Core Engineer and Developer Liaison

Summary

Join Electric Coin Co. as a Core Engineer and Developer Liaison and contribute to the development and maintenance of Zcash's core libraries and SDKs. You will implement new features, fix bugs, respond to security vulnerabilities, and develop specifications for security analysis. Collaboration with the Zcash Foundation and wider development community is crucial. This role also involves acting as a developer liaison, communicating with various audiences, and educating them about Zcash. The position requires experience with open-source software development and modern programming languages. A commitment to user privacy and the cypherpunk ethos is essential. The role is fully remote and offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• Experience with open-source software development and implementing protocols to detailed specifications
• Experience with developing security-oriented code in modern programming languages similar to Rust, Swift, and Kotlin
• Understanding of cryptocurrencies including their function, the market, benefits and drawbacks
• The ability to work to deadlines and to hold themself accountable for short and long term success

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve Zcash’s core libraries (primarily written in Rust)
• Implement new functionality and bug fixes in the SDKs (written in Swift and Kotlin) that support our Zashi mobile wallet on iOS and Android
• Respond effectively and quickly to security vulnerabilities discovered in our software and related infrastructure
• Develop and maintain specifications to enhance, document, and support security analysis of the Zcash protocol, either led by ECC or in collaboration with third-party developers
• Aid developers at the Zcash Foundation in supporting and implementing new features for the Zebra consensus node and related software
• Interact with the wider Zcash development community to ensure that ECC’s efforts are complementary to, and able to take advantage of that wider development
• Act as a developer liaison between ECC and other parts of the Zcash development community

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of cryptography
• A willingness to learn and an appreciation for the importance of security

Benefits

• Competitive salary $180k - $225k
• Comprehensive health and wellness plans for U.S. based Full-Time Employees
• Flexible time off
• Remote work
• Working with a world-class class team