HOPR - Mobile Engineer

Gnosis WorkFromHome

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About HOPR

HOPR is building the next generation of network-level privacy infrastructure through a decentralized mixnet protocol. We create technology that allows data to travel across the internet without metadata leakage, protecting not just what you say but who you’re talking to. Our protocol is fully open-source and designed for decentralized deployment.

What you will do

As we scale our network and introduce the first product, we need systems engineers who can optimize low-level networking performance while maintaining the security guarantees that make HOPR unique.

The role

You will be a core contributor to GnosisVPN, the first product launching natively on top of HOPR. You will drive the development of the client on mobile platforms, with an initial focus on iOS.

Work with a helpful and experienced team to build an iOS VPN app that feels native, is performant, and usable at every stage
Enhance the usability of the client, which may also include UX improvements to the desktop clients
Read and write code in Swift. All the code will be open-source.
Integrate Rust code (HOPR client library) into iOS
Interface with the core HOPR protocol team to provide feedback on performance or usability bottlenecks which are best solved on the lowest layer

Who you are

Familiar with iOS native development and specifically integration into the VPN subsystem
Have dealt with long-running, background apps before
Love to make UX on mobile frictionless and robust
Appreciate the hard-won thrill of debugging a knotty problem to root cause
Believe in fully documenting your ideas for your colleagues and future self
Enjoy reading the documentation produced by your peers
Make the tools you wish you had

Before Applying For This Role, You Should

Browse through the public repositories of the GnosisVPN client app (1), service (2) and exit server (3)
Check out the HOPR basics articles on Medium (4)

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What we can offer you

Remote first: Our team is based in Europe across multiple cities and countries. While we do have a small base in Zurich, Switzerland, remote work is in our DNA.
Flexible working hours: Families and lives outside of HOPR are important to us. Our schedules are flexible and supportive of each team member’s life.
Team retreats: We try to meet in person as often as we can/want. Full team retreats happen twice a year, small group work retreats are always possible.
Unlimited vacation policy: No limit on the number of vacation days taken per year.
Hardware allowance: You can get whatever hardware you need to be the most productive.
Education and conference allowance: We support the continuous education of our team members.