Remote Rust and Nim Engineer

Summary

Join Vac's ACZ unit as a skilled network engineer to implement and enhance network components with a focus on P2P protocols and robust security measures.

Requirements

• Very strong engineering background
• Very strong Rust skills and willingness to learn and work with Nim
• Keen communicator
• Experience with implementing network components
• Experience in, and passion for, blockchain technology
• A strong alignment to our principles: https://status.im/about/#our-principles

Responsibilities

• Implement network components with a focus on P2P protocols
• Implement components beyond the network scope
• Ensure network security and privacy measures are effectively integrated
• Analyse technical specifications to understand requirements and constraints
• Provide constructive feedback on specifications to enhance clarity and effectiveness
• Deconstruct complex network issues to identify root causes
• Prioritise problems and determine which can be deferred for future resolution
• Monitor network performance metrics to assess component efficiency
• Conduct troubleshooting and debugging to resolve issues promptly
• Review pull requests from team members for quality and adherence to standards
• Provide actionable feedback to foster team development and improve code quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Nim
• Experience with Solidity
• Experience in implementing components of zero-knowledge argument systems and related technologies (zk-SNARK, circom, Nova, Plonk/Halo2, zk-STARK)
• Understanding of zero-knowledge argument systems and related technologies (zk-SNARK, circom, Nova, Plonk/Halo2, zk-STARK), elliptic curve cryptography, and circuit design
• Experience with Open Source software