Research Scientist, Cryptography and Secure Systems

Riverside Research; Lexington (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Research in Lexington, MA seeks a Research Scientist – Cryptography to design, prototype, and evaluate cryptographic solutions. You will contribute across cryptography, formal methods, programming languages, and systems software, communicating results to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

A strong candidate will have experience with MPC, DKG, PIR, or PPML, and the ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, cybersecurity, or a related field; 5+ years of relevant research or engineering experience. Advanced degree preferred.
• Research experience in cryptography and cryptographic protocol development.
• Experience implementing cryptographic schemes, primitives, and multiparty protocols.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cryptography research, including designing and proving the security of new solutions.
• Develop prototype implementations of cryptographic solutions and analyze existing cryptographic solutions.
• Collaborate on multidisciplinary research with colleagues in formal methods, cryptography, programming languages, systems software, and related areas.
• Communicate research results through publications, reports, presentations, and briefings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Support research planning and proposal development by identifying new opportunities and contributing technical approaches.

Skills

Cryptography research

Protocol development

Prototype cryptography

Formal methods knowledge

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related field

Tools

Rust programming language

Job description

Riverside Research in Lexington, MA seeks a Research Scientist – Cryptography to design, prototype, and evaluate cryptographic solutions. You will contribute across cryptography, formal methods, programming languages, and systems software, communicating results to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

A strong candidate will have experience with MPC, DKG, PIR, or PPML, and the ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required.