Manta Ray Labs, Inc. is looking for an applied cryptographer to join the team and lead innovation and R&D for ZK systems.

Requirements

• Strong background in Math/Cryptography (e.g. Degrees of Math/Physics/Computer Science from elite universities, you should be able to understand the research publication in cryptography and implement the constructions in basic building blocks such as Ellipse Curves)
• Experience in state-of-art zero knowledge proof systems such as Groth16, Plonk, Halo2, Nova
• Experience in implementing cryptographic constructions and familiar with various common attacks
• Proficient in C/C++/Rust
• Excellent oral English and communication skill
• Have passion in Web3 industry
• Extreme ownership mentality - able to take responsibilities and ship secure code in a timely manner

Good to Have

• Speciality in elliptic curve cryptography
• Speciality in zero-knowledge proof systems and multi-party computation
• Publications in top tier cryptography or security conference such as Crypto/EuroCrypto/Financial Crypto/CCS/Usenix Security