José Ramírez
Protocol Security Engineer at Matter Labs
Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Top SchoolJosé Ramírez is a protocol security engineer with three years focused on blockchain and DeFi security, currently strengthening Matter Labs’ protocol defenses from Porto, Portugal. He blends offensive security expertise in smart contracts with practical audit leadership gained at firms like Halborn and Oak Security, and teaches smart contract security at multiple universities. José authored and delivered courses that train students to exploit and mitigate Solidity vulnerabilities, bringing an auditor’s mindset to developer education. His background in traditional pentesting and cloud security (NCC Group) gives him a broader threat-model perspective beyond on-chain code. Notably, he works across EVM and CosmWasm ecosystems and moves fluidly between hands-on audits and curriculum design.
3 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering Telecommunication Engineering Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Bachelor of Engineering Telecommunication Engineering Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Universidad de ZaragozaMaster’s Degree in Information and Communications Systems Security Computer security Information security, Master’s Degree in Information and Communications Systems Security Computer security Information security at Universidad EuropeaExchange Student Computer science Electrical engineering, Exchange Student Computer science Electrical engineering at Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018
Spanish, English, Portuguese
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Github Skills (22)
solidity9
audit9
contract9
vulnerabilities8
smart-contracts8
blockchain8
ethereum8
security8
evm7
interchain7
zkp7
videojs6
cordova-plugin6
rust6
ionic-framework6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jcsec-security/solidity-security-course-resources
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
Course material about common vulnerabilities, security and audits of Solidity smart contracts that I use during my lectures
Contributions:4 reviews, 22 commits, 8 PRs in 1 month
auditbugbountycontractethereumevm
jcsec-security/smart-contract-audits
Feb 2023 - Sep 2024
Contributions:61 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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