Role overview
*About
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Zama's mission is to safeguard privacy by making the internet encrypted end-to-end.
Zama is building a suite of products for securing AI applications in the cloud and on the blockchain. Developers and data scientists can build FHE-friendly applications using our technology without having to know cryptography.
Zama was founded by Pascal Paillier, a pioneer in FHE, and Rand Hindi, a serial privacy entrepreneur.
If you would like to learn more about Fully Homomorphic Encryption, you can read our 6-min introduction: https://6min.zama.ai/
*Job Description
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Zama is building a suite of open source products that enables developers to create privacy-preserving applications for any platform, from cloud to blockchain
Zama was founded by Pascal Paillier, a pioneer in FHE, and Rand Hindi, a serial privacy entrepreneur, and has a team of veteran cryptographers, including Nigel Smart, Marc Joye, Ilaria Chillotti and others.
As part of our efforts bringing privacy to web3, we are building a homomorphic blockchain protocol that enables private smart contracts, where computation happens on-chain on encrypted shared states.
We’re looking for an Applied Cryptography Engineer with a strong background in cryptography, capable of designing and implementing complex cryptographic protocols that combines FHE, ZK and other crypto techniques.
What we're looking for
Strong experience implementing cryptography in production
Knowledge of homomorphic encryption
Knowledge of zero-knowledge proofs
Recruitment Process
Our process is described in detail here:
https://www.zama.ai/post/how-we-hire-at-zama
Zama is a remote-first company with headquarters in Paris, France. Compensation is competitive and includes both a salary and yearly stock options grants.
Zama values and promotes diversity. We give everyone a fair chance to be evaluated on their mix of professional, academic, and personal skills. Our aim is to make the hiring process as pleasant, stress-free and friendly as possible, even if the process is longer and more involved than what you may find elsewhere.
Additional Information
Contract : Full-Time
Location: Paris
Possible full remote
Zama focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, and Cyber Security. Their company has offices in Paris and Remote. They have a mid-size team that's between 51-200 employees.
You can view their website at https://zama.ai or find them on Twitter and LinkedIn.