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[bitcoin-dev] Spiral is Hiring Bitcoin Wizards
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+Subject: [bitcoin-dev] Spiral is Hiring Bitcoin Wizards
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+Note: I checked with the moderators prior to posting this as normally job
+postings to this list would be frowned upon. I felt like it was appropriate
+in this case since (a) Spiral is 100% non-commercial FOSS bitcoin (b) many
+on this list would either be interested in this opportunity or know people
+who would be.
+
+
+Spiral is hiring bitcoin =E2=80=9Cwizards,=E2=80=9D though we will settle f=
+or bitcoin
+mages, sorcerers and sorceresses, witches, warlocks, and druids.
+
+About Spiral
+Spiral is the first free and open-source, internal, non-profit bitcoin
+organization within a major tech company. We contribute to bitcoin by
+writing code, funding projects and individuals, educating, entertaining,
+and testing the limits of what a tiny team can do to impact the future of
+money. Although many see bitcoin only as digital gold, via the Lightning
+Network, Spiral envisions bitcoin fulfilling its promise and potential as
+the global standard for peer-to-peer payments.
+
+To date, Spiral=E2=80=99s full-time engineering team has focused exclusivel=
+y on
+developing LDK, a kit that simplifies how developers add the Lightning
+Network to apps and wallets. This year, we plan to build an R&D team within
+Spiral that will focus on improving bitcoin=E2=80=99s security, decentraliz=
+ation,
+privacy, scaling, and expressivity beyond LDK. The projects might include
+applying novel cryptography, developing existing protocol proposals, and
+creating new innovative protocol proposals. The possibilities aren=E2=80=99=
+t
+endless, per se, but they are numerous.
+
+Job Responsibilities
+* Identify and drive forward multiple projects in collaboration with the
+Spiral team and the greater bitcoin development community.
+* Develop a project plan for each active project.
+* For a given project, do whatever it takes to make progress toward the
+goal, including:
+ * Building prototypes
+ * Writing tests
+ * Developing production code
+ * Developing performance benchmarks
+ * Creating simulations
+ * Being thoughtful about how to gain consensus on changes
+ * Recruiting other FOSS devs to help
+ * Writing bitcoin-dev email posts
+ * Participating in podcasts and speaking at conferences
+* Regularly review bitcoin-dev and lightning-dev email lists, relevant
+=E2=80=9Cwizards=E2=80=9D channels, Bitcoin Optech, relevant research paper=
+s, and R&D from
+other cryptocurrency projects. When possible, engage and provide
+constructive feedback.
+* Propose new protocol designs building on what others have done or wholly
+new ideas.
+
+Qualifications
+Applicants should have a deep technical understanding of bitcoin and be
+comfortable engaging on bitcoin topics and on bitcoin channels such as
+bitcoin-dev or lightning-dev email lists, local bitdevs, or in a =E2=80=9Cw=
+izards=E2=80=9D
+channel such as IRC #bitcoin-wizards.
+
+Applicants should also know which projects they=E2=80=99d like to work on. =
+At a
+minimum, they should be able to identify three projects worth your time,
+why they benefit bitcoin, and how your involvement would improve them.
+
+Finally, strong people skills are a must. Many projects will require
+attaining developer consensus, including the bitcoin consensus protocol,
+bitcoin p2p policy, and the LN protocol. To successfully navigate this
+requires more than just coding talent. Applicants should be ego-free,
+willing to detach themselves from a particular proposal, and be prepared to
+conclude a proposal if something learned has made it untenable. Applicants
+should also seek collaborators and co-authors, be patient yet persistent,
+and incorporate peer feedback. We undeniably expect a lot from whoever
+fills these roles. But there=E2=80=99s no other job like them in bitcoin or
+elsewhere.
+
+Example Projects
+Here is a list of project examples Spiral would find valuable. Again, we
+expect candidates to drive the process of which projects they will work on,
+so this list is merely a tool to help a candidate calibrate the scope and
+depth of future projects.
+
+Scaling innovation
+* New methods to share UTXOs among users as trustless and efficiently as
+possible
+* Lightning efficiency innovation
+* Cross-input signature aggregation
+
+Security innovation
+* BIP324
+* Mining pool decentralization
+* Threshold signatures for LN
+* Mempool/bitcoin p2p security for L2
+* Evaluate security risks to bitcoin stemming from MEV, tokens,
+stablecoins, etc and provide recommendations
+
+Privacy innovation
+* Applied ZKP for LN gossip to hide UTXO funding
+
+Bitcoin expressivity innovation
+* Bitcoin script opcode innovation, tradeoff evaluation, and driving (CTV,
+CSFS, TLUV, OP_VAULT, etc.)
+
+The Position
+This full-time role includes full-time worker benefits. Spiral supports you
+working anywhere, but you need a home base in a country whose talent pool
+Block can legally hire from. If you=E2=80=99re not sure whether we can hire=
+ from
+where you live, just reach out and ask. We=E2=80=99ll check.
+
+How to Apply
+Sound good? Not too confused? Great. You=E2=80=99ve cleared the first hurdl=
+e. Shoot
+us an email with the top 3 project ideas you want to work on along with
+supporting evidence that you=E2=80=99ll successfully complete them: apply@s=
+piral.xyz
+
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+Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
+
+<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Note: I checked with the moderators prior to posting =
+this as normally job postings to this list would be frowned upon. I felt li=
+ke it was appropriate in this case since (a) Spiral is 100% non-commercial =
+FOSS bitcoin (b) many on this list would either be interested in this oppor=
+tunity or know people who would be.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div=
+>Spiral is hiring bitcoin =E2=80=9Cwizards,=E2=80=9D though we will settle =
+for bitcoin mages, sorcerers and sorceresses, witches, warlocks, and druids=
+.<br><br>About Spiral<br>Spiral is the first free and open-source, internal=
+, non-profit bitcoin organization within a major tech company. We contribut=
+e to bitcoin by writing code, funding projects and individuals, educating, =
+entertaining, and testing the limits of what a tiny team can do to impact t=
+he future of money. Although many see bitcoin only as digital gold, via the=
+ Lightning Network, Spiral envisions bitcoin fulfilling its promise and pot=
+ential as the global standard for peer-to-peer payments.<br><br>To date, Sp=
+iral=E2=80=99s full-time engineering team has focused exclusively on develo=
+ping LDK, a kit that simplifies how developers add the Lightning Network to=
+ apps and wallets. This year, we plan to build an R&amp;D team within Spira=
+l that will focus on improving bitcoin=E2=80=99s security, decentralization=
+, privacy, scaling, and expressivity beyond LDK. The projects might include=
+ applying novel cryptography, developing existing protocol proposals, and c=
+reating new innovative protocol proposals. The possibilities aren=E2=80=99t=
+ endless, per se, but they are numerous.<br><br>Job Responsibilities<br>* I=
+dentify and drive forward multiple projects in collaboration with the Spira=
+l team and the greater bitcoin development community.<br>* Develop a projec=
+t plan for each active project.<br>* For a given project, do whatever it ta=
+kes to make progress toward the goal, including:</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0* B=
+uilding prototypes<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0*=C2=A0Writing tests<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0*=
+=C2=A0Developing production code<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0*=C2=A0Developing performa=
+nce benchmarks<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0*=C2=A0Creating simulations<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
+*=C2=A0Being thoughtful about how to gain consensus on changes<br>=C2=A0 =
+=C2=A0*=C2=A0Recruiting other FOSS devs to help<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0*=C2=A0Writ=
+ing bitcoin-dev email posts<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0*=C2=A0Participating in podcast=
+s and speaking at conferences<br>* Regularly review bitcoin-dev and lightni=
+ng-dev email lists, relevant =E2=80=9Cwizards=E2=80=9D channels, Bitcoin Op=
+tech, relevant research papers, and R&amp;D from other cryptocurrency proje=
+cts. When possible, engage and provide constructive feedback.<br>* Propose =
+new protocol designs building on what others have done or wholly new ideas.=
+<br><br>Qualifications<br>Applicants should have a deep technical understan=
+ding of bitcoin and be comfortable engaging on bitcoin topics and on bitcoi=
+n channels such as bitcoin-dev or lightning-dev email lists, local bitdevs,=
+ or in a =E2=80=9Cwizards=E2=80=9D channel such as IRC #bitcoin-wizards.<br=
+><br>Applicants should also know which projects they=E2=80=99d like to work=
+ on. At a minimum, they should be able to identify three projects worth you=
+r time, why they benefit bitcoin, and how your involvement would improve th=
+em.<br><br>Finally, strong people skills are a must. Many projects will req=
+uire attaining developer consensus, including the bitcoin consensus protoco=
+l, bitcoin p2p policy, and the LN protocol. To successfully navigate this r=
+equires more than just coding talent. Applicants should be ego-free, willin=
+g to detach themselves from a particular proposal, and be prepared to concl=
+ude a proposal if something learned has made it untenable. Applicants shoul=
+d also seek collaborators and co-authors, be patient yet persistent, and in=
+corporate peer feedback. We undeniably expect a lot from whoever fills thes=
+e roles. But there=E2=80=99s no other job like them in bitcoin or elsewhere=
+.<br><br>Example Projects<br>Here is a list of project examples Spiral woul=
+d find valuable. Again, we expect candidates to drive the process of which =
+projects they will work on, so this list is merely a tool to help a candida=
+te calibrate the scope and depth of future projects.<br><br>Scaling innovat=
+ion<br>* New methods to share UTXOs among users as trustless and efficientl=
+y as possible<br>* Lightning efficiency innovation<br>* Cross-input signatu=
+re aggregation<br><br></div><div>Security innovation<br>* BIP324<br>* Minin=
+g pool decentralization<br>* Threshold signatures for LN<br>* Mempool/bitco=
+in p2p security for L2<br>* Evaluate security risks to bitcoin stemming fro=
+m MEV, tokens, stablecoins, etc and provide recommendations<br><br></div><d=
+iv>Privacy innovation<br>* Applied ZKP for LN gossip to hide UTXO funding<b=
+r><br>Bitcoin expressivity innovation<br>* Bitcoin script opcode innovation=
+, tradeoff evaluation, and driving (CTV, CSFS, TLUV, OP_VAULT, etc.)<br><br=
+></div><div>The Position<br>This full-time role includes full-time worker b=
+enefits. Spiral supports you working anywhere, but you need a home base in =
+a country whose talent pool Block can legally hire from. If you=E2=80=99re =
+not sure whether we can hire from where you live, just reach out and ask. W=
+e=E2=80=99ll check.<br><br>How to Apply<br>Sound good? Not too confused? Gr=
+eat. You=E2=80=99ve cleared the first hurdle. Shoot us an email with the to=
+p 3 project ideas you want to work on along with supporting evidence that y=
+ou=E2=80=99ll successfully complete them: <a href=3D"mailto:apply@spiral.xy=
+z">apply@spiral.xyz</a><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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