Aptos Labs is hiring a
Software Engineer, Cryptography in United States

Summary

Aptos is hiring for a cryptography engineer or researcher role within their blockchain organization. The employee will define cryptography principles, establish standards, evaluate libraries, implement schemes, publish research, and contribute to various coding stacks. Requirements include prior experience in cryptography or security, programming skills, smart contract familiarity, technical documentation ability, and English fluency.

Requirements

• Prior experience in cryptography or security
• Experience programming in Rust, TypeScript (JavaScript), or Python
• Familiarity with smart contracts
• Ability to write technical documentation and specifications
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Define cryptography principles and best practices within the Aptos blockchain and ecosystem
• Establish cryptographic standards by writing Aptos Improvement Protocols (AIPs)
• Evaluate cryptographic libraries for their safety and performance
• Design, implement, maintain and audit cryptographic schemes, such as signature schemes, authenticated data structures, secret sharing, distributed pseudo-random functions, and zero-knowledge proofs
• Publish research work to top conferences
• Contribute across the Rust Blockchain code stack, the Move framework, and many of the SDKs (e.g., Typescript, Python, Rust)
• Work closely with engineering and partner teams

Benefits

• 100% insurance premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents (US Employees)
• Equipment of your choice
• Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and floating company days off
• Competitive Salary
• Equity (RSUs)
• Protocol Token Grants
• 401k matching (US Employees)
• Fun and inclusive in-person and digital events