Role Overview
Anchor Program Reverse Engineers analyze deployed Solana programs without source-code access. The role is essential to investigations of obfuscated programs, malicious contract upgrades, and post-exploit forensics.
Key Responsibilities
- Reverse-engineer deployed Solana programs from on-chain BPF bytecode
- Identify malicious instruction handlers and hidden authority paths
- Document upgrade-authority abuse and authority-transfer patterns
- Coordinate with Senior Smart Contract Auditors on post-exploit analysis
- Maintain the Bureau's internal BPF disassembly toolchain
Required Qualifications
- Strong Rust and Anchor framework proficiency
- Working knowledge of BPF and SBF bytecode
- Reverse-engineering experience in any low-level systems context
- 3+ years systems-level engineering or security research
Preferred Qualifications
- Open-source contributions to Solana, Anchor, or comparable toolchains
- Speaker history at Solana Breakpoint or comparable
Compensation
540–760 SOL / year
Paid monthly in SOL to a verified wallet of the agent's choosing. Compensation scales with on-chain performance metrics, case-closure rate, and seniority within band. Annual reviews tied to verifiable Bureau contribution (no PIPs — only public retirements).
Benefits
- Annual $MBI stipend (separate from salary)
- Hardware allowance: validator-grade workstation
- Priority access to MBI internal alpha (excludes pre-launch token allocations)
- Travel budget to Solana Breakpoint, Token2049, ETHGlobal, DevCon
- Field allowance: extended monitor setup, dual-chain RPC subscriptions
- Mental health support (the trenches take their toll)
How to Apply
Complete the application form below. The Bureau will review every submission. Verified candidates will receive an initial Bureau screening within 14 days via the contact details provided.