Sr. Engineer, Cryptography Engineering

Eliassen Group; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k match

Life insurance

Remote work

Job summary

Remote contract role with Eliassen Group for a Senior Engineer, Cryptography Engineering. You will design secure components for a crypto custody wallet using MPC, and implement crypto code in Rust, Go, or C/C++.

The role emphasizes hardware security like SGX and remote attestation, with opportunities to work on blockchain integrations and cloud deployments. Ideal candidates have deep expertise in cryptography and secure software, plus hands-on experience with OpenSSL and MPC libraries, and

Qualifications

• Expertise in secure software development and cryptography engineering.
• Proficiency in Rust, Go, or C/C++ and secure coding against known attacks.
• Hands-on experience with cryptographic protocols, key exchange, or signature schemes.
• Familiarity with entropy quality and information leakage via error handling.
• Experience with OpenSSL or MPC libraries and hardware security features such as Intel SGX and HSMs.

Responsibilities

• Design secure components for a crypto custody wallet based on MPC.
• Apply threat modeling to mitigate attack vectors during MPC rounds.
• Implement cryptographic code in Rust, Go, or C/C++ with secure coding practices.
• Audit and integrate cryptographic libraries such as OpenSSL.
• Leverage hardware security features including Intel SGX and remote attestation.
• Integrate with blockchain nodes and APIs to assemble transactions.
• Parse and construct Bitcoin UTXOs and Ethereum RLP transactions.
• Design secure storage for key shares and audit logs.
• Build reliable networking, RPC, and concurrency controls for multi-party signing.
• Contribute to cloud security and containerized deployments to avoid misconfigurations.

Skills

Secure software development

Cryptography engineering

Rust

Go

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OpenSSL

MPC libraries

Intel SGX

Job description

Sr. Engineer, Cryptography Engineering

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Development

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -092026-108761

Date Posted: 09/23/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/zWmywO

Description:

Remote

Our client is building secure and scalable infrastructure for institutional digital finance. The team focuses on security engineering, cryptography, blockchain, and research-backed engineering that bridges theory and practice. You will help build a secure and resilient crypto and tokenized assets custody solution leveraging MPC, secure enclaves, and robust backend services.

We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $85.00 to $94.00/hr. w2

JN -092026-108761

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure software components for a crypto custody wallet based on MPC.
• Apply threat modeling to anticipate and mitigate attack vectors including side-channel and MITM during MPC rounds.
• Implement and review cryptographic code in Rust, Go, or C/C++ with secure coding practices.
• Audit and integrate cryptographic libraries such as OpenSSL and MPC-specific frameworks.
• Leverage hardware security features including Intel SGX and HSMs, including remote attestation.
• Integrate with blockchain nodes and APIs to assemble and broadcast transactions across networks.
• Parse and construct blockchain transactions, including Bitcoin UTXOs and Ethereum RLP.
• Design secure storage for encrypted key shares and audit logs, and implement robust database practices.
• Build reliable networking, RPC, and concurrency controls for orchestrating multi-party signing.
• Contribute to cloud security and containerized deployments to avoid misconfigurations.

Experience Requirements:

• Expertise in secure software development and cryptography engineering.
• Proficiency in Rust, Go, or C/C++ and secure coding against known classes of attacks.
• Hands-on experience with cryptographic protocols, key exchange, or signature schemes.
• Familiarity with pitfalls such as entropy quality and information leakage via error handling.
• Experience with OpenSSL or MPC libraries and hardware security features such as Intel SGX and HSMs.
• Background integrating blockchain nodes and APIs with the ability to parse and create transactions.
• Knowledge of secure storage patterns and database security.
• Understanding of cloud security and containerization for deployment.
• Experience with Trusted Execution Environments such as Intel SGX, including remote attestation.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business