About the company
The Nexus Project is a scientific and engineering effort bringing truth to the field of computation. We’re enabling a new form of compute: verifiable computation, powered by open science and open-source software so it can benefit everyone. Our work aims to bring to life decades of advancements in zero-knowledge cryptography, achieved by many scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, into a single software system. Nexus raised $25M in Series A funding, co-led by Lightspeed and Pantera, with participation from Dragonfly, SV Angel, and more. Our team consists of some of the world's top cryptographers, mathematicians, and engineers, all working together with one goal: to unite the world's computers and prove humanity's computations.
Job Summary
Responsibilities
📍Work alongside the engineering and product team to ensure a secure by design architecture for Nexus 📍Implement and maintain the secure infrastructure in Nexus systems 📍Analyze and assess novel and recurring security issues via design reviews, code audits, and penetration tests 📍Manage and coordinate security incident response planning and execution
Requirements
📍Experience writing secure, efficient, and well-documented code for infrastructure and applications, ideally involving cryptographic implementations 📍Threat modeling, code review, and security issue identification expertise: both for internal systems and external vendors 📍Experience shepherding external security vendors and audit firms 📍Strong communication skills, especially to translate complex security risks and concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences 📍Proficiency in Rust, Golang, Typescript, or equivalent
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