Full-Time
Full-Stack Product Engineer (New Grad)
Posted on 11/9/2022
Radical Semiconductor
1-10 employees
Designs customizable hardware wallets for crypto
No salary listed
Pasadena, CA, USA
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- To comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State without sponsorship.
- Must be able to start in January 2023 in Pasadena office
- BS degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Full-stack mobile engineering experience.
- Strong design skills and experience.
- As a product engineer, you will work directly with Radical’s CEO to brainstorm, conceptualize, plan, design, and develop demo applications.
- You will interface with customers to collect feedback, respond to bugs, and formulate new product ideas that use our cryptographic suite.
- Experience with Blockchain infrastructure, and knowledge of Blockchain trends.
- Experience interfacing with customers and users.
- Experience building development environments for external developers.
- Knowledge of NFC protocols and implementations.
- Experience with Java and Java Card.
Radical Semiconductor designs and sells customizable hardware wallets for cryptocurrency. Its flagship product, LiteCard, is a multi-function smartcard that acts as a crypto wallet, membership card, gift card, and event pass, with front and back imprint customization for branding. The wallets integrate cryptographic technology into a user-friendly hardware form factor, making secure crypto access more accessible. The company markets its products directly to individuals and businesses and partners with other crypto firms to offer branded wallet experiences. What sets Radical Semiconductor apart is the combination of strong cryptographic hardware in a card format and the ability to print custom graphics, enabling brandable, multifunctional cards at scale. The goal is to bring advanced cryptography to the mainstream by delivering secure, easy-to-use hardware that anyone can brand and deploy for various use cases.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$4.9M
Headquarters
Pasadena, California
Founded
2019
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- BTQ acquired Radical for $5M, integrating CASH into QCIM platform.
- Founders Hackett and Belateche joined BTQ full-time to commercialize.
- Enables 1M digital signatures/second for payments and telecom.
What critics are saying
- BTQ stock crashed post-acquisition from overvaluation and dilution.
- Nitrokey, Yubico undercut with cheaper open-source post-quantum firmware.
- Chinese firms reverse-engineer CASH, flooding IoT with low-cost copies.
What makes Radical Semiconductor unique
- CASH architecture uses processing-in-memory for post-quantum cryptography acceleration.
- Supports Kyber, Dilithium with ultra-low power in smart cards and IoT.
- Founded 2021 by Stanford alumni for quantum-safe PIM chips.
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Company News
BTQ Technologies has appointed Sean Hackett and Zach Belateche, co-founders of Radical Semiconductor, as advisors, and Anne Reinders as Head of Cryptography, following its acquisition of Radical Semiconductor. This move aims to accelerate the commercialization of post-quantum semiconductor technologies. Additionally, Lionel de Saint-Exupéry joins as Senior Advisor to guide capital markets and corporate growth initiatives.
BTQ Technologies acquired the assets of Radical Semiconductor Inc., a leader in cryptographic accelerators, including its innovative CASH architecture that uses processing-in-memory technology for secure, agile, and reconfigurable cryptographic solutions.
글로벌 퀀텀 보안 기업 BTQ 테크놀로지스(BTQ Technologies Corp., 이하 BTQ)가 실리콘밸리의 하드웨어 보안 스타트업인 래디컬 세미컨덕터(Radical Semiconductor)를 인수했다고 2일 발표했다. 이번 인수로 BTQ는 양자 컴퓨팅 시대를 대비한 차세대 암호화 기술을 확보하게 됨에 따라 글로벌 퀀텀 보안 시장에서의 경쟁력을 강화할 전망이다.BTQ는 캐나다, 독일, 미국 증시에 상장된 기업으로, 네트워크 보호 및 양자 보안 솔루션을 개발하는 데 주력하고 있다. 이번 인수를 통해 BTQ는 소프트웨어부터 하드
BTQ Technologies Corp. (BTQ) announced the acquisition of Silicon Valley-based hardware security startup Radical Semiconductor. BTQ, listed on Canadian, German, and US stock exchanges, aims to enhance its quantum-era cybersecurity solutions with Radical's innovative CASH (Cryptographic Accelerator with Secure Hardware) architecture. Radical, founded by Stanford alumni, secured $5 million in seed funding. This acquisition is expected to accelerate BTQ's roadmap and improve its quantum security capabilities.