The role spans the execution, consensus and networking layers, with work covering AI-assisted security research, hard fork reviews and coordinated vulnerability disclosure.
The Ethereum Foundation has posted a job opening for a protocol security researcher focused on finding vulnerabilities across the network’s core architecture. The position covers the execution layer, consensus layer, networking layer, specifications and client implementations, highlighting security work that touches both protocol design and the software used to run it. Responsibilities include AI-assisted security research, automated vulnerability discovery, hard fork reviews, fuzzing (automated testing with random inputs) tool development, manual audits of protocol changes and coordinated vulnerability disclosure. The posting underscores the growing importance of proactive security work as Ethereum continues to evolve through regular upgrades.