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Jito Labs, Inc. lists this Senior Security Engineer opportunity in northern, Kentucky. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
About Jito
Jito builds the market layer of Solana: the execution, capital, and incentive infrastructure behind the network's onchain economy. That includes the validator client running the majority of Solana stake, BAM (a new framework for verifiable ordering, pre-execution privacy, and programmable blockspace), JitoSOL (the leading liquid staking token on Solana), and JTX (trading built directly on our own market infrastructure).
We are a lean, high-density team. Everyone here owns real surface area, works in the open, and ships at pace. The engineers on this team are the people market makers call when milliseconds matter.
About the Role
We're growing our security team and looking for an engineer who can own a broad operational and technical scope: someone equally at home triaging an access request, running a security review, or building a custom testing framework. You'll report directly to the Head of Security, working closely to strengthen and scale our security posture across the organization.
What You'll Do
Identity and access management: provisioning, lifecycle operations, and monitoring for critical changes
Security reviews across our product portfolio: threat modeling, code review, fuzzing, and functional testing
Day-to-day bug bounty operations: triage, remediation tracking, and escalation of high-severity findings
AI security research and tooling: adversarial testing frameworks for agent controls, with a focus on reusable patterns
Software supply chain monitoring: malicious package detection beyond standard CVE scanning
External penetration test coordination: scoping, logistics, and post-engagement remediation tracking
Compliance documentation and evidence gathering as requirements emerge
What We're Looking For
A software engineering background is essential: you've built production systems, and that foundation shapes how you approach security
You've since moved into product security and are fluent in the full lifecycle: threat modeling, secure design review, whitebox code review, and vulnerability testing
5+ years of professional experience, with a meaningful portion in software engineering before transitioning into security
Proficiency in at least one systems or backend language (Rust preferred; Go, C++, or Python also work). You will write code, build tooling, and read production codebases as a routine part of this role.
Demonstrated experience in product or application security, not solely infrastructure- or compliance-focused roles
Track record of building security tooling or automation from scratch
Experience conducting or leading security reviews on production software systems
Solid understanding of identity and access management concepts and tooling
Genuine interest in AI security with the ability to build adversarial testing tooling
A thoughtful approach to software supply chain risk beyond checkbox scanning
Strong written communication: documentation is a real part of this job
Comfortable with high ownership and working autonomously on a small team
Experience in web3, crypto, or DeFi
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience with mobile device management (MDM) platforms and endpoint policy enforcement
Familiarity with enterprise IAM systems and SSO: configuration, integration, and audit
Experience with privileged access management (PAM) tooling and the operational patterns around it
Strong Linux administration skills: comfortable at the command line, understanding of kernel-level security primitives, experience hardening Linux environments
Experience with multisig schemes: signing policy design, quorum configuration, or key management in a production context
Familiarity with hardware security modules (HSMs): integration, key lifecycle management, or operational use
Exposure to trusted execution environments (TEEs): attestation, confidential compute, or secure enclave design
How we work
Remote-first, writing-heavy, and transparent by default: most decisions happen in public Slack channels, and everyone's voice carries. We value ownership, humility, curiosity, and getting it done over getting it perfect. Small egos, high standards.
What we offer
Competitive compensation including salary and token incentives, the tools you need to do your best work, and a seat at the center of Solana's market infrastructure alongside some of the strongest engineers in the ecosystem.
Jito is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate candidates on the basis of their skills, experience, and potential contribution, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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