The Senior Cryptography Engineer will design and implement a BitVM bridge, ensuring the integration of Bitcoin security. Responsibilities include collaborating with the core team on architecture and security infrastructure, engaging in research discussions, and sharing cryptographic expertise within the team.
We are building BOB, a hybrid L2 that combines the best of Bitcoin and Ethereum. We seek an experienced Senior Cryptography Engineer to support the design, implementation, and launch of a novel BitVM bridge with Bitcoin security.
You enjoy proactively identifying and resolving engineering problems by applying your knowledge on cryptographic techniques. You will lead the implementation and improvements around the cryptographic building blocks (SNARKs, Winternitz signatures, …) of the BitVM bridge. Working closely with the core team, you’ll contribute to research problems and be a trusted point of contact for improving BOB.
What you will do
- Architect and build the BOB Bitcoin bridge leveraging BitVM in close collaboration with the core team.
- Architect and build the BOB Bitcoin security infrastructure with Babylon in close collaboration with the core team.
- Engage in research discussions with the core team on the BOB core protocols.
- Share knowledge with other team members on cryptography and Bitcoin best practices.
- Three years or more of hands-on Rust development experience.
- One year of experience of deploying protocols into production that leverage advanced cryptographic techniques (SNARKs, STARKS, MPC, …) with measurable TVL.
- Strong interest in Bitcoin, including Bitcoin script, BitVM, and Taproot.
- Excellent communication skills in a remote setting.
Nice to have
- Background in consensus protocols
- Experience with Solidity
- Contributions to open-source projects
- Research-oriented team
- Solve novel problems
- Stock options
- Remote working
- 30-day vacation
- Allowance for a co-working space
- Yearly retreat
Top Skills
Rust
Solidity
Distributed Crafts London, England Office
London, United Kingdom
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