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Zero Knowledge Researcher in Worldwide

Summary

The job is for a researcher and engineer with a strong academic or industry background in decentralized web technologies, specifically focusing on developing a next-generation storage engine. Key responsibilities include researching, designing, implementing, documenting, and communicating findings related to proof systems, zk friendly hashing functions, and Zero-Knowledge proof systems. Bonus points are given for experience in decentralized storage, p2p technologies, and WebAssembly tooling.

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