As a Sr. Software Engineer on our Cryptographic Protocol Engineering team you will be joining highly skilled engineers, cryptographers, and mathematicians responsible for developing high-performance in-database mechanisms to verify that the SQL results returned to a client are tamperproof and cryptographically guaranteed. Your team will be architecting and developing a novel Proof of SQL mechanism (effectively a specialized SNARK) which ensures that results of outsourced SQL jobs can be loaded into smart contracts via a decentralized oracle network, while also minimizing attack surfaces. This is an extremely math/cryptography-heavy leadership role, and thus we expect competency (and a professional or academic background) in applied cryptography or related mathematical fields. We also expect willingness to learn and research novel algorithms and techniques.

Responsibilities

Writing Rust code (and math-focused algorithms) to build a bigger, better, faster, more optimized SQL Proofing mechanism Building strategies, tools, platforms and database integrations to rapidly test and iterate on various cryptographic techniques / commitment schemes / database designs / algorithms for outsourced Proofs of SQL Codifying best practices for future reuse in the form of accessible, reusable patterns, templates, and code bases to facilitate meta data capturing and management Working with engineering leadership to define, prioritize, and ensure smooth deployments with other operational components

Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in math, computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field. Masters or PhD is a plus. 3+ years software engineering experience (or academic research) around applied math programming- strong mathematical background with cryptographic primitives such as elliptic curves Experience programming with Rust (or at least C++ and willing to quickly learn Rust)Experience developing cryptographic protocols such as Diffie–Hellman key exchange and commitment schemes Familiarity with SNARKs, or willingness to learn Ability to research and develop novel cryptographic techniques Nice to have: Familiarity developing compilers or interpreters Nice to have: Familiarity with parallel computing/GPU development and SQL Nice to have: Passionate about Web3, blockchain, decentralization, and a base understanding of how SNARKs and arguments play into this

Benefits

˖ Ultra competitive salaries

˖ Medical, dental, and vision insurance, disability/life insurance

˖ 401(k) Plan

˖ Aggressive bonus structure and RSUs

˖ Very flexible PTO, paid holidays, and flexible workweeks

˖ Very flexible remote work options

˖ A massive list of perks including discretionary add-on bonuses for hard work, attending exciting events/conferences/parties, we’re headquartered on the beach near LA (but don’t mind you working remote)