Protocol Security Researcher

Overview

The Ethereum Foundation The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum. Our mission is to help Ethereum remain secure, decentralized, and resilient over the long term by supporting critical protocol work and the broader ecosystem. The role The Protocol Security team helps prevent vulnerabilities from reaching Ethereum mainnet. We work across the e

What you'll do

• The Ethereum Foundation The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum.
• Our mission is to help Ethereum remain secure, decentralized, and resilient over the long term by supporting critical protocol work and the broader ecosystem.
• The role The Protocol Security team helps prevent vulnerabilities from reaching Ethereum mainnet.
• We work across the execution layer, consensus layer, networking, specifications, testing, and client implementations to identify security issues before they become production incidents.
• Our work combines deep protocol knowledge with security research, manual review, fuzzing, AI-assisted analysis, audits, and coordinated disclosure.
• We're looking for engineers who already understand Ethereum deeply.
• The strongest candidates are already active in Ethereum protocol development.
• Ideally you have deep experience with the execution layer, consensus layer, specifications, testing infrastructure, or other protocol-critical components.
• What you'll work on Examples include: AI-assisted security research and automated bug discovery.
• Reviewing upcoming hardforks.

Requirements

• Practical experience with Ethereum Foundation.
• Relevant academic or project background for a Protocol Security Researcher role.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English.
• Comfortable working on-site in Europe.

Skills