--- title: 'Senior Cloud Engineer at Qrypt' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-cloud-engineer-qrypt-austin-tv966dysrd1s' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Senior Cloud Engineer at Qrypt - **Company:** Qrypt - **Location:** Austin, TX - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-07-31 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/qrypt/545ce743-5432-43b7-a097-e0846ed124ea ## Job description Qrypt's mission is to protect the world's data and restore privacy. Qrypt hardens cybersecurity and future-proofs encryption against quantum attacks by eliminating key transmission. Qrypt's unique technology independently generates symmetric keys at multiple endpoints for critical workflows today. We are a passionate team of engineers, physicists, and cryptographers committed to transforming the way the world safeguards data and communications! Qrypt is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to own the infrastructure and services behind our cloud and entropy-as-a-service offering. You will build and run our AWS environment with Terraform, develop the cloud services that deliver quantum entropy and keys, and lead the work of extending our cloud interface into customers' own environments. This is a hands-on senior role spanning infrastructure and application: you own how the cloud is built, how it's deployed, and how we know it's healthy. ## What you'll do - Own and evolve Qrypt's AWS infrastructure as code with Terraform: environments, networking, security, and deployment pipelines. - Design and build cloud services (in Rust, with some C++ and Python) that deliver quantum entropy and keys reliably and securely. - Lead the effort to deploy Qrypt's cloud interface into customer environments, not just Qrypt-hosted, including portable, repeatable deployment patterns. - Stand up monitoring, alerting, and observability so we catch issues before customers do. - Improve reliability, security, and cost of the cloud platform as it scales. - Partner with engineering and product to sequence the cloud roadmap and turn shortcomings into planned work. - Contribute to on-call and operational readiness for the services you build. ## What you'll need - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, and/or relevant work experience. - 6+ years in cloud/platform engineering, including end-to-end ownership of a production cloud environment. - Strong hands-on AWS experience and expertise with Terraform (infrastructure as code). - Ability to build backend/cloud services, not just manage infrastructure; comfortable in Rust or a strong systems language (C++, Go, Python) with willingness to work in Rust. - Experience with monitoring/alerting and observability tooling, and with running reliable production services. - Experience deploying software into varied or customer-controlled environments (containers/Kubernetes, portable IaC). - Fluency with AI and agent-assisted development workflows, and the judgment to own the correctness of anything these tools help you produce. This is core to how we operate at Qrypt and is expected of everyone here. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Must be authorized to work in the United States. Qrypt does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. ## Nice to have - Experience with cryptography, security, key management, or networking systems. - Experience with security/compliance in the cloud (e.g., SOC 2, FIPS 140-3, high-assurance environments). ## Benefits & Perks - Competitive Pay & Equity participation - Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage - 401(k) match - In-office lunch and snacks - The opportunity to be part of a company solving one of the most critical technology challenges of our time! ## Equal Opportunity Employer Qrypt is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. If you have a disability and need assistance with our employment application process, please email us at info@qrypt.com to obtain assistance. ## About Qrypt ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Qrypt provides quantum-secure encryption solutions designed to protect data from current threats and future quantum computing risks. - **Entity Type**: Private (Incubator/Accelerator – NVIDIA Inception Program) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: 2017 - **Founders**: Kevin Chalker (CEO) and Denis Mandich (CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Cybersecurity / Quantum-Secure Encryption - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprise, government, critical infrastructure, and industries vulnerable to intellectual property theft - **Mission**: "To protect and defend our collective privacy from exploitation" and help customers "take back your privacy forever" ## Products & Services - **Quantum Entropy-as-a-Service**: Cloud-based delivery of true random numbers for cryptographic key generation. - **Quantum Entropy Appliance**: On-premises hardware that generates quantum entropy for high-security environments. - **Quantum-Secure IPsec Gateway**: Encrypted network communication that resists quantum computer attacks. - **Digital Quantum Key Distribution (DQKD)**: Software-based key distribution using quantum principles without dedicated fiber. - **Q-Isolate**: A solution that isolates and secures sensitive workloads using quantum-derived keys. Qrypt holds 10+ patents covering resonant cryptography, multi-source entropy aggregation, and key management. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Headcount of ~21 employees (as of 2026, -11.1% YoY); total funding not disclosed, but backed by the NVIDIA Inception Program - **Notable Investors/Partners**: NVIDIA Inception Program; strategic partnerships with Mattermost, ITSEC Asia, AIC, and U.S. national labs - **Growth Signals**: Recent board appointments (Ralph Goff, former CIA senior executive; Nick Lippis, ONUG co-founder); joint development program with Mattermost for quantum-secure end-to-end encryption; expansion into critical infrastructure and Indonesian markets ## Competitive Advantages - **Mathematically proven unbreakable encryption**: Qrypt’s algorithm is claimed to be the only one proven secure even in theory, not just against known attacks. - **Quantum-ready today**: Solutions are designed to resist both classical and quantum attacks, eliminating the need for future migration. - **Patented technology**: 10+ patents in resonant cryptography, entropy aggregation, and key management. - **Team pedigree**: Founders and team include experts from academia, industry, and government (e.g., chief cryptographer Yevgeniy Dodis). ## Strategic Focus - **Critical infrastructure & government**: Targeting sectors most vulnerable to cyberespionage and quantum threats. - **FIPS compliance & standards**: Building solutions that meet U.S. government security standards (e.g., AIC’s FIPS-compliant platform powered by NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU). - **Joint development**: Collaborating with platforms like Mattermost to embed quantum-secure encryption into widely used communication tools. - **Global expansion**: Partnerships in Asia (ITSEC Asia) and ongoing work with U.S. national labs. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & mission**: "Eternal Encryption" – a strong sense of purpose in defending digital privacy against quantum threats. Team is composed of cryptography, physics, and security experts. - **Work arrangements**: Hybrid and in-office roles available. Offices in New York City (HQ), Germantown (MD), and Austin (TX). Recent postings include in-office (Germantown) and hybrid (Austin) positions. - **Perks & benefits**: - Company equity - Generous parental leave - Health insurance, dental, FSA - 401(K) and disability insurance - Free snacks and drinks - Customized development tracks - **Engineering culture**: Stack includes Python, TypeScript, React, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bazel, Verilog/VHDL, and more. Emphasis on cryptography, hardware-software co-design, and cloud-native development. ## Sources 1. [jobs.lever.co/qrypt](https://jobs.lever.co/qrypt) 2. [qrypt.com/about-us](https://www.qrypt.com/about-us/) 3. [linkedin.com/company/qrypt-inc](https://linkedin.com/company/qrypt-inc) 4. [cbinsights.com/company/qrypt](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/qrypt) 5. 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