Tech Jobs: Software Engineer
Job Type: Remote.
Organization: Gauntlet
Location: New York, San Francisco
Role: Software Engineer
Salary: $135,000 – $200,000
About Us
Gauntlet is a leader in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics, managing market risk and ensuring economic safety for protocols driving spot trading, borrowing, and lending in the DeFi space. As of January 2024, Gauntlet manages risk and incentives covering over $13 billion in customer TVL.
Continually publishing cutting-edge research, Gauntlet informs risk models, alerts, and analysis and is among the most cited institutions — including academic institutions — in peer-reviewed papers addressing DeFi. We are a Series B company with approximately 60 employees, operating remote-first with a base in New York City.
Gauntlet’s mission is to drive adoption and understanding in the financial systems of the future. Building with decentralized systems presents unique challenges for mechanism designers, smart contract developers, and end-users of financial products. Gauntlet is committed to advancing industry understanding of this new domain and navigating the cutting edge of 21st-century financial innovation safely.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, data-driven applications optimizing DeFi protocols and blockchain networks.
- Contribute to elevating our platform to world-class standards.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand system requirements and provide necessary support to enhance productivity.
- Implement quality control measures to ensure system integrity and excellence.
- Participate actively in code and design reviews, offering constructive feedback to peers and maintaining high coding standards.
- Familiarity with product and design lifecycles, collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and product managers.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement of the platform.
- Contribute to creating technical documentation and user guides.
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software defects to ensure optimal system performance and reliability.
Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years of professional development experience; more is preferred.
- Experience developing externally facing applications in Python and React, with backend system development.
- Ability to quickly grasp abstract concepts in new domains, strong problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
- Capability to work independently or within a team, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines effectively.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in a distributed team environment.
- Experience writing code in Agile, CI/CD environments.
- Proficiency in cloud-native environments on public cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud, AWS, Azure).
- Demonstrated experience in optimizing frontend performance and familiarity with browser APIs.
- Frontend/UI testing expertise.
Bonus Points
- Crypto industry experience is advantageous but not mandatory.
- Familiarity with Hardhat & Postgres preferred.
- Enthusiasm for the space, particularly DeFi.
- Background in smart contract development (e.g., Solidity) or contributions to the DeFi community through research or open-source projects.
Benefits and Perks
- Remote-first policy — work from anywhere in the US & Canada!
- Competitive packages with potential for incentive-based compensation.
- Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country “office visit” perk.
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees.
- Laptop, monitor, keyboard, and mouse setup provided.
- $1,000 WFH stipend upon joining.
- $100 per month reimbursement for fitness-related expenses.
- Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data.
- Unlimited vacation policy.
- 100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks.
- Fertility benefits.
Please note that current hiring is reserved for potential employees able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. If you require alternative accommodations, please indicate this in your application.
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