Summary

About The Role

Our team is actively building a leading cryptography organization in order to solve complex problems involving mathematics, establishing standards and guidelines for safe use of cryptographic code, advancing the state of cryptography both within and outside Aptos. We have open roles for both junior and senior engineers, and for researchers in this space.

What you'll be doing:

• 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.

What were looking for:

• 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

The base salary range for this full-time position is $180k - $300k. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and typical maximum target for new hire salaries for the position of a candidate based in the Bay Area at any level. We do hire exceptionally talented professionals with decades of experience in their field.

Our 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

Skills

• Python
• Rust
• Smart Contract Development
• Software Engineering
• TypeScript