Technical Lead, Risc Zero
Web3
$237.6-261.6k
+ Equity
More information about location
Decentralized computing platform
Open for applications
Decentralized computing platform
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$237.6-261.6k
+ Equity
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower Web 3.0 developers to create and implement zero-knowledge technology, enabling individuals worldwide to leverage its benefits.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience developing and operating an L1 or L2 blockchain, ideally from its nascent state
- Mastery of Solidity alongside demonstrated proficiency in Rust, with secondary expertise in GoLang
- Proven experience in managing and deploying smart contracts
- Subject matter expert of the EVM
- Strong background in building and maintaining APIs, with experience working with cloud platforms like AWS
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly
- Demonstrated leadership abilities with a track record of inspiring and guiding teams to achieve goals
- Proficiency in time management and prioritizing tasks effectively
- Ability to adapt quickly to new technologies and methodologies
What the job involves
- As our Technical Lead overseeing the development of Boundless, you will be pivotal in advancing our ZK layer
- Your role will drive the development and deployment of our technology, ensuring we meet immediate technical goals while setting the stage for long-term success and industry leadership
- Lead the development and launch of the full ZK stack and Boundless mainnet, enabling users to deploy ZK applications independently
- Develop and integrate the marketplace and our universal ZK layer, ensuring ease of use and language agnosticism
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive demand and unlock various use cases for our universal ZK layer
- Ensure the technology stack remains up-to-date and capable of supporting complex network changes and deployments
- Top Initiatives You’ll Own (over the first 3-6 months)
- Launch the full ZK stack and mainnet, allowing for independent ZK app deployment
- In partnership with our proving and compiler teams, achieve extraordinary performance levels and compatibility with different programming languages
- Develop a comprehensive and user-friendly marketplace and our universal ZK layer, supporting various use cases and languages
- Establish RISC Zero as a leader in ZK application deployment, reducing barriers to entry and increasing industry adoption
Our take
The internet of today is built around cloud computing platforms. That means in many ways it is owned by Amazon Web Services and its competitors. Blockchain technology arguably has the potential to create a much more open internet where participants own their own data. However, a major hurdle for that vision has been the difficulty of scaling these technologies.
Zero Knowledge Proofs are one floated technology to help meet this challenge. RISC Zero is applying that thesis through an open source virtual machine using RISC-V, which will allow developers without experience in Solidity or other custom built blockchain languages to begin building decentralized applications.
The team has been focused on expanding the capabilities of the first versions of its virtual machine, and the company has secured significant funding to help bring Bonsai, its computing platform, to market. It has also announced Zeth, a first-of-its-kind "Type 0" zero knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine. This latest product represents a significant step in the development of zero knowledge tech, bringing as yet unseen simplicity to building complex ZK infrastructure.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
94% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2023
$40m
SERIES A
Aug 2022
$12m
SEED
Total funding: $54m
Company benefits
- Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and development
- Remote with domestic and international travel up to 20% for team ‘onsite’ meetings and conferences
- Co-working space in Seattle, with the flexibility to rent working spaces in other locations
- Health insurance: Premera Blue Cross (medical dental, vision, HSA) 85% premium coverage for employees, 75% for dependents
- Generous company equity & 401k
- Unlimited PTO (3-5 weeks is the norm), 11 paid holidays, sick leave, etc.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment
Company values
- 🔒 Authenticity
- 💖 Empathy
- 🌟 Resilience
- 🌱 Growth Mindset
- 🎯 Strategic Thinking
- 🌍 Inclusive Leadership
- 🤝 Collaborative
Company HQ
Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA
Articles
Leadership
Frank Laub
(CTO)Previously Deep Learning Software Engineer at Intel. Before that worked at two AI startups: Vertex and Peach Fuzzer.
Brian Retford
(CEO)Previously a Software Engineering Manager at Intel Movidius. Before that, co-founded and was CTO of Vertex AI. Also worked at Google.
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