Rust Cryptography Engineer
Launch Legends
WorldwideFully remotePart TimeSeniorInformation Technology
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Why we think you can apply
- Hiring model
- Open worldwide · the employer states no country restriction
- Work from
- Anywhere, the UAE included
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About the role
Responsibilities
- Integrate ML-KEM and ML-DSA behind versioned Rust interfaces for node, TheoID and SDKs
- Plan hybrid classical and post-quantum signature migration on a live chain
- Build or integrate ZK proof-verification libraries embedded in the runtime
- Define key handling, rotation and recovery for TheoID
- Write threat models for shipped surfaces and work with external auditors
- Add benchmarks in CI for sign, verify, encapsulate and prove/verify paths
Requirements
- Public Rust cryptography work with a GitHub, crates.io or publication link
- Production Rust: ownership, lifetimes, traits over field or curve types, no_std
- Implemented at least one cryptographic scheme from a spec and test vectors
- Working knowledge of lattice-based PQC, hash-based signatures, SNARK/STARK or elliptic-curve signatures
- Ability to explain side channels, nonce misuse and malleability risks
Preferred Qualifications
- Contributions to RustCrypto, dalek, arkworks, Plonky, halo2 or similar projects
- Audit experience, fuzzing or formal methods
- PhD or published cryptography research
Benefits
- Equity in Launch Legends and Autheo plus a THEO token allocation
- Remote part-time cofounder role of at least 20 hours per week; no cash salary
About the Company
Launch Legends is bridging Web3 blockchain with enterprise Web2 integration. Autheo is a Layer-0 OS with an integrated Layer-1 blockchain, live on Mainnet since May 2026.
What we look for
- Public Rust cryptography work with a GitHub, crates.io or publication link
- Production Rust: ownership, lifetimes, traits over field or curve types, no_std
- Implemented at least one cryptographic scheme from a spec and test vectors
- Working knowledge of lattice-based PQC, hash-based signatures, SNARK/STARK or elliptic-curve signatures
- Ability to explain side channels, nonce misuse and malleability risks
- Contributions to RustCrypto, dalek, arkworks, Plonky, halo2 or similar projects
- Audit experience, fuzzing or formal methods
- PhD or published cryptography research
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