Senior Specialty Protocol Engineer
Wells Fargo14 days ago
Base Salary
$119k - $224k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and build a custom blockchain application with Go, Cosmos SDK, and CometBFT.
- Implement and optimize Pedersen Commitments and Bulletproofs for privacy-preserving transactions.
- Customize ABCI++ consensus extensions, including PrepareProposal and Vote Extensions, for an on-chain MPC mixing network.
- Design a KVStore state machine managing homomorphically encrypted balances represented as elliptic-curve points.
- Optimize scalar multiplication and point addition for low-latency, high-throughput distributed execution.
- Build secure off-chain query layers and view-key mechanisms for granular, permissioned regulatory auditing.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of specialty software engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
- At least 3 years of backend or systems programming experience with expert-level Go proficiency.
- At least 6 months of Elliptic Curve Cryptography experience.
- At least 1 year of experience with BFT consensus algorithms, P2P networking, and state replication.
- Desired experience with Cosmos SDK and CometBFT, including custom modules and consensus-logic modifications.
- Desired knowledge of Pedersen Commitments, homomorphic encryption properties, Bulletproofs, Sigma protocols, MPC, or Verifiable Secret Sharing.
- Ability to translate academic whitepapers or preprints into functioning code.
- Familiarity with the Ristretto255 curve or libraries such as gnark-crypto is desirable.
- FinTech, payment systems, or high-frequency trading experience is desirable.
- Understanding of Account Model versus UTXO Model trade-offs in privacy-preserving ledgers is desirable.
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedule.
- Health benefits, 401(k) plan, paid time off, disability benefits, life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance.
- Parental leave and critical caregiving leave.
- Discounts and savings, commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, scholarships for dependent children, and adoption reimbursement.
- Relocation assistance is not available; listed locations are Iselin, New Jersey, Columbus, Ohio, and Concord, California.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is a U.S.-based financial services firm providing consumer and commercial banking, mortgages, credit, and wealth/investment services to individuals, small businesses, and enterprises. It earns revenue from interest income and fees across retail banking, payments, lending, and capital markets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, it is publicly traded on the NYSE (WFC) and operates nationally with offices in multiple countries.