Specialty Software Engineer 3 - Contingent

ISELIN, NJ, US • Posted 22 hours ago • Updated 10 hours ago
Contract W2
On-site
$67.78 - $74.28/hr
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Skills

  • Financial Services
  • Finance
  • Training
  • Military
  • Golang
  • SAP ERP
  • Algorithms
  • P2P
  • Computer Networking
  • Replication
  • Encryption
  • Mathematics
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
  • Cryptography
  • Payment Systems
  • Trading
  • Evaluation
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Collaboration
  • Software Engineering
  • Blockchain
  • Cosmos
  • SDK
  • Privacy
  • Customization
  • Network
  • Machine Design
  • Performance Engineering
  • Auditing

Summary

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Specialty Software Engineer in Iselin, NJ (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Required Skills & Experience
  • 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 3+ years of experience in backend or systems programming, with expert-level proficiency in Go (Golang)
  • 6+ months of experience with Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)
  • 1+ year of experience with BFT consensus algorithms, P2P networking, and state replication; reliable, distributed systems experience
Desired Skills & Experience
  • Blockchain Core: Deep experience with Cosmos SDK and CometBFT. Comfort building custom modules and modifying consensus logic, not just deploying smart contracts
  • Pedersen Commitments (Homomorphic encryption properties)
  • Zero-Knowledge Proofs (specifically Bulletproofs or Sigma protocols)
  • Math-to-Code: Demonstrated ability to read academic whitepapers/preprints and translate mathematical specifications into functioning code
  • Experience with MPC (Multi-Party Computation) or Verifiable Secret Sharing (VSS) schemes
  • Familiarity with the Ristretto255 curve or libraries like gnark-crypto
  • Background in FinTech, payment systems, or high-frequency trading platforms
  • Understanding of the Account Model vs. UTXO Model trade-offs in privacy-preserving ledgers

What You Will Be Doing
  • Consult on or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within Specialty Software Engineering and contribute to large-scale planning related to Specialty Software Engineering deliverables.
  • Review and analyze moderately complex Specialty Software Engineering challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
  • Contribute to the resolution of moderately complex issues and consult with others to meet Specialty Software Engineering deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
  • Collaborate with client personnel in Specialty Software Engineering.
  • Core Protocol Development: Architect and build a custom blockchain application using Go, Cosmos SDK, and CometBFT (Tendermint)
  • Cryptographic Implementation: Implement and optimize privacy-preserving primitives, specifically
  • Pedersen Commitments and Bulletproofs (Range Proofs), ensuring no trusted setup is required
  • Consensus Customization: Engineer custom ABCI++ extensions (specifically PrepareProposal and Vote Extensions) to implement an on-chain Multi-Party Computation (MPC) mixing network
  • State Machine Design: Design a custom KVStore state machine that manages homomorphic encrypted balances (Elliptic Curve points) instead of plaintext integers
  • Performance Engineering: Optimize cryptographic operations (scalar multiplication, point addition) for low latency and high throughput in a distributed environment
  • Auditing Infrastructure: Build secure off-chain query layers and "view key" mechanisms that allow for granular, permissioned regulatory auditing
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  • Dice Id: 10105282
  • Position Id: 880794
  • Posted 22 hours ago
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