Researcher, JAM - Fully Remote
Parity Technologies
About Us
Parity is one of the world's most experienced core blockchain infrastructure companies, building the open-source technologies that will lay the foundation for the new decentralised internet.
Parity was founded by Dr. Gavin Wood, co-founder and former CTO of Ethereum, the primary engineer behind the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), inventor of the Solidity programming language, and primary author of the Ethereum Yellowpaper.
We believe in a decentralised web that respects the freedom and data of individuals and empowers developers to create better services. Our vision is to create a world based on truthful, rather than trustful, interactions.
About the Team
The Incubation team operates at the forefront of blockchain innovation. Under the direct leadership of our founder, Dr. Gavin Wood, the team is responsible for identifying and prototyping new ideas for Polkadot. Currently, the team's primary focus is on advancing PolkaJAM - the next-generation decentralised virtual machine - a protocol combining the best elements of Polkadot and Ethereum.
About the Position
- Evaluate and refine technical designs proposed by the team, benchmarking them against blockchain scaling solutions.
- Conduct performance modelling and analysis.
- Document technical insights and formalise research findings.
- Collaborate with engineering teams, translating research insights into actionable technical strategies.
About You
- PhD in Computer Science, Cryptography, Distributed Systems, etc.
- Strong technical knowledge of Ethereum, Layer 2 scaling solutions, cryptography, or low-level systems programming.
- Ability to analyse and evaluate designs proposed by the team
- Experience developing performance models and defining measurement strategies to validate theoretical assumptions.
Last updated: 2025-01-31 posted on 2025-01-30