Company Profile

Company
:
QUANTSTAMP, INC.
City
:
San Francisco
Country
:
United States
Industries
:
IT, software engineering, Internet
Website
:
https://quantstamp.com

Company DescriptionQuantstamp is the leader in blockchain security. We secured blockchain applications that manage over $200 billion dollars worth of digital assets for the best projects in the space including OpenSea, ETH2.0, Solana, and Maker. We are securing the financial infrastructure of tomorrow. We are a remote 1st company spread across 5 continents and 16 countries. We have an intellectually stimulating work environment and team members who truly care for each other. In order to deliver high quality services to our clients, our engineers have a direct communication style and respectfully challenge each other’s ideas. Quantstamp team members are highly collaborative, which has allowed us to stay at the cutting-edge of blockchain technology. Aside from providing the security backbone for the blockchain industry, we also treat our employees very well. Compensation packages are generous and we enjoy many other perks such as quarterly retreats in exotic locations such as Dubai, Portugal, and Brazil. Interested in working for us? We seek to hire 40 employees over 2022. We are looking for applicants from many diverse backgrounds including web2 careers and hackers who honed their skills out in the wild. If you have talent, we want you on our team.

Job Ad & Profile Description
Position : Applied Cryptographer (Full Time, Anywhere)Quantstamp is looking for an applied cryptographer. Quantstamp often deals with a wide range of cryptographic problems, including reviewing implementations and tackling new theoretical problems using cryptography. For example, Quantstamp regularly receives requests to review code bases which either invoke or implement (custom) cryptography, as part of an audit.

Zero knowledge applications are becoming more common across all ecosystems, and this kind of math will also soon be the basis of several scaling solutions – in particular, zero knowledge rollups.

These applications often use a zero-knowledge Succinct Non-interactive Argument of Knowledge (zk-SNARK) proof system, or a zero-knowledge Succinct Transparent Argument of Knowledge (zk-STARK) proof system.
Your day-to-day work will involve doing research about various cryptographic protocols.
Some protocols of interest will be those found in the code of our audit clients, others will be protocols of interest for future audits. In particular, in anticipation of audits of, or for, zero-knowledge rollup systems, you’ll be asked to understand various zero-knowledge proof systems.
There are a lot of those – we don’t expect mastery in all of them, but mastery of at least one would be ideal.
You may be asked to compare and understand systems you’re not familiar with, and you should be comfortable doing this.
Ideally you have a strong theoretical background but can also read and write code (the specific language is not too important).
You will talk to other researchers within the company and may be asked to talk to clients directly, in a technical capacity.

Required profile for job ad : Applied Cryptographer (Full Time, Anywhere)Required

Mastery of at least one zk-SNARK/zk-STARK proof system, or a strong enough technical background to understand one (and this should have some direct connection to cryptography)
Ability to code and develop software. You should have experience with at least one major language, like Python, Java, or C; the exact language is not too important. You should be familiar with versioning software (specifically, GitHub), testing, and a familiarity with algorithms and data structures.
Ability to read and interpret academic papers
Ability to communicate ideas
Partial availability (2-6h) during EST work hours to allow for communication with the team.
Nice to Have

Familiarity with existing ZK Rollup designs
Familiarity with multiple ZK proof systems
Strong coding ability
Knowledge of software development in Solidity, including testing and various development frameworks like Hardhat.
Familiarity with blockchain ecosystems, particularly Ethereum
Familiarity with Circom for writing zero knowledge circuits
Compensation & Perks

Competitive compensation package (commensurate to experience) + performance and referral bonuses.
100% remote and flexible working hours.
Work from anywhere in the world.
Generous paid time off, including maternity/paternity leave.
Retirement/pension plan.
Equity.
Rent your own desk in a co-working space or work from anywhere at any time.
Free gym membership or any virtual alternative of your choice.
Learn about the hottest and newest products and trends in the crypto space before they appear on any news outlets.
Join quarterly all-expenses-paid retreats in exotic/exclusive locations with the team.

Job criteria for job ad : Applied Cryptographer (Full Time, Anywhere)
Job category :
IT, new technologies
Industries :
IT, software engineering, Internet
Employment type :
Fixed-term contract
Region :
Bwizibwera – Entebbe – Gulu – Hoima – Jinja – Kampala – Kasese – Kira – Lira – Masaka – Mbale – Mbarara – Mukono – Nansana – Rest of Uganda – International
Experience level :
2 to 5 years
Educational level :
Bachelor
Key Skills :
ZK
BLOCKCHAIN
JAVA
REST
IDEAL
PYTHON
ETHEREUM
Number of Position(s) :
1
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