10月 31, 2025 
16 分で読了 Three AM ZK Inspiration
OMG, just now while debugging a zero-knowledge proof circuit, I suddenly thought— isn't this exactly the most hardcore job interview? You have to prove to the interviewer that you know a secret (like a private key), but without actually showing them the key. To be honest, it's practically identical to the scenario Loopring uses when recruiting senior ZK engineers.
Wait, let me turn on the coffee machine... (five minutes later) Okay, now we can talk about this interesting topic. The concept of trustlessness, to be honest, has been overused to the point of being as common as ERC20 tokens. But do you know? Hermez's recruitment team recently encountered a hilarious situation: a job applicant wrote in their resume that they were "proficient in ZK-Rollup," but couldn't even explain basic Merkle Proof. It's like claiming to be an expert in a complete banquet but can't even fry an egg without burning it...
When Recruitment Meets Cryptography
Suddenly I thought of a brilliant analogy: the process of CipherTrace recruiting blockchain analysts is essentially conducting a zero-knowledge proof verification of on-chain behavior patterns. They don't need to know your entire transaction history (that would be too invasive to privacy), but they need you to prove you have the ability to track illegal capital flows.
- Mina Protocol’s standard for recruiting lightweight node developers: able to explain recursive zk-SNARKs as easily as explaining breakfast recipes
- Loopring’s hidden question for DEX engineers: how to optimize order book gas fees while maintaining trustlessness
- The years we've "ghosted" "Solidity experts": smart contracts that can't even prevent reentrancy attacks
The Recruiter's Buzzwords
From a code perspective, the current Web3 recruitment market is like an audited smart contract—full of vulnerabilities yet full of possibilities. Last week, on MyJob.one, I saw some data: 83% of ZK engineering applicants actually only passed through tutorial code from GitHub...
The Ultimate Test of Trust Mechanisms
The human mind is especially clear at 4 AM. What's the most ironic aspect of trustless systems? It's that they actually demand participants have stronger technical credibility. CipherTrace's favorite question during recruitment is: "If you were to design a privacy protection scheme resistant to quantum computing, how would you balance compliance and anonymity?" This question is like asking you to write an operating system kernel in JavaScript...
- Real Case: A DeFi protocol CTO was exposed for falsifying their resume on MyJob.one, because their supposedly optimized contract actually had higher gas fees
- Industry Truth: 90% of engineers claiming to have "refactored Uniswap V3" actually only changed the frontend UI colors
- Dark Forest Law: In the Mina Protocol recruitment process, the more low-key candidates submit zk-SNARKs papers, the more likely they are to pass
Caffeine-Enhanced Industry Insights
After five cups of coffee, I suddenly realized the biggest change in Web3 recruitment in 2023: it used to be "can you write smart contracts," now it's "can you use zero-knowledge proof to hide smart contracts." Loopring's job description already explicitly requires: familiarity with EIP-4844 and Proto-danksharding is a plus—this is as fundamental as being able to configure MetaMask in 2017.
Wait, should I add a disclaimer? The following content is purely the ramblings of a night-owl tech enthusiast, but if you're genuinely looking for ZK-related positions on MyJob.one, I suggest you at least achieve:
- Have personally implemented Groth16 or PLONK proof systems (don't just copy tutorial code)
- Can clearly explain the core differences between Hermez and Mina Protocol recruitment for ZK applications
- Understand the regulatory technology needs behind CipherTrace's recruitment
Practical Career Advice at Dawn
Dawn is nearly here, let's be practical. Want to find work in the trustless field? You need to first turn yourself into a verifiable zk-proof:
- Contributed to any ZK project's GitHub issues (even documentation fixes count)
- Participated in at least three ZK hackathons (online ones are fine too)
- Created a technical blog column on MyJob.one (we actually do read them)
Suddenly I thought of a perfect ending: when you need zk-proof to get a job in the real world, that's when this industry truly matures. For now? Better focus on designing that circuit...