Abdul Rehman

Security Engineer

Islamabad, Pakistan

🟢Aping In

4+ years in blockchain development, 3.5+ years in smart contract & blockchain security research. Uncovered 100+ vulnerabilities across Solidity, Cairo, and Golang codebases. Security Triager at Immunefi with 1,850+ reports triaged. 5x Top 10 in audit contests, 3x live bug bounties, 2x hackathon winner (Chainlink & ETHGlobal).

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 80,000 – 180,000

Skills

Blockchain Security Research9/10

DeFi Protocol Auditing9/10

Smart Contract Security9/10

Solidity9/10

Vulnerability Triage9/10

Fuzzing & Invariant Testing (8/10)Foundry (Forge/Anvil/Cast) (8/10)Bug Bounty (Immunefi) (8/10)Cross-chain Bridge Security (7/10)Hardhat (7/10)Cairo (7/10)Slither (7/10)Starknet/Cairo Auditing (7/10)EthersJS (6/10)JavaScript (6/10)Rust (6/10)Tenderly (6/10)NodeJS (5/10)Golang (5/10)ReactJS (5/10)

Work Experience

Security Researcher & Triager

Immunefi

Jan 2025 — Jan 2026

Led security reviews for protocols such as TermMax with $65M+ TVL. Triaged 1850+ smart contract and blockchain vulnerability reports. Handled 155+ mediation cases. Led audit competitions as Lead Triager & Judge for Vechain and Firedancer contests. Contributed to operational improvements including PoC execution pipelines, whitehat leveling systems, and triage report management frameworks.

Security Researcher & Contract Auditor

BlockApex

Jan 2025 — Present

Delivered security assessments for Aragon/LightLink and MetaPool. Conducted static and dynamic reviews of cross-chain bridges, governance frameworks, stablecoins, staking protocols, and CDP vaults. Provided detailed vulnerability reports with mitigation strategies.

Security Engineer & Internal Auditor

0xEquity

Jan 2024 — Dec 2024

Conducted internal audits across core product lines including Passkeys Wallet Implementation. Reviewed business logic, upgradeability patterns, and protocol assumptions. Ensured best practices in gas efficiency and security hygiene. Provided ongoing developer feedback to prevent vulnerabilities.

Cairo Security Researcher & Contract Auditor

Codespect

Jan 2024 — Jan 2025

Performed Cairo-based collaborative audits for high-impact Starknet protocols and Solidity audits. Audited RemusDEX, the leading CLOB-based DEX on Starknet processing $5M+ in daily trading volume.

Security Researcher

Independent Security Researcher

Jan 2023 — Jan 2025

Conducted private security engagements for IDriss, Possum Labs, and 0xEquity. Reported 3 live bug bounties via Immunefi on protocols like Lido, WardenSwap & Hourglass. Achieved Top 10 in 5 audit contests, uncovering 25+ high/medium severity findings across staking, cross-chain bridges, DEXs, and vaults.

Blockchain Developer Intern

BuildMyDapp

Jan 2022 — Dec 2022

Gained hands-on experience building and testing smart contracts. Collaborated with developers and mentors on real-world development workflows, version control, and team communication.

Education

Math Academy

Mathematical Foundations I

Punjab Group of Colleges, Islamabad

FSc · Pre-Engineering

? – 2021

RektOff

Solana/Rust Security Bootcamp

2026 – 2026

RareSkills

Rust Bootcamp

2024 – 2024