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:

As an Engineer, you will contribute by implementing the design as specified by the Nomos research team. In addition, you will contribute to the design of new protocol solutions. You will design, specify and build distributed systems. You will build proof of concepts to explore implementation solutions, as well as develop production-ready code and optimizations.

It's expected that you understand papers well enough to be able to take all necessary steps for their evaluation, adaptation and implementation. The project will expose you to the newest ideas and allow you to stay up-to-date with what is emerging in the space (blockchain, p2p networks, distributed systems, cryptography, Zero-Knowledge proofs, MPC, etc.). You might conduct preliminary theoretical and practical analysis of the performance of the systems and present the 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:

1. Interview with our People Ops team
2. Interview with team member
3. Interview with team member
4. Interview with interview with Nomos Lead

Compensation:

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