Senior Cryptographic Engineer

Darwin Recruitment; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Cryptographic Systems to build production software that turns research into enterprise-grade security products for on-premise deployments. You will own cryptographic features, translate research prototypes into robust code, and collaborate with researchers to optimise performance across secure backend systems.

Candidates should have 5+ years of software experience, strong architecture skills, and a background in cybersecurity,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong software architecture skills.
• Background in cybersecurity, cryptography, secure communications, and networking.
• Experience writing high-performance code.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments.
• Experience building enterprise software.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure backend software.
• Implement new cryptographic features.
• Translate research prototypes into production code.
• Optimise performance-sensitive systems.
• Build enterprise networking functionality.
• Collaborate closely with research scientists.
• Own technical projects from design through deployment.

Skills

Software architecture

Cryptography

Cybersecurity

High-performance code

Linux

Enterprise software

Networking

Job description

Senior Software Engineer – Cryptographic Systems

Mission

Build the production software that turns research into enterprise-grade security products. You’ll own implementation of performance-sensitive cryptographic systems designed for enterprise and on-premise deployments.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure backend software.
• Implement new cryptographic features.
• Translate research prototypes into production code.
• Optimise performance-sensitive systems.
• Build enterprise networking functionality.
• Collaborate closely with research scientists.
• Own technical projects from design through deployment.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of software engineering.
• Strong software architecture skills.
• Background in:
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cryptography
  • Secure communications
  • Networking
• Experience writing high-performance code.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments.
• Experience building enterprise software.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Reece Waldon