You will be joining a global team of leading cryptographers and distributed computing researchers to develop DFINITY blockchain - world's first infinitely scalable and decentralized cloud. It is an Ethereum family system that introduces decentralized governance via a "Blockchain Nervous System" and new third generation network protocols and cryptography.
If you identify with one or more of the following:
- excel in designing complex algorithms and systems, e.g. peer-to-peer network, virtual machine / compiler, and etc.
- have strong academic (PhD level or similar) and/or professional background in distributed computing / consensus algorithms / cryptography / security engineering / math
- believe in open source development
... we would love to talk to you.
The role comes with competitive salary, generous stock options, project-based token rewards, and etc. We're also flexible with location (Palo Alto HQ, Berlin, Zurich and etc.) and type of involvement (full-time, contract, or open source collaborator).
A Brief Tour of DFINITY: https://speakerdeck.com/tomding/a-brief-tour-of-dfinityy Stanford Tech talk - Applications of Verified Random Function: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0fq_u5C1so
More at http://string.technology
String Labs is a crypto studio, incubator & investor, with $4m+ USD in venture funding. We are headquartered in Palo Alto, but we work with people around the world. We specialize in originating and launching open decentralized systems that can operate without the support of trusted parties.
Current projects we are incubating include:
DFINITY is an Ethereum family system that introduces decentralized governance via a "Blockchain Nervous System" and new third generation network protocols and cryptography. Specifically, DFINITY is a P2P network that produces a scalable virtual computer for decentralized cloud computing. The virtual computer is backed by decentralized protocol execution rather than physical servers, giving it different properties - it has no geography and is unstoppable and tamperproof - offering profound opportunities for business reengineering. For example an international financial exchange might be created and maintained at extremely low cost. Currently we are working with Boston Consulting Group DV with regards to corporate applications.
Phi is designed to run on decentralized cloud platforms such as DFINITY and Ethereum. The system mimics the way traditional currency such as the dollar or euro is created by commercial banks when they give out loans (traditional currency is really an IOU secured by liens on borrower's assets and personal guarantees). Autonomous Phi systems grant loans algorithmically using professional human "validators" as proxies, who are constrained by game theoretic considerations. Several international corporations have expressed interest in being validators.
Our team has a diverse background, and includes some of the world's leading engineers and researchers in cryptography, distributed computing & security, as well as renowned legal / finance scholars and designers.
Find out more at: http://string.technology