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Role overview
You will be working directly alongside Layer1's engineering leadership, so this role comes with significant autonomy and responsibility. We are deeply involved with a Rust-based coin with interactive transaction construction. As Applied Cryptography Engineer at Layer1, you will:
- Contribute to the project's general open-source protocol development
- Write advanced software tooling to interface with and analyze the protocol network
- Explore and implement Confidential Assets
- Build Critical infrastructure for the private and confidential exchange of digital assets on top of Confidential Assets
Requirements
There are no hard requirements and we are more interested in learning about you and your unique background. Preferably, you demonstrably have:
- Deep experience in systems programming and distributed systems, with an ability to write highly performant and low-level code
- Prove track-record of working on open-source projects with large systemic complexity
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Extensive knowledge of Rust
- Functional Knowledge of cryptography and cryptocurrencies
Cultural Values
We are looking for passionate contrarians that:
- Relay incredibly complex ideas in simple terms
- Have a security and adversarially-oriented mindset
- Stay relentlessly resourceful
- Take ownership and have a bias to action
- Prioritize analytical rigor and operational transparency
Location
San Francisco, in northern California, is well known for being a tech haven. However, as one of the most visited cities in the world, it’s also a center of cultural and there’s a strong counter culture sensibility that’s always been an essential part of the city. San Francisco has one of the most prominent LGBT communities in the world, and is one of the most important in the history of LGBT rights and activism.
The economy of San Francisco is influenced by household tech companies such as Salesforce.com, Reddit, Dropbox, Airbnb, Yelp, Uber, Lyft, etc. The third quarter of 2017, saw $4.177 billion in funding for companies in San Francisco and the North Bay Area. An hour south of the city is “Silicon Valley” which homes Apple, Facebook, Google and Palantir.
Known for its year-round fog, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars and colorful Victorian houses. It’s also the home of the famous Alcatraz Island, site of the notorious former prisoner Al Capone.
Did you know...
- The average salary for a Software Engineer in San Francisco is $134,000
- San Francisco has 3% unemployment rate
- 10-49
Layer1 is an engineering-driven investment and infrastructure platform, backed by world-class investors including Peter Thiel and Digital Currency Group. We take concentrated bets on promising blockchain protocols and build critical technology to support their global impact. We are building a specialized mining operation and custody infrastructure technologies business. Our team has previous experience at the world's leading technology companies, global multi-$B hedge funds, and the most established cryptocurrency projects including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Stellar, and Grin. www.layer1.capital
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