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Research Cryptographer & Mathematician
Employment type: Full-time/Company: Heliax
Heliax is a remote-first company that researches, develops, deploys, and maintains open-source protocols and mechanisms, building vertically integrated open-source products and networks such as Anoma and Namada.
Applicants must be based in Europe (including the UK) and willing to travel to Berlin for initial onboarding.
Responsibilities:
- Design new cryptographic protocols (e.g. shielded state sync) to meet security, interface, and performance goals.
- Evaluate and analyze existing cryptographic proof systems (zkSNARKs, zkSTARKs) for security, expressivity, and performance.
- Update, reimplement, and combine cryptographic protocols for proofs-of-concept and production use-cases.
- Produce comprehensive technical specifications and collaborate with engineers on implementations.
- Implement, review, and test cryptographic operations and protocols, primarily in Rust.
Requirements:
- Strong mathematical and/or cryptographic background (complexity theory, abstract algebra, protocol design).
- Expertise in constructive protocol design and analysis of distributed cryptographic protocols.
Nice to have:
- Published papers in mathematics, theoretical CS, or cryptography.
- Experience with distributed systems and/or operating systems architecture/design.
- Experience with Zerocash/Zexe/VeriZexe and related architectures.
- Academic qualifications in a relevant field (cryptography or mathematics).
Stack:
Rust, zkSNARKs, zkSTARKs, Halo2, ProtoStar, Risc0/RISC0 zkVM, Arkworks, elliptic curves, threshold encryption, DKG
Benefits:
- Relocation and visa assistance for Germany (if applicable)
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