Simulation & Machine Learning Engineer

Gauntlet is DeFi’s risk manager. We drive capital efficiency while maintaining economic safety for some of the largest crypto protocols with our cutting-edge simulations. Gauntlet manages risk and incentives for over $40 Billion in assets.

Gauntlet continuously publishes cutting-edge research, making us the most cited in peer reviewed articles in the DeFi industry. We’re a Series B company with 40 employees operating remote-first but primarily in New York City.

Responsibilities

• Build agent-based simulations of smart contracts and blockchain networks using our Python SDK
• Design and optimize incentive models for blockchain protocols and help discover potential attack vectors
• Contribute to making our simulation model and platform world-class
• Build data models and visualizations of public blockchain data and simulation results that provide intuitive analytics to customers

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional engineering experience
• Proficient at writing code in Python or similar interpreted languages
• Experience with scientific computing packages such as Numpy/Scipy, Jupyter, Pandas, etc
• Experience with distributed computation frameworks such as Spark, Flink, TensorFlow
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team environment

Bonus Points

• Experience working in the crypto industry is a plus but not required! Enthusiasm for the space, especially DeFi, is very much desired
• Smart contract development experience (e.g. Solidity)
• Experience with building machine learning models at scale
• Published or presented research/content in the space

Benefits and Perks

• 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

Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada.