Remote Protocol Engineer (Client)

Summary

Join Codex as a protocol engineer to revolutionize decentralized storage by developing and maintaining protocols, identifying and fixing issues, innovating and adapting, and striving for engineering excellence.

Requirements

• Expertise in Decentralized Systems: Strong knowledge of decentralized and peer-to-peer systems, gained through a PhD or equivalent industry experience
• Passion for Open Source: A keen interest in open source, perhaps with a track record of significant contributions
• Programming Skills: Experience with statically typed system programming languages (e.g., Rust, C/C++, Go) and enthusiasm for working with and helping develop an emerging programming language (Nim)
• Excellent Communication: Strong communication skills for a fully remote and asynchronous team environment
• Tenacity in Debugging: You understand that debugging difficult issues is part of the job and are willing to roll up your sleeves and put in the effort to isolate and fix them

Responsibilities

• Develop and Maintain Protocols: Work within the p2p client team to develop, test, and maintain our networking protocols
• Identify and Fix Issues: Diagnose and resolve correctness, performance, and security bugs, including developing custom tooling when necessary
• Principled Testing: Help us shape and develop a rigorous testing approach, define sensible workloads and network models, and implement them in our testbed
• Innovate and Adapt: Develop new protocols to support new features or adapt existing ones to meet product needs
• Engineering Excellence: Strive for quality, improve testability, and foster a culture of engineering excellence within the team

Preferred Qualifications

• Have previous experience with decentralized storage networks (DSNs), or are at least acquainted with this space
• Can work with networking protocols from simulation/formal verification down to implementation
• Are familiar with compact and Zero-Knowledge proofs and their workings