Lead Specialty Software Engineer - Hybrid

Genesis10•Concord, CA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Genesis10 is seeking a Lead Protocol Engineer for a hybrid role with a Global Financial Institution in Concord, CA. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. The role involves contributing to a next-generation Digital Asset Platform focused on regulatory compliance and transaction confidentiality in institutional finance. The engineer will architect the core settlement engine, working with distributed systems and applied cryptography, and translating complex mathematical proofs into high-performance Go code.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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)
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
Experience with YugaByte/Postgres and/or Liquibase

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)