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Distributed Systems Researcher (Blockchain Infrastructure Team)
Department: R&D
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote, Worldwide
Description
We are the Blockchain Infrastructure Team, and we are building the foundation used by other projects at the Status Network. We are researching consensus algorithms, Multi-Party Computation techniques, ZKPs and other cutting-edge solutions with the aim to take the blockchain technology to the next level of security, decentralization and scalability for a wide range of use cases. We are currently in a research phase, working with models and simulations. In the near future, we will start implementing the research. You will have the opportunity to participate in developing -and improving- the state of the art of blockchain technologies, as well as turning it into a reality
Key Responsibilities
- This role is dedicated to pure research
- Primarily, ensuring that solutions are sound and diving deeper into their formal definition.
- Additionally, he/she would be regularly going through papers, bringing new ideas and staying up-to-date.
- Designing, specifying and verifying distributed systems by leveraging formal and experimental techniques.
- Conducting theoretical and practical analysis of the performance of distributed systems.
- Designing and analysing incentive systems.
- Collaborating with both internal and external customers and the teams responsible for the actual implementation.
- Researching new techniques for designing, analysing and implementing dependable distributed systems.
- Publishing and presenting research results both internally and externally.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Ideally you will have:
[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!]
- Strong background in Computer Science and Math, or a related area.
- Academic background (The ability to analyze, digest and improve the State of the Art in our fields of interest. Specifically, familiarity with formal proofs and/or the scientific method.)
- Distributed Systems with a focus on Blockchain
- Analysis of algorithms
- Familiarity with Python and/or complex systems modeling software
- Deep knowledge of algorithms (much more academic, such as have dealt with papers, moving from research to pragmatic implementation)
- Experience in analysing the correctness and security of distributed systems.
- Familiarity with the application of formal method techniques.
- Comfortable with “reverse engineering” code in a number of languages including Java, Go, Rust, etc. Even if no experience in these languages, the ability to read and "reverse engineer" code of other projects is important.
- Keen communicator, eager to share your work in a wide variety of contexts, like internal and public presentations, blog posts and academic papers.
- Capable of deep and creative thinking.
- Passionate about blockchain technology in general.
- Able to manage the uncertainties and ambiguities associated with working in a remote-first, distributed, decentralised environment.
- A strong alignment to our principles: https://status.im/about/#our-principles
Bonus points:
- E.g. Experience working remotely.
- Experience working for an open source organization.
- TLA+/PRISM would be desirable.
- PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related area.
- Experience Multi-Party Computation and Zero-Knowledge Proofs
- Track record of scientific publications.
- Previous experience in remote or globally distributed teams.
Benefits
Perks & benefits!
People
- Work with some of the most passionate & dedicated minds in the Ethereum space.
Compensation
- We ask that you’re willing to be paid in a combination of fiat and cryptocurrency.
- We’ll reward you with a competitive base salary.
- We’ll also reward you with SNT (Status Network Tokens) to give you a real stake in the success of the organisation.
- A generous budget (€2000 Euros) to choose whatever laptop you prefer.
- We provide a small allowance (up to €250 Euros per month) for a co-working space.
Freedom
- Work from wherever you choose. Our contributors are a varied bunch - some work from home, some from a coworking space, some from a local cafe, others are nomads.
- We operate an open vacation policy, meaning there are no hard limits or strict rules around how much holiday you take and how you schedule it.
- We want our contributors to be healthy and take the time they need to relax and enjoy quality disconnected time away from work.
- We offer all contributors a Headspace subscription.
Travel
- Each team has a travel budget to attend conferences & team meetups of their choice.
- Once per year the whole organisation gets together to connect (so far we’ve visited Bangkok and Prague).
Note: We don’t offer traditional benefits like medical/dental insurance - we’d rather pay you well and give you the freedom to select your own benefits, on your terms.