Cryptography Researcher - Nil Foundation
deCircle · Remote · Posted August 25, 2024
- Who can apply
- Germany
Remote job; berlin, Germany
- Pay
- Not stated in the posting
- How you’d be employed
- Employee
- Level
- Senior
- Languages
- English B2
- Location in the posting
- Remote job · berlin, Germany
- Skills required
- Cryptography, Zero-Knowledge Proofs, zk-SNARKs, C++, Groth16, Halo, Plonk, STARKs, Marlin, Applied Mathematics
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From the posting
=nil; Foundationhas been at the forefront of Ethereum scalability solutions since 2018. With a mission to overcome the Ethereum scalability challenge, the team has been working on cutting-edge products such as =nil;’s native Proof Market, zkLLVM, and Placeholder, combining advanced cryptography, zero-knowledge technology, and database management systems.
Now we are looking for an experienced Cryptographer, who has an experience or a strong interest in developing zkProof systems.
Responsibilities
- Developing cryptography algorithms design including proof system design.
- Design circuits for protocols’ state proofs for a proof system.
- Academic writing.
- Security analysis.
- Research other solutions related to proof-system\circuits\other cryptography tasks.
- MS with major in Applied Math or equivalent experience
- Expertise in cryptographic algorithms and primitives
- MS with major in Applied Math or equivalent experience
- C++ experience
- Understanding or experience in ZK proof techniques, zk-SNARK circuits or proof systems (for example, Groth16, Halo, Plonk, STARKs, Marlin) is a strong plus
- The language is English, so you’re supposed to be at least B2 level