We are a diverse team of experienced researchers and engineers scattered around the world working at the intersection of P2P networks and bleeding-edge Zero Knowledge technology. We’re building the next-generation storage engine that attempts to “untie the knot” of incentivized storage. Our goal is to deliver a more advanced decentralized storage protocol that pushes the state of the art of decentralized storage solutions forward. We’re looking for a person with both an engineering background as well as an academic background too.
Key responsibilities
- Research, design and implement proof systems for remote auditing schemes
- Implement zk friendly hashing functions
- Familiarity with state of the art proving backends such as arkworks, bellman, etc…
- Write specifications and design documentation
- Document and communicate research findings to the wider community
- Perform security analysis, measure performance of and debug circuits
You ideally will have
- Very strong academic or engineering background (PhD-level or equivalent in industry); relevant research experience
- Experience with low level/strongly typed languages (C/C++/Go/Rust or Java/C#)
- Familiarity w/ folding schemes & familiarity with different commitment schemes (KZG, IPA, FRI, etc.)
- Experience with Open Source software
- Deep understanding of Zero-Knowledge proof systems and corresponding tooling
- Keen communicator, eager to share your work in a wide variety of contexts, like internal and public presentations, blog posts and academic papers.
- Experience in, and passion for, blockchain technology
- A strong alignment to our principles: https://status.im/about/#our-principles
Bonus points if
- Experience and interest in decentralized storage and p2p technologies
- Experience designing and implementing zk-friendly hashing functions
- Experience with WebAssembly tooling
[Don’t worry if you don’t meet all of these criteria, we’d still love to hear from you anyway if you think you’d be a great fit for this role. Just explain to us why in your cover letter].
Compensation
We are happy to pay in either 100% fiat or any mix of fiat and/or crypto. For more information regarding benefits at Status: https://people-ops.status.im/tag/perks/
Hiring Process
The hiring process for this role will be:
- Interview with People Ops team
- Interview with Codex team member
- Pair programming task w/ Codex team member
- Interview with Codex team member
- Interview with Codex Program Lead