Cryptography Research Engineer Intern

4 weeks ago


San Francisco, California, United States Ripple Full time

Ripple is seeking a highly skilled Cryptography Research Engineer Intern to join our team. As a member of our Research team, you will be responsible for exploring the next generation of cryptographic algorithms and protocols to support the latest advancements required to further the state-of-art of XRPL and more broadly the crypto ecosystem.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Collaborating with engineers and product teams to drive critical projects into a tangible roadmap
  • Designing and writing technical specifications and academic papers for innovative projects and independently developing proof of concepts to validate your research
  • Closely collaborating with the engineering team and being responsible for the implementation of your research
  • Providing review and guidance to the leadership to ensure business and strategic alignment
  • Representing Ripple research in the community via active participation in standards bodies, academic conferences, social media, organizing and participating in workshops, hackathons, etc.

Requirements include:

  • Strong familiarity of the latest blockchain cryptography and security
  • Deep understanding of elliptic curve and pairing based cryptography, Multi-party computation and threshold cryptography
  • Familiarity with privacy enhancing technologies such as Homomorphic encryption, differential privacy, federated learning and zero-knowledge primitive
  • Skilled in Python, C/C++, Rust or Go and familiarity with cryptographic libraries
  • A passion for and knowledge of decentralized technologies
  • An open-minded research approach and genuine intellectual curiosity with a mindset of continuous learning
  • Strong communicator, well versed in communicating to varied audiences
  • Attention to detail and a commitment to excellence
  • Currently enrolled in PhD program (Cryptography, Computer Security, Computer Science, Mathematics)

Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.



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