Product Engineer
Sunscreen develops privacy-preserving computing tools based on fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). Its Parasol compiler and Secure Processing Framework help developers build and deploy encrypted applications for on-chain and off-chain use.
Maintainer signals as of 8/12/2026
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About Sunscreen
Sunscreen is a cryptography company building developer tools for fully homomorphic encryption. Its Parasol compiler lets engineers write FHE programs in C with annotations for encrypted inputs, while its Secure Processing Framework (SPF) provides supporting capabilities for deploying and using private applications across blockchains and web2 environments, including threshold decryption, off-chain execution, storage, and access-control-oriented infrastructure. The organization targets developers building privacy-preserving applications such as private voting, auctions, trading systems, machine learning, and private data lookups.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead product strategy and vision with the founder, plan and execute a multi-year roadmap, evaluate potential applications, and assess strategic opportunities for fully homomorphic encryption. You will present your work at conferences, collaborate across teams, and apply your technical background and interest in cryptography to product development.
Requirements
- Technical background and/or previous engineering experience
- Strong interest in cryptography
- Experience building products in traditional finance, specifically trading, or in DeFi
- Interest in learning cryptography
- Previous leadership experience
- Interest in collaboration across teams
- Interest in good design practices and user experience
Responsibilities
- Lead product strategy and vision with the founder
- Plan a multi-year roadmap
- Execute product priorities
- Evaluate potential applications
- Assess strategic opportunities for fully homomorphic encryption
- Present work at conferences
- Collaborate across teams
Benefits
- Highly flexible remote-first working environment
- Significant equity
- Unlimited PTO
- Annual health and wellness budget
- Personal development budget
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k plan with match
- 1:1 charity donation match
- Opportunity to travel to and present at conferences
