Senior Cryptography Engineer - Remote R&D Leader

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 2,964,000 - 4,281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Research budget

Remote-friendly team

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cryptography Engineer to lead R&D in advanced cryptographic techniques for blockchain platforms. You will design, implement, and validate cryptographic protocols, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to tokenomics and security analyses in a remote-friendly, globally distributed team.

Applicants should hold a PhD or MS in cryptography or CS, with publications and strong practical experience in homomorphic encryption, ECC, ZK proofs, and formal verification.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with a strong cryptography focus and publications in top venues.
• Proven research and development in applied cryptography.
• Experience with modern primitives, e.g., ZK proofs, ECC, homomorphic encryption.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop advanced cryptographic techniques for blockchain.
• Design and analyze protocols for privacy-preserving transactions and ZK proofs.
• Optimize cryptographic algorithms for performance in decentralized environments.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate cryptographic solutions.
• Conduct security reviews and formal verification of implementations.
• Stay current with cryptography and blockchain research.
• Publish findings in academic venues and contribute to open-source libraries.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence cryptography team vision.
• Contribute to tokenomics design and security analysis.

Skills

Cryptography

Zero-knowledge

Homomorphic

ECC

Formal verification

Distributed systems

C++/Rust/Go

Education

PhD in Cryptography

MS in CS or Cryptography

Tools

Formal verification tools

Open-source cryptographic libraries

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cryptography Engineer to lead R&D in advanced cryptographic techniques for blockchain platforms. You will design, implement, and validate cryptographic protocols, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to tokenomics and security analyses in a remote-friendly, globally distributed team.

Applicants should hold a PhD or MS in cryptography or CS, with publications and strong practical experience in homomorphic encryption, ECC, ZK proofs, and formal verification.