Product Security Engineer - Defi

Location: Remote / Hybrid

Role

FalconX is seeking a Product Security Engineer to focus on DeFi product and application security. You will partner with engineering and product teams to review proposed strategies, assess smart contracts for security risks, and guide secure design decisions.

This role reports into the FalconX Security Team, and in addition to DeFi-focused work, you'll contribute to broader application security initiatives such as data security, identity and access management (IAM), secure development lifecycle (SDLC), and code review practices.

Responsibilities

• Review DeFi strategies, protocol designs, and smart contracts for security risks and failure modes.
• Evaluate markets-related activities (e.g., liquidity provision, governance, cross-protocol integrations) for systemic vulnerabilities.
• Provide secure design input for new features and applications.
• Identify and mitigate threats including reentrancy, oracle manipulation, flash loan exploits, MEV, and governance exploits.
• Partner with the security team to advance application security initiatives:
• Threat modeling and design reviews.
• Data security and access control design.
• Identity and access management (IAM).
• SDLC improvements and developer enablement.
• Collaborate with external auditors and internal stakeholders to validate findings and track remediation.

Requirements

• 4+ years in application/product security, with strong exposure to DeFi protocols and markets.
• Expertise in smart contract security (Solidity, EVM internals, known attack classes).
• Experience with threat modeling and secure design reviews.
• Familiarity with DeFi primitives (AMMs, lending, oracles, governance, bridges).
• Understanding of cryptography, key management, and wallet security.
• Strong ability to articulate risks and propose secure alternatives.

Preferred

• Contributions to security research, audits, or open-source tooling in DeFi.
• Background in data security, IAM, or application-layer controls.
• Experience in financial markets or risk assessment.

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $179,000-210,000 USD for a Senior Associate level in the New York City and San Francisco Bay Area. This expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role will also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance linked bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for a successful candidate will be determined based on a number of factors such as location, skillset, experience, qualifications and the level at which the candidate is hired.