ZK Proof Engineer Jobs 2026 — ZK Circuit Engineers, STARK Prover Devs, ZK-VM Engineers & Who's Hiring
The complete guide to ZK proof engineer jobs in 2026. ZK circuit engineer, STARK prover engineer, ZK-VM engineer, and Circom/Gnark developer roles at Risc Zero, Succinct Labs, StarkWare, Aztec, Scroll, Polygon, and Matter Labs (zkSync). Salary ranges ($130K-$700K+), skills guide (Rust, Circom, Halo2, Noir, Cairo, gnark), and ZK fundamentals (SNARKs vs STARKs, Groth16, PLONK, recursive proofs, ZK-VMs) explained.