International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The Key Management team at Copper is tasked with developing the core components of Copper’s custodial solution. This entails the constructions of tools and services essential for secure storage and transfer of digital assets. A focal point of the team’s responsibilities includes developing and integrating MPC-based cryptographic signature algorithms.

Key Responsibilities of the role

You will conduct cryptography literature review, select relevant papers, and produce a specification and pseudocode from the paper(s). If situation demands it, you will produce original peer-reviewed research in close collaboration with academia.

You will implement cryptography specifications into secure, production-level code.

You will integrate cryptography primitives into Copper’s internal MPC framework.

You will participate in the design and implementation of Copper’s next generation MPC framework.

You will interact with auditors and academia, as well as cryptographers on the client side.

You will provide cryptography support for other Copper development teams.

Your experience, skills and knowledge

This role is right for you if:

You have a strong foundation in modern/provable cryptography.

You consider yourself an applied cryptographer who doesn’t shy away from implementing your constructions.

You are interested in a unique intersection between academia and industry wherein you will be working with both theory and real-world implementations.

Essential

Research experience in modern cryptography -preferably in MPC, Threshold Cryptography, [Zero-Knowledge] proof systems etc- and its tools e.g. Proving your constructions secure in UC paradigm.

Engineering experience in implementation of modern cryptography primitives.

Fluency in a systems language like C, C++, Rust, or Go.

Familiarity with algorithms and aptitude in cryptographic system design.

Desirable

PhD in Cryptography with research track record.

Familiarity/Experience with distributed systems.

Prior knowledge/experience with MPC or crypto custody.