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Cryptography Engineer

European Tech RecruitAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Type
Full-time
Work setup
On-site
Experience
Mid
Posted
6 days ago

What engineering roles in crypto pay

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Most engineering roles in crypto pay between $145k and $255k, with a median of $202k.

As a Cryptography Engineer at a fast-scaling semiconductor company, you will design, analyse and implement robust cryptographic solutions for next-generation hardware and software products. You join an engineering team where deep cryptographic expertise directly protects the security of cutting-edge systems.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop and implement advanced cryptographic algorithms and protocols
  • Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in existing and proposed cryptographic algorithms and protocols
  • Perform formal verification and develop formal security proofs for cryptographic algorithms and protocols
  • Work closely with hardware and software engineering teams to integrate cryptographic solutions into system architectures
  • Conduct rigorous security audits, code reviews and security analysis to support compliance with leading security assurance certifications
  • Stay up to date with the latest cryptographic research, attacks and industry best practices, evaluating their potential impact on products
  • Create and maintain detailed documentation covering cryptographic designs, specifications and security analyses
  • Provide regular project updates, track progress against key milestones and identify potential risks at an early stage

What you bring

  • A Master's or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering or a related discipline, with a focus on cryptography
  • Strong expertise in cryptography, covering both classical and modern algorithms and protocols, including symmetric, asymmetric and post-quantum cryptography
  • Proven experience implementing and maintaining cryptographic libraries
  • Demonstrable experience with formal methods, formal verification and/or developing formal security proofs
  • Strong mathematical foundations in Number theory, Complexity theory, Information theory, Probability theory, Abstract algebra and Formal analysis
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