Software Engineer, Gauntlet
Platform
$150-200k
Plus equity
Financial modeling & simulation platform for blockchains
Open for applications
Financial modeling & simulation platform for blockchains
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$150-200k
Plus equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
Gauntlet's mission is to bring trust to crypto, to drive understanding and participation in the financial systems of the future.
Role
Who you are
- At least 4 years of professional development experience. More is better, but we're flexible
- Experience developing production-quality software in high-performance languages. We currently use Python, Next.s & Typescript but are open
- Experience with distributed data processing frameworks and related technologies such as Dagster, Prefect, Airflow, Kafka, Spark, Flink, etc
- Experience with building backend systems
- Demonstrated experience in optimizing front-end performance and familiarity with browser APIs
- Ability to quickly internalize abstract concepts in new domains, coupled with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and within a team, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team environment
- Passion for DeFi and the broader crypto ecosystem, with a willingness to immerse oneself in the space
Desirable
- Experience working in the crypto industry is a big plus but not required
- Experience with Hardhat & Postgres preferred
- Enthusiasm for the space, especially DeFi, is very much desired
- Background in smart contract development (e.g., Solidity) or contributions to the DeFi community through research or open-source projects
What the job involves
- Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable systems for data from DeFi protocols, blockchain networks, and various other data sources
- Contribute to making our platform world-class
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their system requirements and provide the necessary support to help their productivity
- Implement quality control measures to ensure system integrity and quality
- Actively participate in code and design reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and maintaining high coding standards
- Keep up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure the continuous improvement of the platform
- Contribute to the creation of technical documentation and user guides
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software defects, ensuring optimal system performance and reliability
Our take
Decentralized finance can be high-risk, and for a long time, it has lacked the asset management tools and resources of the traditional finance world. Gauntlet, a company founded by two former Wall Street and Uber veterans, solves this problem by acting as a DeFi quant platform.
The company's aim has been to bring financial modelling and simulation to the growing DeFi economy. This forward thinking has paid off, with Gauntlet now valued at around $1 billion and serving some of the world's biggest crypto protocols - a testament to the value of its modelling.
Despite existing in the increasingly competitive DeFi space, Gauntlet's impressive valuation and client roster is an indicator of its staying power. As more and more people make the shift from Wall Street to Web 3.0, the company should have no trouble finding new opportunity for growth. Recently, it unveiled "Gauntlet Applied Research", a new research division that will support DAOs in the research and resolution of pressing protocol challenges.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2022
$23.8m
SERIES B
Jun 2021
$13.6m
SERIES A
Total funding: $44.6m
Company benefits
- Remote first - work from anywhere!
- 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
- 100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks
- Fertility benefits
- Opportunity for incentive compensation
Company values
- Strong ownership - Awareness of knowing why you are doing something drives results
- Build trust through data and research - We continuously seek to develop novel insights to help us expand and improve our Product
- Drive clear value - We focus on solutions that work quickly but are also iterative
- Be open and honest, even when it is not easy - We ask people to speak up for what they believe in and what they think will move the company forward
- Intellectual curiosity and fearlessness - We are self-motivated to learn new things about the space and our part to play in it
- Hire and develop top talent - We want to work with exceptional individuals from a diverse set of backgrounds, skills, and experiences
Company HQ
Tribeca, New York, NY
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Leadership
Tarun Chitra
(CEO)Was a Scientific Associate and Programmer at D. E. Shaw Research, before working in Quantitative Research & Development at Vatic Labs.
Rei Chiang
(CTO)Worked as a Quant Trader at Getco, and then as a Portfolio Manager at 3Red Trading. Was also a Senior Software Engineer at Uber.
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