Core Engineer and Developer Liaison

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Requirements:

• A commitment to user privacy and the cypherpunk ethos.
• Experience with open-source software development and implementing protocols to specifications.
• Willingness to learn about cryptography and an appreciation for security.
• Experience with security-oriented programming in languages like Rust, Swift, and Kotlin.
• Understanding of cryptocurrencies, their functions, market, advantages, and drawbacks.
• Ability to meet deadlines and be accountable for success.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining and improving Zcash’s core libraries primarily written in Rust.
• Implementing new functionality and bug fixes in the SDKs written in Swift and Kotlin for the Zashi mobile wallet.
• Quickly responding to security vulnerabilities found in the software and its infrastructure.
• Developing and maintaining specifications to support security analysis of the Zcash protocol.
• Aiding developers at the Zcash Foundation in implementing new features for the Zebra consensus node.
• Interacting with the broader Zcash development community to ensure complementary efforts.
• Acting as a developer liaison to communicate and educate about Zcash initiatives.