Remote; Senior Full Stack Engineer - Aera Team - Gauntlet

Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics. We manage market risk, optimize growth, and ensure economic safety for protocols facilitating the majority of spot trading, borrowing, and lending activity across all of DeFi. As of January 2024, Gauntlet manages risk and incentives covering over $13 billion in customer TVL.

Gauntlet continually publishes cutting-edge research that informs our risk models, alerts, and analysis. We are among the most cited institutions in peer-reviewed papers addressing DeFi, including academic publications. We’re a Series B company with around 60 employees, operating remote-first with a home 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 novel challenges for mechanism designers, smart contract developers, and end-users, which are not seen in traditional software development and investing. We are dedicated to enhancing industry understanding of this new domain and navigating the bleeding edge of 21st-century financial innovation.

• Develop, test, and maintain high-quality, robust software solutions for Aera’s treasury management platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including researchers and product managers, to ensure seamless implementation of new features.
• Participate in code and design reviews, providing constructive feedback and maintaining high coding standards.
• Stay updated with industry trends, technologies, and best practices to improve Aera’s platform continuously.
• Create technical documentation and user guides.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software defects to ensure system performance and reliability.
• Work on front-end UI components for the Aera app.
• Develop backend ETL and data processes.

• 4-5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Python programming.
• Frontend experience with React and Typescript.
• Understanding of blockchain and DeFi protocols, concepts, and best practices (or a strong desire to learn).
• Strong communication skills, especially written, and ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.

• Experience developing and shipping user-facing features using component-based UI frameworks.
• Experience with Smart Contracts and Solidity.

• Remote-first work environment — work from anywhere.
• Competitive compensation with incentive-based opportunities.
• Regular in-person retreats and cross-country office visits.
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums.
• Provided laptop, monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
• $1,000 WFH stipend upon joining.
• $100/month reimbursement for fitness expenses.
• Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data.
• Unlimited vacation policy.
• 100% paid parental leave for 12 weeks.
• Fertility benefits.

Please note that our hiring is currently limited to potential employees able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. If you require alternative accommodations, please mention this in your application.