Protocol Engineer(Cryptography/Blockchain)

• Architect and build a custom blockchain application using Go, Cosmos SDK, and CometBFT (Tendermint).
• Implement and optimize privacy-preserving primitives, specifically Pedersen Commitments and Bulletproofs (Range Proofs), ensuring no trusted setup is required.
• Engineer custom ABCI++ extensions (specifically PrepareProposal and Vote Extensions) to implement an on-chain Multi-Party Computation (MPC) mixing network.
• Design a custom KVStore state machine that manages homomorphic encrypted balances (Elliptic Curve points) instead of plaintext integers.
• Optimize cryptographic operations (scalar multiplication, point addition) for low latency and high throughput in a distributed environment.
• Build secure off-chain query layers and "view key" mechanisms that allow for granular, permissioned regulatory auditing.

• Experience in backend or systems programming, with expert-level proficiency in Go (Golang).
• Experience with Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC).
• Experience with BFT consensus algorithms, P2P networking, and state replication; reliable, distributed systems experience.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

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