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Job description
Fireblocks’ platform and network provide the simplest and most secure way for companies to work with digital assets and it trusted by some of the largest financial institutions, banks, globally-recognized brands, and Web3 companies in the world, including BNY Mellon, BNP Paribas, ANZ Bank, Revolut, and thousands more.
Responsibilities
- **Architect for Resilience:** Design and implement scalable backend systems hardened against the complex attack vectors inherent in **Digital Asset Yield environments**.
- **Secure Protocol Research:** Deep-dive into new blockchain technologies, smart contracts, and liquidity protocols, identifying potential vulnerabilities or risks before integration.
- **Integrate AI for Enhanced Security & Optimization:** Explore and deploy AI/ML-driven solutions to automate the detection of security anomalies, optimize capital efficiency, or enhance the operational resilience of core yield services.
- **Mission-Critical Engineering:** Solve hard engineering problems where precision is paramount; you’ll ensure that seamless interactions with **Digital Asset Yield products** never come at the cost of asset security.
- **Lead by Example:** Champion secure coding practices within the team, participating in rigorous code reviews and threat modeling for all financial logic.
Requirements
- **8+ years of experience** as a Backend Engineer with a proven track record of shipping production-grade code.
- **A Security-First Mindset:** You don’t just write functional code; you write "defensive" code. You have a deep understanding of common security pitfalls (e.g., reentrancy, oracle manipulation, or logic flaws).
- **Experience with AI technologies**, such as Claude Code, Cursor and experience building AI tools like Claude Skills, headless agents, context improvements (RAG), bots, MCPs, etc.
- **Technical Proficiency:** Extensive experience with **Node.js** in an Agile, CI/CD, and **Kubernetes** environment.
- **Research Prowess:** A self-starter who loves dissecting new technologies and understands the security implications of various **Digital Asset Yield architectures**.
Conditions
- **Blockchain/Digital Assets Space Experience:** A major advantage, specifically if you’ve worked with **Digital Asset Yield infrastructure**.
- **C++ Experience:** An advantage, particularly for performance-critical or low-level security implementations.
- **Full-Stack Awareness:** Frontend experience is a plus, especially regarding secure web practices.
About Fireblocks
Fireblocks provides enterprise-grade digital asset and stablecoin infrastructure, enabling secure storage, transfer, tokenization, and management of digital assets for financial institutions. It serves fintechs, exchanges, banks, trading firms, payments providers, Web3 businesses, and startups with solutions for payments, tokenization, and blockchain operations.