Rust Jobs for Rustaceans

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement network components with a focus on P2P protocols.
• Implement components beyond the network scope.
• Ensure network security and privacy measures are effectively integrated.
• Analyse technical specifications to understand requirements and constraints.
• Provide constructive feedback on specifications to enhance clarity and effectiveness.
• Deconstruct complex network issues to identify root causes.
• Prioritise problems and determine which can be deferred for future resolution.
• Monitor network performance metrics to assess component efficiency.
• Conduct troubleshooting and debugging to resolve issues promptly.
• Review pull requests from team members for quality and adherence to standards.
• Provide actionable feedback to foster team development and improve code quality.

Requirements:

• Very strong engineering background
• Very strong Rust skills and willingness to learn and work with Nim
• Keen communicator
• Experience with implementing network components
• Experience in, and passion for, blockchain technology
• A strong alignment to our principles: https://status.im/about/#our-principles

Bonus points if:

• Experience with Nim
• Experience with Solidity
• Experience in implementing components of zero-knowledge argument systems and related technologies (zk-SNARK, circom, Nova, Plonk/Halo2, zk-STARK)
• Understanding of zero-knowledge argument systems and related technologies (zk-SNARK, circom, Nova, Plonk/Halo2, zk-STARK), elliptic curve cryptography, and circuit design
• Experience with Open Source software

[Don’t worry if you don’t meet all of these criteria, we’d still love to hear from you anyway if you think you’d be a great fit for this role. Just explain to us why in your cover letter].