Formal Methods Researcher

5 days ago


Portland, Oregon, United States Galois Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled researcher and engineer to contribute to our team's efforts in advancing data privacy and statistical methods. The ideal candidate will have expertise in differential privacy, programming languages, and software engineering.

The role will involve designing and developing advanced technologies for safety- and security-critical systems, networks, data science, and their applications. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with clients, partners, and colleagues to deliver innovative solutions.

Responsibilities
  • Data privacy: leverage state-of-the-art approaches for implementing systems with formal data privacy guarantees. Design and implement new algorithms for data privacy. Evaluate privacy protection guarantees using adversarial machine learning methods. Review and evaluate software implementing or applying formal privacy techniques.
  • Applied programming languages research: develop embedded DSLs for data science domains that enforce data privacy properties by construction. Interface with existing languages and support client-specified user workflows.
  • Requirements gathering: engage clients in discussions refining needs and suggesting means to meet those needs.
  • Architecture and design: construct high-level architectural descriptions of software systems, fleshing out architecture prototypes with assurance in mind. Determine where and how formal methods are applied.
  • Implementation: extend design prototypes ensuring robustness and ease of use.
  • Testing and validation: construct and conduct system, unit, and regression tests. Conduct semi-formal validation and verification.
  • Technology research and development: conduct speculative research and development of cutting-edge technology, incorporating it into demonstration prototypes.
  • Technical infrastructure development: develop tools for Galois and library code to be shared among projects.
Benefits:
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 5% employer match and immediate vesting
  • Fully paid medical insurance plans and dental and vision reimbursement plan
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous employer contributions
  • Mental health and wellbeing support through our employee assistance program
  • Five weeks of paid time off and nine days of paid company holidays each year
  • Sixteen weeks of fully paid parental leave (available for birth, adoption, and fostering)
  • One week of fully paid "Blue Sky" innovation time each year to pursue your interests


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