The Zcash Foundation bids farewell to Teor
We are sad to announce that Teor is leaving the Zcash Foundation. Teor joined ZF in June 2020, having previously worked with the Tor Project. They quickly became a key member of the engineering team, acting as engineering lead for extended periods of time, and helping onboard and mentor new engineering hires as the organisation […]
The Zcash Foundation bids farewell to Deirdre Connolly
Deirdre Connolly joined the Zcash Foundation in May 2019. Over the past four years, she has been a key member of the Foundation’s engineering team, helping it grow from two people to nine. Deirdre has been a key contributor to the development of both the Zebra node and the Foundation’s FROST implementation. She co-authored the […]
The Zcash Foundation Welcomes A New Core Engineer
We are pleased to announce that Natalie E. has joined the Zcash Foundation as a Core Engineer. Natalie has previously worked on the OTRv4 cryptographic messaging protocol at ThoughtWorks, and has built decentralized democracy enhancing open source tools for the European Commission. Natalie believes that privacy is a fundamental human right, and is excited to […]
Open Position: Community Support Coordinator
Apply here for the Community Support Coordinator role. We look forward to receiving your application. Part of our mission at the Zcash Foundation is to support the Zcash ecosystem. To that end, we are seeking to engage a Community Support Coordinator to provide technical support to the Zcash community. Responsibilities of the role will include: […]
Farewell, Winfred
Winfred joined the Foundation nearly a year ago as the organization’s first Head of Communications, and in that time she elevated the Foundation’s external communications through improved and enhanced branding, a new website, transparent reporting, and a keen eye and talent for graphic design and creating compelling narratives. Winfred’s colleagues appreciated her collaborative approach and […]
The Zcash Foundation Welcomes A New Rust Engineer
The Zcash Foundation is happy to welcome Arya Solhi, our newest Core Rust Engineer. Arya has over three years of development experience with a variety of projects to his credit, including a CTO role for a restaurant contactless-ordering startup, and solutions for different-sized companies in PropTech, FinTech, TeleHealth, and other domains. Arya is passionate about […]
The Zcash Foundation Welcomes An Interim Engineering Project Manager
The Zcash Foundation is pleased to welcome Fungai Matambanadzo as its Engineering Project Manager, while our current Engineering Manager is away on sabbatical. Fungai has over 10 years’ experience working with different-sized companies in different domains within the tech industry – his most recent area of focus being scrum/project management. Fungai was drawn to the […]
The Zcash Foundation Welcomes A New CI/CD & DevOps Engineer
The Zcash Foundation is happy to welcome Gustavo Valverde, who will be taking on a newly-created role at ZF as a DevOps Engineer. Gustavo has over ten years in information technology with experience in various fields, including information security, internal audit, business continuity, cloud architecture, DevOps, and product management. He has developed business continuity and […]
Open Position: CI/CD & DevOps Engineer
This position is now filled. About us The Zcash Foundation is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit, public charity that builds and supports privacy infrastructure for the public good. We work on strengthening financial privacy with technology, focusing primarily on the Zcash protocol and blockchain. We are looking for someone who is as excited as we are about […]
Open Position: Engineering Project Manager
The Zcash Foundation (ZF) is hiring a Software Engineering Project Manager (9 month contract – Jan-Sept 2022) to support the Engineering team while our existing Engineering Manager will be on sabbatical. This position is fully remote. Apply here! Role: Engineering Project Manager The ZF Engineering team’s primary focus is developing Zebra, an independent, open source implementation of […]