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Riverside Research

Senior Rust Engineer

Lexington, MA · On-site

Position Overview The Senior Rust Engineer will contribute to a team responsible for researching and developing cryptologic (cryptographic and cryptanalytic) solutions. They will be expected to ...

Axiom Trade

Rust Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$320K - $465K/yr

Keep the Rust and TypeScript halves of the fleet in exact agreement on the wire * Profile what you ship and defend the numbers * Raise the engineering bar through strong judgment and mentorship ...

Metron

Rust Software Engineer

Reston, VA

Our Reston team is seeking a mid-level Rust Developer to build and optimize production software supporting simulation, optimization, and decision support in mission-focused environments. This role is ...

NAVA Software Solutions

Rust Engineer - Remote

$125K - $165K/yr

NAVA Software is looking for a Rust Engineer Details: Sr. Rust Engineer Duration: 6 Months(Contract to Hire) Location: Remote (PST time zone) What you'll do: * Design, build, and ship production Rust ...

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GA DHS - Sr. Rust Developer

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$87.08/hr

We are seeking a skilled Senior Rust Developer to take ownership of complex projects, guide technical decisions, and mentor junior team members. This role requires a deep understanding of systems ...

CYNET SYSTEMS

Senior Rust Developer

Round Rock, TX · On-site

$47 - $52/hr

Pay Range $47hr - $52hr Requirement/Must Have: * 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering. * 3+ years of experience in Rust Development. * 5+ years of experience in Java. * 5+ years of ...

Polygon.io, Inc

Careers / Rust Engineer - Foundational Platform Embark on an exciting journey as a Rust Database Engineer at Massive, where you will be instrumental in crafting our next-gen database engine, a new ...

swarms.xyz

As Rust Team Lead at Swarms, you will lead the development of swarms-rs (github.com/The-Swarm ... Note: all developer roles require 3 PRs or 3 new issues on the swarms GitHub before applying.

swarms.xyz

Rust Team Lead

Manhattan, NY · On-site

As Rust Team Lead at Swarms, you will lead the development of swarms-rs (github.com/The-Swarm ... Note: all developer roles require 3 PRs or 3 new issues on the swarms GitHub before applying.

Carv group

Senior Rust Engineer

Park City, UT · On-site

$109K - $150K/yr

We're looking for a product-minded, inquisitive and inventive Senior Rust Engineer to drive the development of the core of Carv's coaching across Android and iOS, and expand and maintain our backend ...

Polygon.io, Inc

Embark on an exciting journey as a Rust Engineer at Massive, where you will be instrumental in developing and maintaining our low-level feed handlers. Embark on an exciting journey as a Rust Engineer ...

Metron

Rust Software Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

Our Reston team is seeking a mid-level Rust Developer to build and optimize production software supporting simulation, optimization, and decision support in mission-focused environments. This role is ...

DEX Labs

Rust Engineer

New York, NY · On-site +1

Work across different areas like DevOps, the core product's Rust, TypeScript or Python codebase, and our Solidity smart contracts * Be enthusiastic about building great software that serves a purpose ...

DEX Labs

Rust Engineer

New York, NY · On-site +1

Work across different areas like DevOps, the core product's Rust, TypeScript or Python codebase, and our Solidity smart contracts * Be enthusiastic about building great software that serves a purpose ...

Fuku

Lead Rust Engineer

New York, NY · Remote

$112K - $147K/yr

H elp establish scalable engineering practices * C ollaborate closely with product management Requirements: * S trong experience with Rust; experience with Go and TypeScript is highly desirable * E ...

AI Chopping Block

We're looking for a Rust developer to own the part of it that has to be fast: the automata, indexes and parsers that run at every decoding step. You'd turn what the rest of the team writes into ...

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Senior Rust Engineer

Lexington, MA • On-site

Riverside Research
501 - 1,000 employees
Learn more about Riverside Researchexternal

Full-time

Re-posted 24 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Perform in-depth mathematical and statistical analysis on cryptographic algorithms and their outputs

  • Develop, test, optimize, and verify cryptographic algorithms and integrate them into larger security solutions

  • Contribute to technical documentation such as whitepapers and collaborate with team members on debugging and reviewing proposals

Job description

Riverside Overview

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems. All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.

Position Overview

The Senior Rust Engineer will contribute to a team responsible for researching and developing cryptologic (cryptographic and cryptanalytic) solutions. They will be expected to conduct mathematical analysis of cryptographic protocols and cryptographic primitives. Moreover, they will be expected to develop, test, debug, and push both code and documentation. They should have demonstrable experience in Rust (experience programming cryptographic solutions in Rust is especially desired) and in at least one other high-level language (e.g., Python, MATLAB, etc.). The Senior Rust Engineer should have the writing skills necessary to communicate their ideas and results to both internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, they must be able to contribute to technical marketing and proposal writing in their research area in addition to interfacing with team members across Riverside Research locations.

All Riverside Research opportunities require US citizenship.

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

  • Perform in-depth mathematical/statistical analysis on algorithms and their output
  • Develop, test, optimize and verify cryptographic algorithms
  • Integrate algorithms into larger security solutions
  • Contribute to whitepapers and/or published papers that document innovative work performed
  • Collaborate with team members on debugging, reviewing papers/proposals, etc.
  • Participate in relevant internal and customer meetings, including overnight travel
  • Support Principal Investigators and Program Managers in the development of program documentation and other tasking

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Active TS clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a related field and 8 years of relevant experience, 6 years and a Masters, or 3 years and a PhD
  • Strong background in cryptology primarily with regards to its mathematical/computational underpinnings
  • 2 years direct experience in developing/analyzing cryptographic algorithms
  • Familiarity with cryptographic primitives (both “classical” and PQC)
  • Demonstrated proficiency in a high-level language (e.g., Python, MATLAB, etc.) and C or Rust
  • Self-starter with ability to manage time independently without direct supervision
  • Willing to travel to support customer/collaborator meetings

Desired Qualifications:

  • MS or PhD degree in a related technical field
  • Experience implementing cryptographic algorithms in Rust
  • Demonstratable experience in performing mathematical analysis on cryptographic primitives
  • Publication history in cryptography
  • Superior written and verbal communications skills

Global Comp

$140,000 - $180, 00 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

Closing Statement

Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees. Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran’s status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.

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