NYDIG is hiring a

Web3 Bitcoin Engineer

Description

NYDIG’s business is built on the secure and fully verifiable handling of sensitive information such as customer information, digital asset private keys, and requests that move assets on the Bitcoin blockchain. An ideal candidate for this role will have experience and a fundamental-level understanding of how cryptography, distributed systems, and proof-of-work schemes interact to form cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin. You’ll apply your skill at creating and maintaining protocol-level code for NYDIG’s custody system and enhance its security, usability, and fault detection. An ideal candidate would understand critical topics in security including deployment of signed binaries, hardware security modules, and Linux system hardening.

Responsibilities

• Develop modern Bitcoin software incorporating the latest advances in Bitcoin capabilities (including Taproot, Schnorr, discreet log contracts, etc).
• Own critical path code that handles digital asset transaction signing including constructing raw blockchain transactions, managing public/private keys, and securely handling cryptographic signatures.
• Understand and incorporate future BIPs and make second layer protocols like Lightning Network first class citizens within the design of systems.

Requirements

• Professional experience developing systems which leverage the Bitcoin protocol.
• Passionate about developing exceptionally resilient systems by applying software engineering best practices, thinking critically during the system design phase, and investing in extensive automated testing.

• Entrepreneurial experience or ability to work effectively autonomously as well as within a larger team.
• Hands-on knowledge of non-Bitcoin blockchain technologies and/or second layer protocols like the LightningNetwork.