Applied Cryptography Engineer-London, UK

By Proton Mail, Switzerland                                                                  Qualification:

• MS in Computer Science or Mathematics (or equivalent)

Professional Skills & Experience:

• Low-level knowledge of crypto primitives, how they work, and how to securely implement them.
• Experience developing crypto libraries.
• Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, PHP (the language we use on the backend), Kotlin and/or Swift (the languages which we use for the mobile apps).
• Experience reading, implementing and perhaps even writing RFC-style specifications 

Roles & Responsibilities:

• High-level knowledge of cryptographic building blocks, including what they guarantee and when and how to use them and Experience with secure application development, a good understanding of security best practices, and a keen eye for potential vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, JavaScript and/or Go (the two languages in which our cryptography libraries are written) Background in computer science (algorithms, data structures, software design, maintainability, etc)