Jobs at Gauntlet

8 open positions at Gauntlet — New York City. Updated August 2026.

Gauntlet currently has 8 open roles (7 remote and 1 on-site). Hiring locations include Remote - Canada, US, New York, Los Angeles (CA), New York (NY), San …. Frequently requested skills include DeFi, Web3, Engineer, Software Engineer, Python.

Location: New York City

Website: https://www.gauntlet.xyz

Open roles: 8

About 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 most spot trading, borrowing, and lending activity across all of DeFi, protecting and optimizing the largest protocols and networks in the industry. As of January 2025, Gauntlet manages risk and incentives covering over $35 billion in customer TVL.

Gauntlet continually publishes cutting-edge research that informs our risk models, alerts, and analysis, and is among the most cited institution — including academic institutions — in terms of peer-reviewed papers addressing DeFi as a subject. We’re a Series B company with around 75 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 creates novel challenges for mechanism designers, smart contract developers, and end-users of financial products, which are not seen in traditional software development and investing contexts. Gauntlet is dedicated to enhancing our industry’s understanding of this new domain and revealing how to safely navigate the true bleeding edge of 21st-century financial innovation.

Open Roles at Gauntlet

Senior Security Engineer

full_time New York

Posted: Aug 19, 2026
Software Engineer: Gauntlet App

Full-Time Remote - Canada, US

Posted: Jul 31, 2025
Quantitative Software Engineer: Gauntlet

Full-Time, Remote Los Angeles (CA), New York (NY), San Francisco (CA), Remote - Canada, US

Posted: Aug 21, 2025
Research Lead

Full-Time Remote - Canada, US

Posted: Apr 3, 2025
DeFi Analyst

Full-Time Remote - Canada, US

Posted: Apr 22, 2025
Protocol Strategist

Full-Time Remote - Canada, US

Posted: Apr 22, 2025
Social Media Lead

Full-Time Remote - Canada, US

Posted: Mar 18, 2025
Technical Protocol Strategist

Full-Time Remote - Canada, US

Posted: Mar 18, 2025

What Gauntlet Hires For

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Open Roles at Gauntlet by Category

Security Engineer (1) Software Engineer: Gauntlet App (1) Quantitative Software Engineer: Gauntlet (1) Research Lead (1) DeFi Analyst (1) Protocol Strategist (1)

Gauntlet Jobs by Location

Remote - Canada, US (6) New York (1) Los Angeles (CA), New York (NY), San … (1)

Gauntlet Jobs by Type

Full-Time (6) full_time (1) Full-Time, Remote (1)

Skills & Technologies at Gauntlet

Based on the skills most frequently listed in current Gauntlet job openings:

DeFi Web3 Engineer Software Engineer Python SQL Research Finance Next.js React TypeScript Trading

How to Apply for Jobs at Gauntlet

All Gauntlet openings listed above are aggregated from the company's official careers channels and updated August 2026. To apply, open any role that matches your profile and use the Apply Now button — it takes you directly to Gauntlet's official application page, so your application always goes to the employer itself, with no middleman.

Before applying, tailor your CV to the specific role: mirror the job title, highlight the skills and technologies mentioned in the listing (for Gauntlet, commonly DeFi, Web3, Engineer, Software Engineer, Python, SQL, Research, Finance, Next.js, React, TypeScriptTrading), and quantify your impact where possible. You can also save interesting roles to your JobSeek account to track deadlines and compare offers side by side.