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Founding Protocol Engineer

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full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

Rust

About the role

  • Design and implementation of core components of Prover Network, including highly optimized communication between the clients and GPUs and the consensus protocol
  • Collaborate closely on the design with Dr. Rao and lead the implementation, while building out the necessary team
  • Help shape not only the protocol, but also who we are at Prover Network
  • Set a technical standard for Prover Network and eventually be one of the core contributors of how verifiable delegation of computation is executed in the world
  • Shape the direction of our culture and platform, contributing your ideas and expertise to drive its evolution
  • Address complex problem-solving in a rapidly evolving problem space

Requirements

  • Deep familiarity with protocol engineering aspects
  • Expertise in Rust (~4 years), including a high comfort level with advanced concepts such as generics, lifetimes, memory management, concurrency, etc
  • Familiarity with advanced benchmarking and testing frameworks (e.g., prop-testing, fuzzing)
  • Experience in working independently on open-ended problems
  • A strong sense of responsibility and comfort with autonomous work
  • Nice-To-Have Interest in zero-knowledge proof-based blockchain systems
  • Experience writing smart contracts
  • Familiarity with the fundamentals of cryptography, such as hash functions and finite fields
  • A passion for open-source software and an eagerness to learn
  • A strong interest in privacy
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and equity as an early member of our team
  • Full benefits package, including healthcare coverage and more to come
  • Stipend for learning and professional development
  • Opportunity to work with a driven, talented, dedicated team that values collaboration, innovation, and in making a strong positive impact
  • Culture built upon mutual respect, empathy, learning, and growth

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Rustprotocol engineeringadvanced benchmarkingtesting frameworkssmart contractscryptographyhash functionsfinite fieldsgenericsmemory management
Soft skills
problem-solvingautonomous workresponsibilitycollaborationleadershipcreativityadaptabilitycommunicationteam buildingcultural contribution