Applied Network Researcher- Mombasa - Status

Description

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Status strives to be a secure communication tool that upholds human rights. Designed to enable the free flow of information, protect the right to private, secure conversations, and promote the sovereignty of individuals.

JOB SUMMARY

You ideally will Strong background in Computer Science and Math, or a related area.Network design, ideally p2p and privacy protocols (mixnets, dc-networks, onion routing...).Coding experience.Deep knowledge of algorithms.Experience in analyzing the correctness of distributed systems.Comfortable with "reverse engineering" code in a number of languages including Java, Go, Rust, etc. If no experience in these languages, the ability to read and understand code of other projects is useful to understand other real-world systems.Keen communicator, eager to share your work in a wide variety of contexts, like internal and public presentations, blog posts and academic papers.Passionate about blockchain technology in general.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This role is dedicated to applied research on privacy networks. In our initial phases, we are dedicated to understanding and leveraging the state-of-the-art, while we identify what areas are most relevant for long-term research.Primarily, the researcher will contribute to the design of new architectural solutions, as well as evaluating the work of other members of the team.Design, specify and verify privacy networks by leveraging formal and experimental techniques.Build proof of concepts and prepare executable specifications for the development team.Regularly going through papers, bringing new ideas and staying up-to-date.Conducting theoretical and practical analysis of the performance of network systems.Collaborating with both internal and external contributors.Presenting research results both internally and externally (internal documents, blog posts and presentations).

REQUIRED SKILLS

System and network security, Testing and debugging, Web service and application development, JavaScript, Database query languages (SQL, others), Programming, Networking

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree