Senior Research Developer

6 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Nexus Full time
Overview

Nexus is a pioneering project in verifiable computation, striving to unite the world's computers and prove humanity's computations.

Salary & Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and generous equity compensation, as well as comprehensive health insurance for employees and their dependents. Additionally, we provide lunch and dinner at the office and company-paid travel to events and conferences.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Research Scientist to join our Science Team. As a key member of this team, you will play a critical role in inventing and developing the next generations of the Nexus zkVM and prover network to reach a performance goal of 1 trillion proved CPU cycles per second.

Responsibilities:
  • Invent new techniques related to verifiable computation
  • Publish and present research in top-tier venues
  • Collaborate with engineers to implement and deploy your research
  • Identify new applications of verifiable computations
  • Support the organization in communicating its research and technology to a wide audience
Required Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have a PhD in Computer Science or a related field, along with a deep understanding of zero-knowledge proofs, distributed systems, high-performance computing, or other fields that can contribute to Nexus' mission. Proven track records of publications in top-tier venues, strong problem-solving and analytical skills, excellent communication skills, and experience with Rust programming are also required.

Bonus Points

Experience with contributions to user-facing applications, strong industry understanding of verifiable computation, and ability to innovate impactful applications would be highly valued.



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