As stewards of the Polkadot and Substrate ecosystem, Parity is laying the foundation for a better web. We believe in a decentralised web that respects the freedom and data of individuals and empowers developers to create better services. Our vision is to create a world based on truthful, rather than trustful, interactions.
Parity is one of the world's most experienced core blockchain infrastructure companies, having built and pioneered some of the most advanced technologies in the blockchain sector.
With a remote-first, global team, Parity is building open-source technologies for developers and organisations to implement and build upon. Our Web3 tech stack includes Polkadot, Substrate, and Kusama.
People in our collective are:
Highly motivated to contribute to Parity’s mission and be part of something bigger
Excited to work on projects that are groundbreaking and complex
Autonomous workers that self-initiate, but also collaborate well with others
Taking maximum accountability and having minimum ego at work
Comfortable with chaos and adapting to the ever-changing Web3 space
Continuously educating themselves about Parity and the wider ecosystem
About the team
The Proof of Personhood team is responsible for the design, development and maintenance of Polkadot's decentralized proof of personhood mechanism based on novel ZK cryptography to maintain privacy for participants. This involves implementing cutting edge methods for determining a person's individuality and features available only to proven people, such as Sybil-resistant voting.
About the position
We are looking for new engineers to join the Proof of Personhood team. In this position, you will:
Design and implement the people-related business logic that will be used for the Polkadot Proof of Personhood protocol and teams building applications on it
Work on complex, multi-chain problems
Work with ZK cryptography to innovate and find new ways of providing decentralized and privacy-focused functionality to recognized people
Design end-to-end test suites to test multi-chain applications
About you
Work autonomously and solve problems independently
Collaborate with others in an open-source culture, work well with peer review as a reviewer and reviewee
Possess a good understanding of system design and an ability to work with complex systems
Take ownership of their work and be responsible for outcomes. They know that finishing a project doesn’t mean finishing the first version of the code. They evangelise their work and seek and incorporate feedback
Have good communication skills, they can present their work in “plain English” in blog posts or conferences
About working for us
Competitive remuneration packages based on iterative market research, including tokens (where legally possible)
“Future of work” environment that’s remote-first and self-initiating with flexible hours
Teammates that are genuinely excited about their impact and projects
Access to the brightest minds in this space to learn about Web3 and develop your skills and knowledge while on the job
Becoming part of the wider ecosystem (career and networking opportunities)
Team and company-wide retreats
Work laptop
Opportunity to relocate to Germany or Portugal (with visa sponsorship)
Those joining our collective as an employee in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland and the U.K. also enjoy benefits such as health care, parental leave, PTO (28 days per year), local team events, yearly L&D budget, and language classes.
Parity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome diversity in our global team and care about everyone in our collective feeling included and welcome.
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