iForte Solusi Infotek is hiring a
Zero Knowledge Researcher

Summary

The job is for a researcher and engineer to work on a next-generation decentralized storage engine using Zero Knowledge technology. Key responsibilities include researching, designing, implementing proof systems, writing specifications, documenting findings, performing security analysis, and more. Required skills include a strong academic or engineering background, experience with low level/strongly typed languages, familiarity with commitment schemes, and passion for blockchain technology.

Requirements

• Very strong academic or engineering background (PhD-level or equivalent in industry); relevant research experience
• Experience with low level/strongly typed languages (C/C++/Go/Rust or Java/C#)
• Familiarity w/ folding schemes & familiarity with different commitment schemes (KZG, IPA, FRI, etc.)
• Experience with Open Source software
• Deep understanding of Zero-Knowledge proof systems and corresponding tooling
• Keen communicator, eager to share your work in a wide variety of contexts, like internal and public presentations, blog posts and academic papers
• Experience in, and passion for, blockchain technology

Responsibilities

• Research, design and implement proof systems for remote auditing schemes
• Implement zk friendly hashing functions
• Familiarity with state of the art proving backends such as arkworks, bellman, etc…
• Write specifications and design documentation
• Document and communicate research findings to the wider community
• Perform security analysis, measure performance of and debug circuits

Preferred Qualifications

• A strong alignment to our principles: https://status.im/about/#our-principles
• Experience and interest in decentralized storage and p2p technologies
• Experience designing and implementing zk-friendly hashing functions
• Experience with WebAssembly tooling