Advertisement Number: P.Rect./R&D/2021/174
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) invites application for the position Senior Project Executive Engineer
No. of positions: 2 (Two)
Minimum qualification: Bachelors/Masters degree in relevant fields from IITs or IISc, and/or demonstration of outstanding talent either in the form of publications in top tier conferences/journals, history of delivery of project outcomes as a student or as employees in previous jobs.
Consolidated Salary range: 1,00,000 - 10,000 - 2,00,000 INR per month.
Working hours: 8:30 am to 6 pm (Monday to Saturday).
Desired qualifications:
i. Extensive experience in Bitcoin forensics
ii,. Proficiency and experience with cryptocurrency blockchain analytics
iii. Proficiency in Blockchain Technology
iv. Proficiency in Python, JavaScript(ES6),Java(Spring framework),Go, developing REST APIs, ML libraries, and managing databases
v. Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, message queues, asynchronous systems, and design patterns.
vi. Strong understanding of engineering software processes, life-cycle methodology, configuration management, release management, and system verification and testing.
vii. Very good writing, and speaking ability in English
viii. Ability to work on deadline-driven projects
Work: The candidate's major tasks and responsibilities will include:
i. Developing nationally important cryptocurrency forensic software
ii. Development of Blockchain Analytics Tools with ML/AI
iii. Design and develop highly scalable, parallelizable algorithms for crypto-forensics
iv. Integrate/Modify existing open-source software according to the requirements
Duration: Appointment will be made initially for one year and can be extended up to five years or till the end of the project whichever is earlier, subject to satisfactory performance. Performance reviews will be held weekly. The appointment can be terminated at any time if found unsatisfactory.