Engineer (Distributed Systems, Rust)

The project:
Nomos is a sovereign, modular, zk-encrypted network of blockchains. The trustless agreements layer of the Logos stack. The forthcoming Nomos network will provide a common infrastructure layer upon which communities and aspiring network states can build social, governance, and financial services that uphold their community members' fundamental rights and values.
Key Responsibilities:

Implement the design as specified by the Nomos research team.
Contribute to the design of new protocol solutions.
Design, specify, and build distributed systems.
Build proof of concepts to explore implementation solutions.
Develop production-ready code and optimizations.
Understand academic papers well enough to evaluate, adapt, and implement their findings.
Conduct preliminary theoretical and practical analysis of system performance and present results.

Ideally, you will have:

Coding experience in Rust - this is a MUST-have requirement for this role!
Experience in complex Distributed Systems in production, preferably in byzantine settings (blockchain) or similar.
Alternatively, experience in cloud computing systems, especially if developed at the systems level and complemented with advanced Rust knowledge.
Strong background in Computer Science and Math, or a related area.
Keen communicator, eager to share your work in a wide variety of contexts, like internal and public presentations.
Strong interest in privacy, censorship-resistant technology, open protocols.

Bonus points:

Research experience in Distributed Systems, ideally byzantine settings.
Experience working for an open-source organization.
Knowledge of cryptography.
PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related area.
Solid knowledge of mathematics (we employ probability and statistics often).

Hiring process:

Interview with our People Ops team
Interview with team member
Interview with team member
Interview with Nomos Lead

Compensation:
We are happy to pay in any mix of fiat/crypto.

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