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.