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Blockchain Cryptography Engineer

Zama is hiring!

About

Zama's mission is to safeguard privacy by making the internet encrypted end-to-end.

Zama is building a suite of products for securing AI applications in the cloud and on the blockchain. Developers and data scientists can build FHE-friendly applications using our technology without having to know cryptography.

Zama was founded by Pascal Paillier, a pioneer in FHE, and Rand Hindi, a serial privacy entrepreneur.

If you would like to learn more about Fully Homomorphic Encryption, you can read our 6-min introduction: https://6min.zama.ai/

Job Description

Zama is a cryptography company building open source homomorphic encryption tools for developers. Our technology enables a broad range of use cases, from confidential smart contracts to encrypted machine learning and privacy-preserving cloud applications. Zama was founded by Pascal Paillier and Rand Hindi, and has more than 60 researchers and engineers in its team.

As part of our efforts of bringing privacy to web3, we are building a homomorphic blockchain protocol that enables private smart contracts, where computation happens on-chain on encrypted shared states.

We’re looking for Blockchain Engineers with a strong background in cryptography, capable of designing and implementing complex cryptographic protocols that combine FHE, ZK, and other crypto techniques.

You will be working alongside a team of cryptographers, blockchain engineers, and full-stack engineers to design, implement, and maintain Zama’s homomorphic blockchain.

Preferred Experience

He/She/They should have:

  • Strong experience implementing cryptography in production
  • Knowledge of homomorphic encryption
  • Experience working with zero-knowledge proofs
  • Good communication skills

Note that full remote is possible, however we insist that you visit our Paris office at least once per quarter.

Recruitment Process

Our process is described in detail here: https://www.zama.ai/post/how-we-hire-at-zama. Please note that we are currently only gathering expressions of interest. We will be in contact with exceptional candidates who we wish to advance through the recruitment process.

Zama values and promotes diversity. We give everyone a fair chance to be evaluated on their professional, academic, and personal skills. Our aim is to make the hiring process as pleasant, stress-free, and friendly as possible, even if the process is longer and more involved than you might find elsewhere.

Additional Information

  • Contract Type: Full-Time
  • Location: Paris
  • Possible full remote
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