Succinct Labs • 📍 US / Remote •
$210k - $300k USD
Optimize SP1--the open-source RISC-V zero-knowledge virtual machine written in Rust--using Plonky3 finite-field SIMD and GPU polynomial arithmetic.
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Remote Rust Cryptography, Zero-Knowledge (zkVM) & Security Jobs
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RISC Zero • 📍 Worldwide Remote •
$195k - $265k USD
Build high-throughput distributed ZK-STARK proving clusters (Bonsai) and cryptographic precompiles (SHA-256, secp256k1, BLS12-381) in `no_std` Rust.
Helius (Solana Infrastructure) • 📍 Worldwide Remote •
$210k - $295k USD
Engineer ultra-low-latency Geyser plugins, QUIC transaction forwarders, and petabyte-scale archival block storage in Rust.
1Password • 📍 US / Canada / UK Remote •
$185k - $245k USD
Lead security architecture for 1Password's shared Rust core library running across macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, and WebAssembly.
Kraken • 📍 Worldwide Remote •
$190k - $265k USD
Engineer deterministic, microsecond-latency order matching engines, FIX/WebSocket gateways, and MPC threshold signature custody systems in Rust.
Signal Messenger • 📍 US Remote •
$195k - $260k USD
Maintain and evolve `libsignal` and Signal's high-concurrency Rust backend servers protecting post-quantum end-to-end encrypted messaging for 100M+ users.
Mysten Labs (Sui) • 📍 US / EU / APAC Remote •
$205k - $285k USD
Optimize Mysticeti uncertified DAG consensus in Rust--achieving 390ms global finality--and harden the object-centric Move bytecode verifier.
Block (Spiral / Bitkey) • 📍 US / Canada / Remote •
$190k - $260k USD
Build `rust-bitcoin`, `rust-lightning` (LDK), and firmware security for Bitkey hardware wallets in memory-safe, zero-dependency Rust.
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