Senior Protocol Engineer

Kaleido is an institutional enterprise platform for tokenization, digital-asset custody, digital cash, Web3 middleware, interoperability, and public or permissioned blockchain infrastructure.

Raleigh, United States
About Kaleido

Kaleido, Inc. provides a modular enterprise blockchain and digital-asset platform for regulated institutions and network operators. Its current platform spans digital assets, custody, tokenization, digital cash, Web3 orchestration, interoperability, chain infrastructure, consortium networks, and CBDC or financial-market-infrastructure launchpads. Kaleido also creates and leads maintenance of open-source projects including Paladin, Zeto, Hyperledger Besu, and Hyperledger FireFly.

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About the Role

You will build features that provision, manage, and interact with Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchains. You will develop privacy-preserving tokens and digital asset products, collaborate with open-source communities and researchers, and research solutions for distributed-systems and consensus challenges.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of senior engineering experience
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
  • cryptography
  • digital signature
  • asymmetric encryption
  • symmetric encryption
  • zero-knowledge proof
  • threshold signature
  • elliptic curve
  • Golang or Rust
  • consensus algorithm
  • Raft
  • PBFT

Responsibilities

  • Develop features that provision and manage Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchains
  • Develop blockchain connectors, adaptors, and signing wallets
  • Develop privacy-preserving blockchain tokens using advanced cryptography
  • Develop enterprise products for managing digital assets
  • Work with open-source communities and researchers on privacy and interoperability
  • Research and develop solutions for distributed systems and consensus algorithms

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Medical coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Open paid time off
  • Retirement savings options

Hiring Process

Recruiter interview → Manager interview → Project → Playback and team interview → Founder conversation