Applied Researcher (P2P, Distributed Systems)

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

This position is a hybrid engineering and applied research role. Primarily, as an engineer, you will contribute by implementing the specifications developed during research. As a researcher, you will contribute to the design of new protocol solutions. You will design, specify, verify and build distributed systems by leveraging formal and experimental techniques; build proof of concepts and prepare executable specifications for the development team.

It's expected you understand papers in depth and are 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 will conduct theoretical and practical analysis of the performance of distributed systems and present research results.

Ideally, you will have

• Coding experience in Rust - this is a MUST-have requirement for this role!
• Research experience in Distributed Systems, ideally byzantine settings.
• 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

• Experience working for an open-source organization.
• Knowledge of cryptography.
• PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related area.
• Solid knowledge of mathematics (probability and statistics are often use in our research).
• Track record of scientific publications.

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.