Software Engineer, Consensus - Anza  Who We Are Anza is a Solana R&D lab pushing the boundaries of blockchain performance and scalability. Anza was founded by experienced executives and core engineers solving the toughest problems in Web3. Crypto ecosystems rely on robust protocols, and we believe those are best built out in the open, with multiple contributors. We pioneer advanced solutions to meet the evolving demands of decentralized applications. The Role As a Software Engineer specializing in consensus, you will play a critical role in fortifying Anza's Agave client and the broader Solana network. Your work will directly improve the efficiency and reliability of our blockchain infrastructure, ensuring robust, timely consensus mechanisms. You will focus on optimizing the processes that underpin the agreement on block validity and order, ensuring they are secure, performant, and scalable to support future growth. Responsibilities - Develop and Optimize Consensus Mechanisms: Design, implement, and optimize the mechanisms for consensus to enhance the throughput and stability of the Solana network. - Efficient Coordination: Develop and refine algorithms to ensure fair and efficient agreement on block production among validators. - Ensure Security and Integrity: Identify and mitigate potential security vulnerabilities within the consensus mechanisms, ensuring robust protection against emerging threats. - Scalability and Performance: Work on improving the scalability of the consensus system to handle increasing transaction volumes and validator participation without compromising on performance. - Testing and Validation: Create and execute comprehensive tests to validate the reliability and efficiency of the consensus mechanisms, including stress tests, fault injection, and performance benchmarking. - Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including core protocol engineers, security experts, and infrastructure teams, to ensure the seamless integration and functioning of the consensus components. - Documentation and Code Review: Maintain thorough documentation of the consensus protocols and conduct peer code reviews to uphold high standards of code quality and consistency.

Software Engineer, Consensus - Anza  Who We Are Anza is a Solana R&D lab pushing the boundaries of blockchain performance and scalability. Anza was founded by experienced executives and core engineers solving the toughest problems in Web3. Crypto ecosystems rely on robust protocols, and we believe those are best built out in the open, with multiple contributors. We pioneer advanced solutions to meet the evolving demands of decentralized applications. The Role As a Software Engineer specializing in consensus, you will play a critical role in fortifying Anza's Agave client and the broader Solana network. Your work will directly improve the efficiency and reliability of our blockchain infrastructure, ensuring robust, timely consensus mechanisms. You will focus on optimizing the processes that underpin the agreement on block validity and order, ensuring they are secure, performant, and scalable to support future growth. Responsibilities - Develop and Optimize Consensus Mechanisms: Design, implement, and optimize the mechanisms for consensus to enhance the throughput and stability of the Solana network. - Efficient Coordination: Develop and refine algorithms to ensure fair and efficient agreement on block production among validators. - Ensure Security and Integrity: Identify and mitigate potential security vulnerabilities within the consensus mechanisms, ensuring robust protection against emerging threats. - Scalability and Performance: Work on improving the scalability of the consensus system to handle increasing transaction volumes and validator participation without compromising on performance. - Testing and Validation: Create and execute comprehensive tests to validate the reliability and efficiency of the consensus mechanisms, including stress tests, fault injection, and performance benchmarking. - Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including core protocol engineers, security experts, and infrastructure teams, to ensure the seamless integration and functioning of the consensus components. - Documentation and Code Review: Maintain thorough documentation of the consensus protocols and conduct peer code reviews to uphold high standards of code quality and consistency.

Software Engineer, Consensus - Anza  Who We Are Anza is a Solana R&D lab pushing the boundaries of blockchain performance and scalability. Anza was founded by experienced executives and core engineers solving the toughest problems in Web3. Crypto ecosystems rely on robust protocols, and we believe those are best built out in the open, with multiple contributors. We pioneer advanced solutions to meet the evolving demands of decentralized applications. The Role As a Software Engineer specializing in consensus, you will play a critical role in fortifying Anza's Agave client and the broader Solana network. Your work will directly improve the efficiency and reliability of our blockchain infrastructure, ensuring robust, timely consensus mechanisms. You will focus on optimizing the processes that underpin the agreement on block validity and order, ensuring they are secure, performant, and scalable to support future growth. Responsibilities - Develop and Optimize Consensus Mechanisms: Design, implement, and optimize the mechanisms for consensus to enhance the throughput and stability of the Solana network. - Efficient Coordination: Develop and refine algorithms to ensure fair and efficient agreement on block production among validators. - Ensure Security and Integrity: Identify and mitigate potential security vulnerabilities within the consensus mechanisms, ensuring robust protection against emerging threats. - Scalability and Performance: Work on improving the scalability of the consensus system to handle increasing transaction volumes and validator participation without compromising on performance. - Testing and Validation: Create and execute comprehensive tests to validate the reliability and efficiency of the consensus mechanisms, including stress tests, fault injection, and performance benchmarking. - Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including core protocol engineers, security experts, and infrastructure teams, to ensure the seamless integration and functioning of the consensus components. - Documentation and Code Review: Maintain thorough documentation of the consensus protocols and conduct peer code reviews to uphold high standards of code quality and consistency.

Red Star 3D are seeking a UK or EU-based Scene Prep / Tech Anim TD to work remotely on Terry Pratchett movie THE AMAZING MAURICE 2. As a Scene Prep / Tech Anim TD you will be responsible for preparing approved layout sequences for character animation; and for checking and finalising animated scenes to progress them to lighting. The job: - Build and test-render final scenes with approved assets and animation - Add cached FX elements when required - Work on any post animation fixes on characters - Check test renders to ensure scenes are 100% ready to be picked up by Lighting artists - Other duties as appropriate to the role and determined by supervisors Must have: - Experience with Maya in a production environment - Diligence, thoroughness and an eye for detail - Problem solving and communication skills Details - Experience level: Mid - Contract term: TBC - Salary: negotiable - Whilst these are fully remote positions, due to the way this project is funded candidates MUST be physically based in the UK or EU to be eligible and a strong preference will be given to UK-based candidates. - Please note that due to the extremely high number of applications we receive we are not able to reply to unsuccessful candidates.