Mysten Labs
Staff Security Engineer, Walrus
$180K–$264K
USA (Remote) +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 13, 2026
- Location
- USA (Remote)
Canada (Remote) - Experience
- 8+ years; proven Staff (E6) level or equivalent.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Acts as the primary security partner for Walrus, guiding architecture and embedding security throughout development while contributing to security across Mysten Labs.
What you'll do
- Lead security assessments, identify systemic risks, and recommend remediation for complex architectural challenges.
- Promote security-by-design and use AI-driven tools and automation to improve security outcomes.
- Guide security roadmaps, provide broader product and infrastructure oversight, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of security engineering experience and a track record operating at Staff (E6) level or equivalent.
- Generalist expertise across infrastructure, application, and cryptographic security.
- Experience building and managing automated security tooling, using AI/ML or advanced static/dynamic analysis, and identifying design-phase risks.
Nice to have
- Technical understanding of decentralized storage, distributed systems, or the Web3 stack.
- Experience leading security transformations or implementing security-by-design frameworks.
Pay
$180K – $264K (base salary)
Tools
AI/ML, static/dynamic analysis, decentralized storage, distributed systems, Web3
AI focus
Use AI-driven tools and automation to identify and remediate low-hanging security issues; the posting also mentions AI/ML for improving security outcomes at scale.
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