DeFi Risk Engineer

About Us:Ether.fi stands as a leading force in the cryptocurrency industry, managing over $10 billion in assets. Our team of 30 highly skilled technical professionals has ensured profitability since day one, as we focus on creating innovative consumer applications.We envision a future where on-chain banking is the norm. Our suite of products, including Stake…

About UsPaxos Labs is at the forefront of creating enterprise-grade infrastructure that drives the development of innovative, reliable on-chain financial products. We collaborate with some of the world’s largest financial institutions to construct transparent and verifiable on-chain systems that cater to everyday users and typical financial transactions. If you share our vision of bringing decentralized finance (DeFi) and digital assets to a broader audience, consider advancing your career with us at Paxos Labs.We are currently seeking a passionate DeFi Researcher to enhance our risk analysis capabilities in the DeFi space.

Gauntlet is at the forefront of quantitative research and optimization in decentralized finance (DeFi). We excel in managing market risk, optimizing growth, and ensuring economic safety for protocols that facilitate significant spot trading, borrowing, and lending activities across the DeFi landscape. Our mission is to safeguard and enhance the largest protocols and networks in the industry. We create institutional-grade vaults for decentralized finance, delivering risk-adjusted on-chain yields for capital at scale, crafted by some of the most astute quantitative minds in the crypto space and informed by extensive research. As of November 2025, Gauntlet manages over $2 billion in vault Total Value Locked (TVL) and optimizes risk and incentives related to over $42 billion in customer TVL. We consistently publish pioneering research that informs our risk models, alerts, and analyses. Our work is among the most cited in the field, including recognition from academic institutions for our peer-reviewed papers on DeFi. As a Series B company with approximately 75 employees, we operate on a remote-first basis with a home base in New York City. Our commitment is to drive the adoption and understanding of the future's financial systems. We operate with the discipline of a trader and the skepticism of a risk manager: size carefully, stress test routinely, and unwind decisively. We ensure that our offerings are predictable and reliable, with no surprises. To broaden our impact in the DeFi sector, we are looking for a seasoned, crypto-native Business Development Representative. This individual will be responsible for securing and managing partnerships through strategic outreach for existing, new, and upcoming Gauntlet products with DeFi protocols, DAOs, and TVL allocators. Candidates should possess a deep understanding of DeFi primitives (such as lending protocols, perpetual swaps), DAO governance, and a proactive approach to forging new partnerships and integrations through both established relationships and cold outreach.

Join Hudson River Trading (HRT) as a Risk Engineer and become a vital part of our Risk team in the vibrant city of New York. In this dynamic role, you will play a key part in developing our risk function and managing all risk aspects faced by HRT. Immerse yourself in the thrilling, fast-paced world of electronic trading while collaborating with exceptionally skilled professionals across various sectors of the business. This role presents a unique challenge with a broad scope across HRT's global trading operations. The ideal candidate is highly driven, eager to quickly grasp new concepts, and possesses a strong understanding of the critical role of risk management in a trading context. You should feel equally at ease working independently or as part of a team.

Join Superstate, a pioneering force in the crypto space, as we seek a dynamic Business Development professional specializing in Protocols and DeFi to become a key member of our team in New York City. Your mission will be to drive the modernization of financial markets through innovative tokenization strategies. Reporting directly to the Head of Business Development, you will engage in comprehensive market analysis, forge strategic partnerships, create detailed proposals, and secure significant capital to propel our growth and enrich our ecosystem.We are looking for an ideal candidate who possesses a deep understanding of both traditional and decentralized finance landscapes, exceptional problem-solving and negotiation skills, and a proven track record in selling technical products and services to blockchain networks, DeFi protocols, foundations, and crypto-centric organizations.

Flex is hiring a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer to join the Risk Engineering team. This position can be based in New York, San Francisco, or remote within the U.S. Role overview This role centers on designing, building, and maintaining applications that support Flex’s risk management efforts. The Senior Fullstack Software Engineer will collaborate closely with teammates to deliver solutions that improve how risk is assessed and managed across the company. What you will do Develop and maintain both frontend and backend components for risk-related applications Work with team members to design features and solve technical challenges Contribute to projects from initial planning through deployment Requirements Experience in both frontend and backend software development Ability to drive projects through the full development lifecycle Interest in building solutions that support risk management

About Gemini Founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2014, Gemini is a premier global crypto and Web3 platform. We provide a diverse array of simple, reliable, and secure cryptocurrency products and services for individuals and institutions in over 70 countries. Our mission is to usher in a new era of financial, creative, and personal freedom through trusted access to the decentralized future. We envision a world where cryptocurrency transforms the global financial system, the internet, and money, creating enhanced choice, independence, and opportunity for everyone. As a publicly traded company, Gemini is positioned to accelerate this vision with greater scale, reach, and impact. The Risk Engineering Department As the Software Engineering Manager in our Risk Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing about one hundred software engineers across various project teams. Your primary responsibility will be to help these teams outline their roadmaps, objectives, and strategies while guiding each team member in their professional development at Gemini. You will actively participate in design and modernization initiatives, leveraging your extensive experience in building scalable cloud systems to guide the team in developing robust, scalable, and highly available architectures. This role requires in-person attendance at our New York City office twice a week.

About Gemini Founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Gemini is a pioneering global platform in the crypto and Web3 industry. Our objective is to provide a comprehensive suite of reliable and secure crypto products to individuals and institutions across more than 70 countries. At Gemini, we are committed to facilitating the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom through trusted access to decentralized finance. We envision a world transformed by cryptocurrency, enhancing the global financial system and providing greater opportunities for all. As a publicly traded company, we are uniquely positioned to advance this vision with significant scale and impact. The Risk Engineering Department We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Risk Engineering team. In this role, you will collaborate with a talented group of engineers to elevate our fraud detection and risk management capabilities. You will play a key role in shaping the technical direction of your team and fostering an inclusive engineering culture that supports the growth of junior engineers. Additionally, you will be instrumental in driving operational excellence within our systems and processes, focusing on user-facing distributed systems that prioritize safety, security, and user experience. Our commitment to continuous improvement and automation is fundamental to our mission. This role requires in-person attendance twice a week at our New York City office.

About Gusto Gusto supports over 400,000 small businesses nationwide by handling payroll, health insurance, 401(k) plans, and HR services. This work helps business owners focus on what matters most to them and their customers. With offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, Gusto aims to build a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities it serves. Full-time employees receive competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, and equity in the form of RSUs. Compensation varies by role, level, and location. Details about Gusto’s approach to rewards can be found on their Total Rewards philosophy page. AI plays a key role in daily operations at Gusto. Team members are expected to use AI tools relevant to their work and continue building their skills as technology evolves. The level of AI experience required depends on the position and will be assessed during the interview process. Role Overview: Staff Software Engineer – Payments & Risk Gusto is hiring experienced full-stack engineers for teams working on payments and risk platforms. These systems serve small business owners every day. Staff Software Engineers in this group work across the full lifecycle of payments or risk systems: shaping architecture early in design, building internal features and APIs, and maintaining performance after launch. The work includes engineering the core business engine, providing reliable backend services for product teams, and setting a high standard for engineering practices. Team Focus Areas Payments: The Payments team manages all financial transaction operations for Gusto’s products. This includes ensuring secure fund transfers among partners, employers, employees, and government agencies. Engineers on this team build new payment features for both U.S. and international markets and help redesign the payments platform to support future growth. Risk: The Risk team develops systems that protect Gusto and its clients from financial risks. This work shapes experiences that keep customers and the company safe. Location This role is based in San Francisco, CA (hybrid) or New York, NY (hybrid).

Join DoorDash as an Engineering Manager for the Risk and Identity Platform team, where your leadership will drive the development of cutting-edge identity solutions that prioritize security and reliability. This pivotal role involves mentoring a team of skilled backend engineers, crafting a self-service identity platform, and shaping the future of trust and access management at a global scale. You will execute a multi-year vision that balances stringent security with developer agility, collaborating closely with Product, Security, and Privacy teams to enhance our zero-trust security posture.

Join K Health as a Senior Security Engineer specializing in Compliance and Risk. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for ensuring that our security measures meet regulatory compliance standards while effectively managing risk. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement security protocols that protect our data and systems.

Role Overview Title: Director of Risk Management Location: New York, NY (in-office, 5 days per week) Base Salary: $175,000–$250,000 Equity: Competitive initial equity package, with refreshers Experience: 7–12+ years About Stratos Labs Stratos Labs builds technology for commodity risk management, serving the $10 trillion physical economy. The platform combines real-time market data, AI-powered exposure modeling, and automated trade execution. Operators use Stratos Labs to monitor risk, receive alerts, and act on recommendations, turning complex exposures into a managed, always-on hedging process. Founded in 2023 by a macro market-maker from Barclays and a trading systems engineer from Coinbase, Stratos Labs has raised over $20 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Crucible Capital, Neo, and DST Global. What You Will Do This position leads all aspects of market and credit risk management for Stratos Labs. The Director of Risk Management designs and maintains frameworks, systems, and strategies that protect the company’s balance sheet. The role works closely with executives, engineering, compliance, and product teams to maintain a disciplined risk approach and to support capital efficiency as the company grows. Key Responsibilities Market Risk and Hedging: Build and maintain real-time visibility into firm-wide exposures, including those from client hedging, execution lags, and temporary risk warehousing. Develop and execute systematic hedging strategies across futures, options, and OTC markets to reduce slippage, basis risk, and execution costs. Credit Risk and Counterparty Management: Create and oversee the credit risk framework, including counterparty evaluation, onboarding, exposure limits, credit lines, and margin requirements. Underwrite and monitor risk for clients using margin or financing, develop models to track exposure at default, collateral, and margin sufficiency. Set and enforce escalation protocols for margin calls, position changes, and trading restrictions.

About Clear Street: At Clear Street, we are dedicated to empowering sophisticated investors with access to every asset, in every market, through a comprehensive platform designed for speed, transparency, and scalability. We provide our clients with the advanced technology, tools, and services that were once exclusive to the largest institutions, all rebuilt on modern infrastructure. Our cloud-native, end-to-end capital markets platform is not only facilitating investor growth today but is also revolutionizing their interaction with markets tomorrow. For more details, visit https://clearstreet.io.

Risk Advisor Location: New York, NY or Philadelphia, PA About WithCoverage: WithCoverage revolutionizes the traditional insurance brokerage model through AI-enhanced risk management tailored for today’s economy. We collaborate with a diverse array of high-growth, category-defining companies such as GoPuff, Eight Sleep, Bombas, Chomps, and Blank Street Coffee. Our clientele includes renowned consumer brands, leaders in hospitality, general contractors, advanced manufacturers, and next-generation defense firms. These organizations operate in intricate risk landscapes and require a partner capable of adapting swiftly. Rather than a disjointed, manual brokerage system, we’ve established a new paradigm: elite risk advisors leveraging proprietary technology. Our proprietary Agency Management System provides our team and AI agents with comprehensive visibility into policies, exposures, claims, billing, and commissions. This platform empowers deep automation, informed decision-making, and a significantly enhanced service standard. Founded by JD Ross (co-founder of Opendoor) and Max Brenner (Bain, Compound), we have secured over $43M from prominent investors including Sequoia, 8VC, Khosla Ventures, and Crystal Venture Partners. Our growth exceeded 10x last year while remaining cash-flow positive, and we are only at the beginning of our journey. Our goal is not merely to create a better brokerage, but to fundamentally transform risk management across the economy. Why Join Us: Accelerated Growth – Join us during our rapid expansion, offering you ample opportunities to learn, lead, and shape your career and the future of the company. Impactful Work – Safeguard the world’s most innovative brands: from iconic consumer goods to hospitality leaders and next-gen defense contractors. Industry Redefinition – Insurance is a colossal, traditionally slow-moving sector. We are rewriting the rules with cutting-edge technology, automation, and AI. Attractive Financial Rewards – We recruit the best talent and invest in their potential. This translates to competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and outstanding benefits. We are committed to internal promotions and lay out clear pathways for career advancement.

Role Overview Palantir Technologies is hiring an Information Security Engineer focused on Insider Risk in New York, NY. This role centers on protecting sensitive data from internal threats. The position calls for hands-on work designing and implementing security measures that help keep proprietary information safe. What You Will Do Develop and deploy controls to detect and prevent insider risks Work to secure Palantir’s data and internal systems against unauthorized access or misuse Support compliance with industry security standards Collaborate with teams to strengthen security practices around sensitive information About Palantir Palantir builds software that helps organizations manage and analyze data securely. The company values innovative solutions and a strong commitment to data protection.

As a Risk Analyst at Morpho, you will play a pivotal role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks that could impact our operations and strategic goals. You will leverage your analytical skills to evaluate data, generate risk reports, and collaborate with various teams to implement effective risk management strategies.

Role Overview Coface is hiring a Risk Underwriter based in New York. This position focuses on evaluating and managing risks within commercial underwriting. The underwriter reviews financial statements, examines client profiles, and works closely with internal and external stakeholders to support accurate risk assessments and set appropriate premiums. Key Responsibilities Analyze financial statements for commercial clients Assess client profiles to determine risk levels Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to gather information and ensure thorough risk evaluation Support the determination of premiums based on risk analysis Impact This role plays a direct part in Coface’s commitment to delivering reliable solutions for clients in the commercial sector.

Join Integrated Resources Inc. as an IT Risk Services Analyst and play a vital role in safeguarding our information systems. In this position, you will assess potential risks and implement effective strategies to mitigate them. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with regulations and industry standards, fostering a culture of risk awareness across the organization.

Join Gauntlet, a pioneer in quantitative research and optimization of decentralized finance (DeFi) economics. We specialize in managing market risk, optimizing growth, and ensuring the economic integrity of protocols that facilitate the majority of spot trading, borrowing, and lending activities within the DeFi space. Our commitment is to protect and enhance the largest protocols and networks, building institutional-grade vaults that provide risk-adjusted on-chain yields for capital at scale, crafted by some of the sharpest quantitative minds in the crypto industry, guided by extensive research.As of November 2025, we proudly manage over $2 billion in total value locked (TVL) across our vaults and optimize risk and incentives for over $42 billion in customer TVL. Our cutting-edge research continuously shapes our risk models, alerts, and analysis, making us one of the most cited institutions in the realm of DeFi, including among academic circles. Operating as a Series B company, we are home to approximately 75 talented employees, embracing a remote-first approach with a primary base in New York City.At Gauntlet, we harness automated risk models and off-chain intelligence to create institutional-grade vaults that deliver scalable, risk-adjusted DeFi yields. Our curated strategies span platforms such as Morpho, Drift, Symbiotic, and Aera, with a robust portfolio of Prime, Core, and Frontier vaults.Our mission is to foster understanding and adoption of future financial systems. We operate with the discipline of seasoned traders and the skepticism of risk managers: sizing trades carefully, applying rigorous stress testing, and executing decisions decisively. We believe that transparency is key: the label, package, and contents must align perfectly, ensuring no surprises—only dependable, predictable vaults.As a Senior Software Engineer on our derivatives trading team, you will play a pivotal role in developing the core infrastructure that powers our product offerings and trading systems. Collaborating with a team rich in experience across technology and finance, you will help build the backbone of our high-performance derivatives trading strategies. This role places you close to trading operations, allowing you to take ownership of critical infrastructure from end to end and to deploy systems that manage real capital in active crypto markets.

Join Hudson River Trading as a Commodities Risk Manager in our vibrant New York City office. In this critical role, you will lead the design, enhancement, management, and communication of market and liquidity risk associated with commodities instruments and strategies. You will be entrusted with a comprehensive mandate to oversee all aspects of commodities trading risk, offering you the opportunity to thrive in the dynamic environment of automated trading while collaborating with some of the industry's brightest minds. As the inaugural Commodities Risk Manager, your contributions will significantly influence a burgeoning sector of HRT's operations, presenting both challenges and the chance to engage with multiple asset classes and investment timelines.