IACR News item: 15 July 2024
Aztec Labs
https://aztec.network/
We’re creating a general-purpose private smart contract layer for Ethereum, affectionately dubbed ‘Aztec 3’.
We utilise bleeding-edge cryptography in our tech stack to realise private transactions on a public blockchain network, particularly in the realm of zero-knowledge cryptography.
As a result we possess a world-class R&D team that has co-authored the Plonk, Plookup and Zeromorph protocols. Plonk in particular is rapidly becoming an industry standard ZK-SNARK technology.
We are looking for experienced cryptographers to expand our R&D team and allow us to further enhance the state-of-the-art when it comes to generating proofs of private computation.
- Role focus:
- * Research techniques to improve both the constant and asymptotic performance of our cryptographic protocols
- * Perform literature reviews to identify new developments that could improve the Prover/Verifier efficiency of our cryptographic protocols (or replace them entirely)
- * Develop security proofs for our ZK-SNARK circuit architectures
- * Liaise with our applied cryptographers to assist them with implementing our cryptographic protocols in software
- Required experience:
- * PhD-level qualification in cryptography or a related field
- * Named author in one or more papers in the field of zero-knowledge cryptography
- * Ability to read and understand software implementations of cryptographic protocols written in C++
- * Familiarity with algorithms, data structures and basic programming concepts
- * Able to provide clear and constructive feedback for more junior cryptographers / applied cryptographers, mentoring where necessary
- What we offer:
- * A highly competitive compensation package (including equity)
- * Flexible and remote work environment
- * 25 days holiday + bank holidays annually
- * An opportunity to work at the cutting edge of blockchain and FinTech with a world class cryptography and engineering team
Closing date for applications:
Contact: travis@aztecprotocol.com
More information: https://boards.eu.greenhouse.io/aztec/jobs/4098527101
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