Senior Security Engineer

Nillion is a web3 infrastructure project based on a novel cryptographic innovation called Nil Message Compute (see presentation at Cambridge University). This new technology enables Information-Theoretic Secure decentralized data storage and computation.

As reported by TechCrunch, Nillion raised $25 million at a $180 million valuation in the midst of the bear market of 2022 - the highest valuation for a Seed Round reported in Q4-2022. The project has attracted some of the top talent in tech, including the Founding Engineer of Uber (Conrad Whelan), Founder of Indiegogo (Slava Rubin), Associate General Counsel of Coinbase (Lindsay Danas Cohen), Co-Founder of Hedera Hashgraph (Andrew Masanto) and several other high profile team members. The project has also won several industry awards, including the CoinList Seed Program (see CoinList Tweet here) and Polygon Co-Founder’s Web3 Accelerator Program, Beacon.

Nillion is bringing to life fast, permissionless, decentralized secure storage and private computation that fundamentally improves the way that data is processed, analyzed and shared. The protocol is looking for talented engineers to join its team in building that vision.

As a Senior Security Engineer at Nillion you will architect, design, build, test and deploy software and architecture related to the Nillion NMC Network. This may include building our MFA, NMC Signing & Authentication Services, and much more. This role will be research-focused engineering as we are bringing to life a new security, storage and computation model for private data and we will be bringing it all together with the nilToken, meaning expertise across all areas of computer science will be needed to make it happen.

We are a remote-first organization looking to build an engineering team primarily focused on European and US East Coast time zones. Some travel may be required.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• 4+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience with threat modelling, secure coding, authentication, cryptography and network security
• Ability to identify and mitigate network vulnerabilities and explain how to avoid them
• Solid working knowledge of Cloud Data Services such as AWS and Azure
• Extensive experience working with internal and external stakeholders
• Have highly effective communication, interpersonal and critical thinking skills
• Strong grasp of large-scale technology architectures and data flows
• Qualified to at least an MSc degree in mathematics, computer science, cyber security, cryptography or a related field. A PhD or Postdoc in any of the related fields is a bonus.
• Knowledge and understanding of cryptocurrency markets, ecosystem and ethos
• Experience in financial markets/software / DeFi
• Knowledge and experience in the design and development of distributed cryptographic principles and protocols (e.g. ZKP or SMPC)
• Experience building and operating online services and fault-tolerant distributed systems at scale

Responsibilities:

• Analyse and build software systems according to the latest best practices of security practices and engineering
• Mentor and develop a security-first mentality with engineers that we hire and bring on to the team
• Build and develop testing frameworks and approaches that will focus on formal verifications, static code testing, vulnerability scanning, risk assessment, and other methods
• We work in an environment where tangibility and flexibility are key attributes that help us innovate. Our engineering team embodies those qualities, bringing clarity and direction to help move new ideas forward. If you enjoy keeping up to speed on current technological trends and have an interest in crypto and security - get in touch!

We are a remote-first organization looking to build an engineering team primarily focused on European and US East Coast time zones. Some travel may be required.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours to accommodate lifestyles and a globally distributed team
• Competitive compensation package
• Make a big impact as an early contributor to an incredible founding team
• Work on new problems in an incredible emerging and dynamic field
• Learn from systems engineering, cryptography, and finance domain experts in a mentorship-oriented work culture
• You don’t need to be in an office or at a desk to have an impact anymore! We are fully remote but value regular meet-ups

If this sounds like it could be a good fit and you’d like to find out more, hit apply below and submit your CV! If you don’t have a CV to hand, you can always download your LinkedIn profile and use that (click “More…” on your LinkedIn profile then “Save to PDF” 💡).

Nillion is committed to shaping a better world in all that we do. Our global team is built based on respect, inclusivity, diversity and excellence.