items, balancing feature velocity with the security posture of the platform.
- We build foundational infrastructure and products that give people, businesses, and developers new ways to interact, transact, and create value.
- Through Sui, Move, and our broader technology stack, we're building the systems that make these experiences possible - from secure, scalable blockchain infrastructure to new ways for businesses and AI agents to interact.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of industry experience in security engineering, with a proven track record of operating at a Staff (E6) level or equivalent.
- Strong proficiency in building, deploying, and managing automated security tooling
Nice to have
- Ability to balance tactical, hands-on security work with strategic long-term planning and leadership.
- Remember: you can always verify positions on our job boards at www.mystenlabs.com/careers http://www.mystenlabs.com/careers.
- All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers.
- Here at Mysten Labs, you'll be joining a world-class team with tremendous growth potential as we bring the next billion users to web3.
Company info
- Our team is remote first and we are hiring across the world.
- Mysten Labs' mission is to advance the internet through step-function improvements in what technology makes possible.
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