Distributed Systems Engineer
Calyptus
Job ID: li-4142493599
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Description:
**This role is with a Calyptus partner.**
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**Key Responsibilities:**
* Lead the research, design, and implementation of data availability sampling (DAS) for us.
* Collaborate with cross\-functional teams in engineering, research, product, and decentralized AI solutions to implement data availability mechanisms.
* Design and implement practical cryptographic verification methods, including erasure coding, zero\-knowledge proofs (zk\-SNARKs/STARKs), and other techniques to ensure trust\-minimized, scalable data availability.
* Oversee protocol upgrades and integration with distributed AI verification systems, ensuring all upgrades are secure, audited and deployed.
* Engage with external research teams, industry organizations, and open\-source communities to write and create cutting edge protocol research.
* Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including protocol specifications.
**Requirements:**
* 4\+ years of experience as a software engineer, with specific experience working on distributed systems or data availability products.
* Strong grasp of cryptographic primitives and their application in blockchain environments (e.g., zero\-knowledge proofs, hashing algorithms, Merkle trees).
* Experience building protocols in programming languages such as Rust, Go from 0\-1\.
* Familiarity with consensus algorithms and how data availability interacts with the consensus layer.
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
**Nice\-to\-Have:**
* Familiarity with rollup architectures and existing relationships or opinions on Ethereum L2s and blockchains.
* Contributions to open\-source blockchain projects or research publications in the data availability space.
* Knowledge of MEV and its implications for DA and blockchain performance.
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Remote: False
Min Salary: 0
Max Salary: 0
Salary Frequency: yearly
Posted Date: 2025-02-03
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4142493599
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