Cryptographer • Enter the Blockchain Industry • London Hybrid
London
£100,000 - £130,000
Permanent
A market leading blockchain technology business is looking for a very strong cryptographer to join the growing Research & Development team. This position requires a demonstrable passion for research and collaboration.
This is a brilliant opportunity to enter and grow within the blockchain industry.
Responsibilities:
- Experience in implementing zero-knowledge proving systems or related cryptographic primitives
- Comfortable in implementing low-level operations such as finite field arithmetics, hash functions etc.
- Enthusiastic about algorithmic improvements and code optimization
- Peer review of academic papers, active collaboration, and clear communication across teams
- Producing white papers of a quality similar to an academic or industry journal
- Support turning white papers into patent applications. This is achieved by liaising with internal and external patent attorneys
- Support professional services and engineering teams when requested
Experience and Requirements:
- The ability to work independently to produce scientific research papers, ideally demonstrated through journal and/or conference publications
- Understanding of blockchain fundamentals
- Agile project management techniques
- Experience producing patent applications
- PhD in a relevant field of study
If this opportunity sounds of interest to you or a colleague, please get in touch ASAP. I am happy to share further details and discuss any questions over a call.