Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gauntlet is a leader in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics, seeking a Technical Recruiter to attract top-tier engineering talent in the crypto space. The role involves owning the recruitment process from sourcing to closing, while ensuring a positive candidate experience and collaborating with engineering leadership to meet hiring needs.
Responsibilities
- Own sourcing, outreach, screening, interviews, and closing for technical roles (e.g., quantitative developers, protocol researchers, full-stack developers, among other teams
- Build and maintain diverse, high-quality pipelines across multiple functions
- Drive an exceptional candidate experience from first touch to offer acceptance
- Leverage on-chain reputation tools, GitHub activity, DAO contributions, Crypto Twitter/Farcaster/Discord communities, open source communities, hackathons, L2 ecosystems and crypto-specific hiring channels
- Work directly with engineering leadership & hiring managers to gain a deep understanding of their hiring needs
- Advise hiring teams on best practices for conducting interviews and making informed, data-driven decisionsMaintain structured hiring pipelines, interview scorecards, and ATS hygeine
- Implement structured evaluation frameworks that align with Gauntlet’s standards
- Proactively suggest improvements to hiring processes, outreach copy, interview structure, and branding across technical roles
Skills
- 5+ years of experience recruiting for technical roles, ideally in crypto, protocol development, or deep-tech environments
- A demonstrated ability to hire senior engineers, quant researchers, or other highly specialized profiles
- An understanding of core crypto concepts, especially those in DeFi
- Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate technical products and value propositions to candidates
- The ability to operate autonomously, prioritize effectively, and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- An established presence or network within crypto communities—Twitter, GitHub, research DAOs, Discord engineering groups
- Experience hiring in high-growth or remote-first environments
- An understanding of TradFi & web2 hiring needs that translate to Web3: economic modeling, incentive optimization, quantitative funds or protocol research workflows to give some examples
- Global talent acquisition experience across engineering and research domains in multiple time zones
Benefits
- Remote first - work from anywhere in the US & CAN!
- Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country "office visit" perk
- 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees and dependents
- $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
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