Intern

Location

New York City / Zurich

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Security Engineering

Overview

Asymmetric Research: Asymmetric Research ("AR") is a specialised security firm focused on long-term, integrated partnerships with L1/L2 blockchains and DeFi protocols. We help teams build resilient systems, strengthen security posture, and proactively address emerging threats.

Culture: AR is a fully remote organization with deep open-source roots. Members of our team have shaped security programs at organizations like Google, Netflix, Mozilla, Stripe, and Jump Crypto. We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism. We help teams fortify their smart contracts, infrastructure, and security postures against emerging threats through deep, long-term partnerships.

Responsibilities

As an intern, you’ll be matched with an internship project that aligns with our core focus areas, designed to contribute meaningfully to the blockchain security space. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with experts while also having the freedom to shape the project based on your interests.

Example directions for internship projects:

• Applying and expanding the latest research in fuzzing to L1 blockchain validators
• Writing a decompiler for a new architecture
• Developing robust monitoring tools for security critical events across blockchains
• Designing a new static analysis tool for a smart contract runtime

Requirements

• Desire to understand how things work, and the ability to quickly absorb new information.
• Strong programming skills in languages like Rust, C, Go, or Python
• Keen interest in security
• Available for at least 3 months
• Sense of integrity—we operate in a high-trust environment, and expect all team members to uphold the highest ethical standards.

Nice to have

• CTF experience and public vulnerability reports are a big plus
• Prior experience with blockchain technologies like Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, or Move on a smart contract level and validator level

Benefits

This is a paid internship. Along with financial compensation, you’ll gain hands-on experience in one of the most challenging and high-stakes areas of security research, working in an environment that values autonomy, deep thinking, and meaningful contributions.

When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.