Overview

Webb is an interoperable zero-knowledge product lab focused on building and deploying zero-knowledge applications around the entire Web3 ecosystem. Our flagship product is the Webb Protocol, an interoperable privacy bridge for fungible cryptocurrency assets using the latest zero-knowledge proof systems.

The Webb Protocol is a large project with many moving parts. Our mission is to deploy an advanced interoperable cryptocurrency mixer to every possible blockchain that exists and every possible layer 2 solution. This means that while we make decisions about the underlying technology we use to build the Webb Protocol, when you work with Webb, you become exposed to as many ecosystems as we choose to operate in. We experiment with SNARKs and STARKs as well as the EVM, zkRollup & optimistic rollup, Polkadot, Cosmos, NEAR, Avalanche, and Solana ecosystems and more.

Role

We are looking for cryptography engineers with a strong interest in building and deploying new zero-knowledge products and who have a background in programming, mathematics, and cryptography. A background in building blockchain technology is a plus. We are a young and small team that is always learning and are supportive of each other's growth towards this goal.

The main area of ownership for a cryptography engineer at Webb is to:

• Design and develop zero-knowledge circuits compatible in a variety of blockchain ecosystems.
• Research and decision making around cryptographic tools we should use for the design of an interoperable privacy system.
• Research and and design of interoperable systems utilising zero-knowledge primitives.
• Writing and documentation for research specs and grants for components of the Webb Protocol.
• Integration into blockchain architectures and smart contracting systems. We target deployment on the EVM and WASM based environments as well as any L2 environments with potentially new programming languages.
• Friendly engagement with our community 🙂!

Background

• Proficiency in programming using the Rust programming language.
• Profiency programming with cryptographic information such as public key infrastructure, elliptic curves, hashing algorithms.
• A background in mathematics and cryptography.
• Ability to learn new programming languages.
• An interest in distributed systems and interoperable blockchain technology.

A plus

• Experience programming with Solidity.
• Experience building blockchain systems and/or smart contract applications.
• Research experience in cryptography / distributed systems
• Experience building interoperable blockchain technology such as light client infrastructure.

Organisation and compensation

We match market rates with comparable equity packages to early stage-startup companies. Currently, we are a team of 5 full-time engineers. Equity can be taken at the company or the token issuance level. We also offer compensation in crypto if that is desired.

We are a fully remote team and are incubated by Commonwealth Labs, a venture builder. Together with Commonwealth Labs, the team is distributed between the NYC, San Francisco, Miami, Egypt, Serbia, and Israel. We work on slack and use Github to handle task allocation and use Notion to track technical specs and organise research. At Webb you'll have a tremendous amount of freedom to help shape the narrative and we don't have a ton of bureaucracy, you will be free and incentivised to do your best work on your own time.