Cryptographic Software Engineer

You'll directly contribute to advanced research efforts in data security, generating and evaluating new data privacy solutions, supporting product teams with security expertise, and solving complex cryptography-related challenges. You'll conduct novel research in the field, combining intellectual curiosity with practical, results-driven work that builds on existing knowledge to produce actionable benefits for end users.

Responsibilities

• Develop an original research agenda and directions, and perform independent analysis of products using cryptographic mechanisms
• Contribute to ongoing projects
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to ensure seamless integration and alignment of solutions with goals and best practices, and participate in implementation
• Design and implement cryptographic technologies and algorithms
• Communicate with subject matter experts and adopt innovations
• Stay at the forefront of emerging cryptography trends, technologies, and best practices, and apply this knowledge to enhance data protection strategies
• Provide expertise and guidance in cryptography, data security and privacy, encryption and adjacent areas for products
• Build resilient and scalable architecture, driving innovation and cost efficiency

Requirements

• Qualified software/cryptographic engineer with multi-year distributed ledger experience
• Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
• Well versed in data governance, quality, semantics, health data topics and related data transformation including methods of de-identification and privacy preserving analytics and computing
• In depth expertise in cryptographic design and analysis, cryptographic protocols, fully homomorphic encryption, encryption standards, secure computing, privacy-enhancing technologies
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security risks and vulnerabilities
• Programming experience (e.g., Java, C/C++, Python)
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• 5+ years of experience with security, encryption, architecture, and design
• Experience with encryption and decryption within AI and LLM environments (Mistral, spaCy, BERT etc.)
• Experience with fully homomorphic encryption
• Masters/PhD or equivalent education and experience in Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field

Benefits

• Performance-dependent bonuses including commission from funding raised
• Vesting in the form of tokens
• Access to personal networks and prestigious memberships of the company, its advisors and the CEO
• Invitations to attend conferences or business events in global tech and finance hotspots with expenses paid by the company