Solana Foundation is looking to hire a Developer Advocate - Education to join their team. This is a full-time position that can be done remotely anywhere in the United States.

Solana Foundation - A non-profit organization dedicated to the decentralization, growth, and security of the Solana network.

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.

We are looking for engineers for a few projects! See below:

Pivot/Courier Services

We’re developing an algorithmic trading platform to optimize strategies Gauntlet oversees on-chain to capture opportunities across DeFi. We’re looking for a product-focused systems generalist to work with users to define requirements and build the system’s required components!

Data & Models

We develop & own the services that power Gauntlet’s platform, including all our model capture, infrastructure, deployments & tools to support & scale our systems!

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable systems for data from DeFi protocols, blockchain networks, and various other data sources
• Contribute to making our platform world-class
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their system requirements and provide the necessary support to help their productivity.
• Implement quality control measures to ensure system integrity and quality
• Actively participate in code and design reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and maintaining high coding standards
• Keep up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure the continuous improvement of the platform
• Contribute to the creation of technical documentation and user guides
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software defects, ensuring optimal system performance and reliability

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of professional development experience. More is better but we’re flexible
• Experience with building backend systems.
• Experience developing production-quality software in high-performance languages. We currently use Python and Typescript but are open to exceptional language agnostic candidates.
• Experience with dynamic isolated environments and operational alerting
• Experience with distributed data processing frameworks and related technologies such as Kafka, Spark, Flink, etc.
• Ability to quickly internalize abstract concepts in new domains, coupled with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and within a team, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team environment
• Interests or passion for DeFi and the broader crypto ecosystem, with a willingness to immerse oneself in the space.

Bonus Points

• Experience working in the crypto industry is a plus but is not required.
• Background in working with complex data sets in data-rich environments
• Experience with languages and tooling related to complex streaming problems
• Familiarity with cloud solutions like Google Cloud Platform or AWS

Benefits and Perks

• Remote first - work from anywhere in the US & CAN!
• Competitive packages with the added opportunity for incentive-based compensation
• Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country “office visit” perk
• 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees
• Laptop provided
• $1,600 WFH stipend upon joining
• $100 per month reimbursement for fitness-related expenses
• Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data
• Unlimited vacation policy
• 100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks
• Fertility benefits

Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. Should you need alternative accommodations, please note that in your application.

The national pay range for this role is $160,000 - $200,000 plus additional On Target Earnings potential by level and equity in the company. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for a company of our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

Hegemony Labs is looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to develop a feature rich, intuitive user interface that effectively encompasses our automated trading protocol. Collaborating and clearly communicating with our development team to deliver a thoroughly tested and well-architected product is essential. We seek a self-motivated individual who is extremely detail-oriented, passionate about streamlining user experience, and able to adapt to the dynamics of a fast-paced startup environment. The ideal candidate must effectively navigate complexity, embrace challenges as if they are opportunities for growth, and persevere through troublesome tasks to drive the project forward.

Requirements:

• 4-5 years of professional experience with JavaScript frameworks such as React & Nextjs
• Proven experience in frontend development with strong skills in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Familiarity with blockchain libraries and tooling such as WAGMI and Ethers.js
• A strong track record of collaborating with designers to build sophisticated design systems
• Proven experience developing responsive, high-performance apps for both mobile and desktop platforms
• Strong web design sense and an understanding of user experience fundamentals.
• Fluency in English (both written and verbal).

Good to Have:

• Familiarity with the complete web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques.
• Experience building Telegram integrated front ends and/or mini apps

Key Roles:

• Utilize web technologies (React, TypeScript, HTML, CSS) to create MVPs and run experiments that validate ideas, iterating rapidly and adopting new tools as necessary.
• Development of user-facing applications that incorporate complex feature sets, including control panels for trade automation, position dashboards, trading strategy libraries, governance platforms, and various other sub menus.
• Work with the founding team to conceptually iterate, tailor fit, and troubleshoot the unique concepts, capabilities, and vision of the project within prototype front-ends.
• Plan and discuss with QA team to ensure optimal prioritization of bug fixes and feature additions.
• Keep detailed notes about issues, necessary updates, and key concepts presented during development meetings.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software.
• Introduce innovative ideas and technologies into our platform, driving continuous improvement.
• Ensure security, performance, and accessibility are built into the core of everything you develop.
• Guide the team on browser support, integration testing, and performance optimization.
• Mentor junior frontend developers on proven methodologies, best practices, and industry conventions.

Who we are:

Hegemony Labs is an ambitious startup composed of DeFi natives, trend analysts, and technical experts. We are dedicated to delivering bleeding edge trading innovations for the betterment of Web3 at large. Funded and backed by notable VCs and angels.

What we are building:

Hedgemony is an intent-centric execution layer which blends multilayered aggregation services with AI-driven market insights to provide an enriched and unified on-chain experience. Our primary aim is to simplify DeFi interactions and empower traders with unmatched on-chain trading functionalities.

We deliver simultaneous asset swaps, multi faceted yield capture, copy trading, and hedging optionality through our infinitely customizable strategy agents. Users can configure agents to navigate DEXs, lending, yield-bearing protocols, and other derivatives synchronously via conditional triggers and adaptive logic. With one simple action, entire portfolios can be revamped, redelegated, and programmed to automatically rebalance in accordance to shifting market sentiments.

The protocol MVP is currently deployed on Arbitrum One, and currently working towards multi-chain expansion and integration for crosschain settlement compatibilities on Base, Monad, HyperEVM and beyond.

Additional Info:

• Website
• Docs

How to Apply:

Send us an email at email. Please include your name, resume or CV, three professional references, and a concise statement about what distinguishes you and why you would be a great addition to our team.