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BTQ · 2 months ago

Applied Cryptographer

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$150K/yr - $250K/yr

BTQ is developing cutting-edge post-quantum secure hardware and is seeking a talented applied cryptographer. The role involves implementing high-performance cryptographic primitives and collaborating with the hardware team to enhance security capabilities.

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Responsibilities

Implementing high-performance cryptographic primitives in accelerator code
C routines that wrap them
Tooling to efficiently produce machine code for those primitives
Unit and functional tests of your code
Demonstrating correctness and robustness
Working closely with the hardware team to develop new hardware capabilities and use them in code
Following the development of side-channel attacks against hardware and implementing software mitigations against them

Qualification

Cryptographic algorithmsPythonCC++Hardware securityPost-quantum cryptographyCompilersAssemblersASICsFPGAs

Required

BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Familiarity with standard cryptographic algorithms and families, including RSA, ECC, AES, SHA-2, and SHA-3
Experience implementing at least one modern cryptographic algorithm, like RSA, ECC, AES, SHA-2, SHA-3, CRYSTALS-Kyber, CRYSTALS-Dilithium
Background in Python and C or C++
Understanding of hardware implementations of cryptography on ASICs or FPGAs
To conform to US Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Preferred

PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with a focus on cryptography or security
Experience with post-quantum cryptography algorithms, including CRYSTALS-Dilithium and CRYSTALS-Kyber
Experience working with ASIC design teams
Experience working on compilers or assemblers

Company

BTQ

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BTQ builds post-quantum infrastructure to enable the next generation of energy-efficient networks.
dateFounded in 2021
location
Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.btq.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$36.7M
Key Investors
National IT Industry Promotion AgencyNational Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance ProgramMitacs
2025-06-08Post Ipo Equity· $29.21M
2025-02-12Grant
2024-12-23Grant· $0.15M

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