Sr. Security Engineer (Penetration Testing)
CertiK — Tracked from its lever job board
About the role
Why Us?
CertiK is a pioneer in blockchain security, leveraging best-in-class AI technology to protect and monitor blockchain protocols and smart contracts. Founded in 2018 by professors from Yale University and Columbia University, CertiK’s mission is to secure the web3 world. CertiK applies cutting-edge innovations from academia to enterprise, enabling mission-critical applications to scale with safety and correctness.
About the Role
The primary responsibility of this role is for CertiK’s security-related services. Intersecting cybersecurity and blockchain, CertiK’s security offerings include security consulting, security reviews, security auditing of smart contracts and blockchains, verification of smart contracts, penetration testing, and more. We are looking to hire someone with a passion for application security and penetration testing. This is a fun and challenging full-time position. If you are excited about hacking, threat modeling, scanning, auditing, designing, and enhancing the security of applications across the board then you will thrive in this role. While you work with clients, we will also provide you with plenty of opportunities to get involved with research and development efforts to help us raise the standards of blockchain security.
What the index says about this role
- First seen by JobLarper — Aug 2, 2026, 6 days ago. Older postings collect hundreds of applicants — a tailored résumé matters more the longer a role has been live.
- No pay range in our index for this listing. Across 108 indexed Security Engineer roles in US that do publish one, the middle half sits between $190k and $300k, median $247k — JobLarper's read of the market, not a figure from CertiK.
- What Security Engineer roles ask for — across 643 indexed openings: Cloud (45%), Python (41%), REST/APIs (40%), Go (31%), AI/LLM (29%).
- CertiK is hiring actively — 18 open roles indexed.
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