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Mediachain Labs - http://mediachainlabs.com - NYC or Remote - Full Time We're building http://mediachain.io, an open, universal media library. Mediachain utilizes a decentralized database and content ID technology to automatically link media to information about it, no matter where it is. We've recently raised $1.5M in seed funding from USV and a16z and are actively expanding the engineering team! Anyone interested in helping out should reach out. Join our public slack: http://slack.mediachain.io Distributed Systems Engineer You are a software engineer with experience in distributed, peer-to-peer and cryptographic systems. Responsibilities: - Design, implement and analyze components of a distributed metadata storage system - Review and accept OSS community contributions - Assist with literature reviews and act as a liaison towards the academic community Preferred qualifications: - Experience with DHTs and distributed filesystems (AFS, SFS, Tahoe-LAFS, etc) - Interest in distributed search - Familiarity with the IPFS stack - Strong understanding of proof-of-work (blockchain) and other consensus systems - Relevant academic experience or strong paper reading and implementation skills - Working knowledge of Scala a plus - Strong background in cryptography a plus - Experience with data modeling and data reconciliation also a plus Position Details Location: New York City or Remote Type: Consultant / Part-Time / Full-Time Salary: To Be Communicated http://mediachainlabs.com/jobs