Careers at ZFC Research

ZFC Research recruits a handful of scientists and engineers who thrive on difficult math, secure systems and protected IP. We trade headcount for latitude—every hire shapes the frontier we attack next.

Deep focus · High autonomy · Infrastructure-backed experimentation.

Our Principles

Intellectual Honesty

Strong ideas welcome—evidence rules.

IP Discipline

Publish selectively, protect edge.

Security Mindset

Zero-trust defaults, no shortcuts.

Collegial Respect

Hard debate, no ego.

Research Domains

Roll-Up Cryptography

ZK proofs, Taproot anchoring, incentive design.

Quant-Alpha Engineering

RL execution, stochastic control, market micro-structure.

Distributed Systems

Consensus, sharding, sub-50 ms orchestration.

Secure Hardware

TEE enclaves, side-channel mitigation.

Frontier Deep Learning

Scaling laws, sparsity, trillion-param optimisation.

Critical AI Systems

Robustness, formal checks, fail-safe orchestration.

How We Hire

Core Research Hire

Full-time scientist or engineer driving an end-to-end agenda—idea, prototype, campus-scale validation.

Strong track record in one of our research domains.
Published or patented work (or comparable private impact).
Comfort with selective disclosure & protected IP.

Project Contributor

Fixed-term or part-time contract focused on a clearly scoped milestone—e.g. dataset curation, security audit, or hardware bring-up.

Deep expertise on the deliverable.
Availability for rapid iteration with the core team.
NDA & IP terms agreed up-front.

We do not run formal internship rounds; exceptional students can still apply under “Project Contributor”.

Our Process

Needs-Fit Screening: We review your CV / statement against active research goals.
Intro Chat: 30-min call to check mutual interest and logistics.
Technical Session: Deep-dive on prior work or a live challenge.
Peer Panel: Culture & collaboration alignment with the core team.
Offer: Role scope, IP terms and publication roadmap agreed.

Express Interest

No requisitions are listed. Send a concise CV (PDF) and a one-page statement outlining the frontier question you’d like to tackle.

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