Intern, Eoonia Wallet & Credential UX

Empoorio; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 7,300 - 10,000; Part time

Job summary

Empoorio seeks a talented intern to advance Eoonia Wallet and the sovereign identity layer. You will gain hands-on experience with on-chain anchoring, open standards, and production-grade identity infrastructure under senior engineers.

The role targets students in computer science or related fields with experience in Rust or TypeScript.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in computer science, cryptography, electrical engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated project experience in Rust, TypeScript, mobile, or systems programming.
• Familiarity with git, code review, and collaborative development workflows.
• Strong written communication and curiosity about digital identity or distributed systems.
• Experience with W3C Verifiable Credentials, DIDs, or OIDC4VCI / OIDC4VP.

Responsibilities

• Complete a scoped project with mentorship from a senior engineer on the host team.
• Participate in design reviews, standups, and documentation practices.
• Present outcomes at end-of-internship demo to protocol and ecosystem stakeholders.
• Contribute tests, samples, or research notes merged to public repositories where appropriate.
• Learn production practices for sovereign identity — keys, credentials, and chain anchoring.

Skills

Rust

TypeScript

Mobile development

Systems programming

Git

Code reviews

Written communication

Digital identity

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Cryptography / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Substrate

Polkadot

Job description

Empoorio was founded on the belief that people should own their digital identity — cryptographically secured, portable across services, and anchored on EmpoorioChain without platform lock-in. Today we are building KryptoOS, the sovereign identity layer for wallets, cloud, and enterprise integrators worldwide.

Eoonia Wallet is the holder experience for sovereign credentials — key management, selective disclosure, and OIDC4VP presentations to relying parties.We are looking for a talented, driven engineer to advance Eoonia Wallet capabilities and deliver production-quality identity infrastructure.This internship offers hands-on exposure to open standards, on-chain anchoring, and shipping code reviewed by senior protocol engineers.

Responsibilities

• Complete a scoped project with mentorship from a senior engineer on the host team
• Participate in design reviews, standups, and documentation practices
• Present outcomes at end-of-internship demo to protocol and ecosystem stakeholders
• Contribute tests, samples, or research notes merged to public repositories where appropriate
• Learn production practices for sovereign identity — keys, credentials, and chain anchoring
• Currently pursuing a degree in computer science, cryptography, electrical engineering, or related field
• Demonstrated project experience in Rust, TypeScript, mobile, or systems programming
• Familiarity with git, code review, and collaborative development workflows
• Strong written communication and curiosity about digital identity or distributed systems

Preferred skills and experience

• Experience with W3C Verifiable Credentials, DIDs, or OIDC4VCI / OIDC4VP
• Contributions to Rust, TypeScript, Python, or Dart codebases used in production
• Exposure to Substrate, Polkadot ecosystem, or blockchain anchoring patterns
• Background in privacy engineering, applied cryptography, or formal security reviews
• Prior work with wallet, fintech, or enterprise identity integrations

Additional requirements

• Willing to overlap with EU and Americas time zones for critical releases and incidents
• Able to travel up to 10% for team summits, partner workshops, or conferences
• On-site collaboration expected for local team sessions in addition to remote work

Empoorio is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence, and qualifications without regard to protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

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