QEDIT Founded in 2016 by a world-class team of accomplished tech entrepreneurs, researchers, and developers, QEDIT has emerged as a global leader in the field of Zero-Knowledge Proofs.

The company comprises industry experts and professionals who love what they do and is overseen by a Scientific Advisory Board that includes world-renowned cryptographers from leading academic institutions all over the globe.

QEDIT is leading the standardization of Zero-Knowledge Proofs through the ZKProof.org Workshops and builds production-grade ZKP systems for blockchain. We are a growing startup and always on the lookout for phenomenal individuals who share our vision to reclaim privacy in the digital world.

About the Backend Engineer role

We are looking for an experienced Backend engineer to join as a member of the core engineering team. As a backend engineer, you will have an extensive impact over the product, the architecture, and the technology.

We work on a privacy-first next-gen blockchain, built in Rust with a C++ component. Technologies include zero-knowledge proofs, elliptic curve cryptography, advanced blockchain state management and other cutting edge techniques.

The perfect match

• Graduated from a top university with a degree in computer science or software engineering, you have at least 3 years of experience developing backend/blockchain components.
• Experience with backend systems in production - a must.
• Can deploy, maintain and operate a backend on top of AWS/GCP/Azure - a must.
• Familiarity with blockchain concepts such as UTXO, consensus, and public key cryptography.
• Clean code enthusiast, you know how to design and maintain modular, testable code, with a particular proficiency in Rust, Go, C++ or any other system programming language.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Rust, particularly writing high-performance high-security code.
• Frontend / JS experience.
• Knowledge in cryptographic protocol design.
• Versed in testing methodologies, you have a demonstrated understanding of concepts like unit-testing, TDD, BDD, and mocking

We’ll make a good team if...

• Agility is your motto: you are at ease with moving targets and changing environments.
• Team player, you successfully and humbly contribute to group discussions and team effort.
• Passionate about software and blockchains, you enjoy thinking about and discussing technical challenges, design choices, and code style with your peers.
• You have a solid understanding of agile methodology concepts.
• Without using Google, you know what Q.E.D. means, possibly even 2 different meanings.

Join QEDIT now!

• Sharp, motivated peers who can’t wait to meet you :)
• Competitive full-time compensation.
• Work in an inclusive, nurturing team where you’re valued as a person, not just as a worker.