Job Description
This role involves developing and maintaining high-quality Rust codebases for both new and existing projects. The primary focus is on creating robust, efficient, and secure software solutions that meet industry standards. Key responsibilities include implementing low-level systems code that is cross-compiled and optimized for performance across multiple platforms, such as backend servers, mobile devices, and web browsers through WebAssembly (WASM). You will also work closely with security experts and cryptographers to integrate cryptographic APIs into production applications, ensuring secure digital signatures, message authentication, encryption/decryption, and zero-knowledge proof protocols. Additionally, you will collaborate with external security auditing firms to evaluate and enhance the security of cryptographic implementations, addressing potential vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance with best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure, high-performance systems code using Rust, with a focus on minimizing memory usage, optimizing code structure, and reducing dependency trees.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive unit tests, integration tests, and benchmarking frameworks to ensure code reliability and performance across platforms.
- Write and maintain technical documentation, including API references, architecture diagrams, and implementation guides, to support team collaboration and future development.
- Adhere to strict version control practices, such as branching strategies, code reviews, and commit message conventions, to ensure codebase stability and traceability.
- Collaborate with cryptographers to implement cryptographic protocols, including zero-knowledge proofs, while ensuring compliance with security standards and best practices.
- Conduct security audits and work with external firms to evaluate cryptographic implementations, identifying and mitigating risks such as timing attacks or memory leaks.
- Utilize advanced tools like fuzzers and test vectors to validate the correctness and security of cryptographic code, ensuring it meets production-grade requirements.
- Refactor and improve existing codebases by leveraging Rust's features like macros, traits, and enums to reduce redundancy and enhance maintainability.
Job Requirements
- Proficiency in Rust programming language, with experience in writing efficient, secure, and maintainable code for production environments.
- Strong understanding of cryptographic concepts and APIs, including digital signatures, encryption/decryption, and zero-knowledge proof protocols, with a focus on low-level implementation details.
- Experience with cross-platform development, including compiling and optimizing code for backend servers, mobile devices, and WebAssembly (WASM) environments.
- Knowledge of software testing methodologies, including unit testing, integration testing, and benchmarking, to ensure code quality and performance.
- Ability to work with security auditing firms and understand their evaluation processes for cryptographic implementations, ensuring alignment with industry standards.
- Experience with version control systems like Git, including best practices for branching, merging, and code review processes.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with a focus on minimizing security risks such as timing attacks and memory leaks in cryptographic code.
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including cryptographers, security auditors, and product managers.
- Experience with automated testing tools, including fuzzers and test vectors, to validate the correctness and security of cryptographic implementations.
- Ability to write clear and concise technical documentation to support code maintenance, team onboarding, and compliance with security standards.
