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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Cryptography Engineer (MPC & Confidential... - **Company:** Wells Fargo - **Location:** Concord, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $159,000.0 - $305,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Business Logic, Digital Assets, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Payment Systems, Hardware Security Module, High-Frequency Trading, Key Management, Blockchain, Software Engineering, System Programming, Backend, Build Management, Performance Monitor, Golang - **Published:** July 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gfvsi1 ## About the Role + 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 withBFT consensus algorithms, P2P networking, and state replication; reliable distributed systems experience Desired Qualifications: + **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 ## Description Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Specialty Software Engineer (Cryptography Engineer) to contribute to a next-generation Digital Asset Platform designed to solve the most critical challenge in institutional finance: achieving strict regulatory compliance without compromising transaction confidentiality. As a Lead Cryptography Engineer you will be responsible for architecting the core Key Management Service (KMS). You will sit at the intersection of applied cryptography, hardware security, and distributed systems, implementing threshold signing protocols inside attested execution environments. Why Join Us? + **Work on "Hard" Problems:** You aren't just calling crypto libraries; you are building a system where code meets hardware to solve fundamental trust problems in digital finance + **High-Impact Engineering:** Your code will secure billions in institutional assets against nation-state level threats and insider attacks + **Technical Autonomy:** You'll lead architectural decisions for the custody engine, defining how we leverage the latest in MPC and Confidential Computing Responsibilities: + **MPC Protocol Implementation:** Architect and implement high-performance threshold signature schemes (specifically **DKLS23** or similar) for ECDSA key generation and signing + **Confidential Computing Architecture:** Design and build services that run inside **Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs)** , specifically targeting **AMD SEV-SNP** and **Intel TDX** via Confidential Containers (CoCo) + **Attestation Framework:** Implement the **RATS (Remote ATtestation procedureS)** architecture (RFC 9334) to ensure that no key share is released until the requesting node proves its hardware and software integrity to a Key Broker Service + **Hardware Security Integration:** Design "Cold Ceremony" workflows that integrate offline hardware tokens as offline Key Encryption Keys (KEKs) for disaster recovery and deep storage + **Secure Enclave Development:** Write and optimize memory-safe code (Rust/Go) that operates on key material exclusively within encrypted memory regions, ensuring zero leakage to the host OS or hypervisor + **Policy-to-Cryptography Binding:** Design mechanisms to cryptographically bind business logic approvals (e.g., WebAuthn assertions) directly to the MPC signing session, eliminating the gap between "approval" and "execution", Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. 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