ph3About us /h3pAave Labs began with a simple question: how do we make financial services like borrowing, saving, and earning more accessible globally? /ppWe built the Aave Protocol, now the world’s largest and most trusted onchain lending market, connecting decentralized finance with individuals, traditional finance, and fintech. /ppToday, we build trusted, high-quality products that expand access to lending, credit, and savings globally /ph3Our culture /h3pWe build trusted products that help people access and discover economic opportunities. /ppWe hold a high bar for quality and craftsmanship. No detail is too small. Trust depends on it. /ppWe’re a global team building products people can actually use, turning complex technology into something simple and reliable. /ppWe stay aligned, move quickly, and think long term, while keeping teams lean and focused on impact. /ph3About the Role /h3pAave is looking for a Protocol Security Researcher to help build its internal protocol security function. /ppThe role sits at the intersection of smart contract security, protocol design, adversarial research, and AI-assisted review. You will help assess major protocol changes before deployment, maintain security context across Aave’s deployed systems, and reason about the risks introduced by critical dependencies, integrations, and Aave-adjacent infrastructure. /ppThis is not a narrow audit role. The goal is to improve Aave’s ability to understand and reduce protocol risk continuously. /ph3How you can make an impact: /h3ulliReview major Aave protocol changes before external audit or deployment /liliPerform attacker-driven analysis of smart contracts,



protocol mechanisms, and integrations /liliParticipate in design and architecture discussions early enough to influence security-relevant decisions /liliIdentify risks in Aave-adjacent systems, including assets, bridges, oracles, adapters, and critical dependencies /liliContribute to AI-assisted security tooling and evaluate its effectiveness in real review workflows /liliTurn review findings into reusable knowledge, invariants, assumptions, and testing or monitoring ideas /liliWork with monitoring and incident response teams when review findings imply operational detection or response needs /liliCollaborate with external auditors by helping define scope, known risks, and areas of concern /li /ulh3Let’s connect if you have: /h3ulli5+ years of relevant security experience /liliStrong smart contract security background /liliAbility to independently review complex codebases and reason about protocol-level failure modes /liliAttacker mindset: you can move from “this looks wrong” to “this is how it could be exploited” /liliStrong understanding of DeFi mechanisms, including lending, liquidations, accounting, oracles, collateral, governance, and integrations /liliEvidence that you are actively using AI to improve security research, review quality,



or review throughput /liliClear written communication: you can explain risk, impact, uncertainty, and trade-offs to engineers and non-security stakeholders /liliGood judgment about severity, exploitability, and when a finding matters /li /ulh3Nice to haves: /h3ulliExperience with formal methods, fuzzing, invariant testing, or custom security tooling /liliExperience building internal tools for security review, code understanding, or knowledge management /liliExperience working with external audit firms or leading audit engagements /liliFamiliarity with governance payloads, upgrade systems, permissioning, and incident response /liliOpen-source security research, published findings, CTFs, bug bounties, or prior public vulnerability research /li /ulpHaven’t quite met all the criteria? Let’s not miss out on the chance to speak. Whilst you might not meet every single requirement, you might bring other, more exciting skills to the companies! /ph3Equal opportunities statement: /h3pAave Labs celebrates diversity and views each and every team member as a separate individual with their own unique identity. No matter your race, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation or even the wallet you use, we welcome you at Aave Labs. As an equal opportunities employer, we take accountability and believe in everyone’s potential to build, create and inspire changes. With a mission to build a diverse workforce, we are proud to foster a working environment in which everyone can feel safe and valued for who they are. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Protocol Security Researcher (Asiago)
🏢 Aave Labs
📍 Asiago