Blockswap network is hiring a

Cryptography Engineer

Blockswap is a multichain fixed income protocol that provides sustainable DeFi primitives from Proof of Stake assets.

We Blockswap Labs is a major contributor to the Blockswap Network, building a suite of products to support the Multichain composability for staked ETH. Our team is one of the most impactful and knowledgeable in Cross-chain Communication. We are a very diverse, globally distributed team.

The company was founded by leading cross-chain specialists and DeFi engineers. We are a small team crushing the scene with a passion for DAO, DeFi, and NFT and a relentless commitment to extend crypto benefits to mainstream everyday users.

Our anchor product is Stakehouse championing Multichain ETH, enabling anyone from anywhere to have a permissionless ETH stake yield on DeFi and a key proponent of Rollup centric future of Ethereum. We have a laser focus on last-mile user onboarding, and our ecosystem has been growing from strength to strength.

We are looking for a talented cryptography engineer or developer with a strong math background who loves challenges and has a research-oriented mindset to join our engineering team. You will be primarily focused on the implementation of our threshold DKG cryptographic protocol.

You will work alongside our core engineering team within Blockswap which consist of best-in-class protocol specialist and software engineers. This is an ideal role for those who are ready to take on new opportunities to learn and extend their knowledge basis consistently.

Responsibilities

• You will be working on our dCommon product suite and Common Interest protocol development. Watch the recent presentation here
• Collaborate with the team on the implementation of an on-demand modular signing network based on DKG-MPC.
• Produce technical design specifications, author detailed technical specifications(e.g. papers, documentation excerpts, etc.)
• Implement, test, and audit the cryptography portions of our agent-based off-chain systems for blockchain Dapps to use the dCommon as plug and Play
• Support smart contract team in their research, and participate in code reviews
• Interface with the Engineering team to ease the transition of the cryptographic code integrated with our smart contract-based protocol stack.

Requirements

• 2+years of experience in cryptography field
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).
• Background in applied Computer Science with knowledge in programming C/C++/Rust and Javascript
• Strong applied cryptography skills (experience implementing robust elliptic curve cryptography).
• Outstanding algorithmic thinking and reasoning capability with a strong focus on code quality/documentation and simplicity.
• BS in Computer Science or Math or equivalent experience
• Understanding NIZK, SNARK, DKG primitive and prominent signature schemes
• Understanding of zero-knowledge proofs, bulletproofs, elliptic curve cryptography,

Bonus

• Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or Cryptography
• Understanding and hands-on experience in Ethereum, and other blockchain technologies.
• Experience with threshold cryptography, DKG, Recursive Snarks, BLS.
• Good understanding of PoS blockchain technology
• Strong preference for time zone between UK/ Europe and the US

Blockswap is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace all qualified persons to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please feel free to let us know.

Blockswap network focuses on Blockchain / Cryptocurrency. Their company has offices in San Francisco and London. They have a small team that's between 11-50 employees.

You can view their website at https://www.blockswap.network/ or find them on Twitter.

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