54 Defi Researcher jobs in San Francisco.

Hiring now: Dir Ecosystem Fund Progra @ Machinefi , Crypto Ops Spec @ Robinhood , Engr Creative @ Harmony, Position Title Not Provid @ Dorahacks, Copywriter @ Wealthfron, Blockchain Validator @ Stakefish, Blockchain Researcher @ Aptos, Prod Mgr For Freighter Wa @ Stellar De, Mktg Design Professional @ Bitwise, Eng Mgr @ Bitgo.Explore more at jobswithgpt.com.

🔥 Skills

blockchain (16) crypto (15) DeFi (9) user experience (7) business development (7) collaboration (6) partnerships (6) Web3 (6) Blockchain (5) institutional investors (5)

📍 Locations

San Francisco (39) Palo Alto (8) Menlo Park (5) Santa Clara (1) Sunnyvale (1)

Machinefi Lab

Skills & Focus: Ecosystem Fund, investment opportunities, Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, DePIN, blockchain technology, venture capital, sourcing, analyzing, IoT, infrastructure
About the Company: At MachineFi Lab, we're actively building a fairer, safer, and more rewarding Internet of Things (IoT) through Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (…
Experience: Solid venture capital experience

Robinhood Markets

Skills & Focus: crypto, operations, money movements, optimization, processes, standard operating procedures, technical product expert, liquidity management, blockchain technology, SQL
About the Company: Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all. Founded on the idea that financial markets should be accessible to all, Robinhood is lower…
Experience: 2+ years of experience in an operations, data analytics, and/or engineering role
Salary: $60,000 - $90,000 USD
Benefits: 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents, annual lifestyle wallet for personal wellnes…

Machinefi Lab

Skills & Focus: Investor Relations, Blockchain, Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, Investor Community, Strategic Positioning, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Equity Research, Stakeholder Management, Compelling Roadmap
About the Company: MachineFi Lab is at the forefront of building a new reward economy through the Internet of Things (IoT) with a focus on Decentralized Physical Infrastructure N…

Robinhood Markets

Skills & Focus: software engineering, financial technology, scalable systems, distributed systems, credit card, banking products, payments, transactions, innovation, collaboration
About the Company: Robinhood Markets was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood…
Experience: Prior experience with financial systems and related third parties a plus.
Salary: $165,000 — $194,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents, Annual lifestyle wallet for personal wellnes…
Skills & Focus: Content Design, UX, Crypto, Leadership, Cross-functional Collaboration, Product Strategy, Editorial Guidelines, Mobile-first, Consumer Marketing, Decentralized Finance
About the Company: Robinhood Markets was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood…
Experience: 6+ years of people management/leadership experience, 8+ years within the content design space
Salary: $139,000 - $210,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Market competitive compensation, 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents, annual life…

Harmony

Skills & Focus: blockchain, data sharding, micro-payments, smart contracts, zero-knowledge proofs, user experience, prototyping, debugging, product design, community-driven
About the Company: Harmony is an open blockchain with data sharding and fast finality. Our mission is to scale trust and create a radically fair economy. Our platform is decentra…
Experience: Deep understanding of how bytes work, prototyping, debugging, writing updates and coordinating with engineers; for creatives, expertise in user experience, product design and brand management.
Type: Full-time

Dorahacks

Skills & Focus: innovation, frontier technology, crypto, developers, funding, hackathons, partnerships, institutional investors, technology, mission
About the Company: DoraHacks is a global platform driving innovation in frontier technology and crypto. We are committed to supporting developers and organizations through fundin…
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Harmony

Skills & Focus: blockchain, data sharding, smart contracts, micro-payments, decentralized, scalable, user experience, product launch, asynchronous coordination, community-driven
About the Company: Harmony is an open blockchain with data sharding and fast finality. Our platform is decentralized, scalable, and secure to settle any transactions without trus…
Experience: Deep understanding of how bytes work, experience in prototyping, debugging, and user experience analysis.
Skills & Focus: blockchain, data sharding, smart contracts, zero-knowledge proofs, product design, user experience, community-driven, system hacker, asynchronous coordination, scaled trust
About the Company: Harmony is an open blockchain with data sharding and fast finality. Social games and community AI can use our onchain tokens for micro-payments, smart contract…

Wealthfront

Copywriter Palo Alto
Skills & Focus: copywriter, creative team, automated investing, money management, brand promise, collaboration, brand campaign, financial products, creative ideas, financial institution
About the Company: We’re looking for a sharp, strategic copywriter to join Wealthfront’s Creative Team, reporting to our Creative Director, Copy. As a pioneer in automated invest…

Stakefish

Skills & Focus: Proof of Stake, blockchains, validators, decentralized, global team, infrastructure, crypto, 24/7 coverage, security features, monitoring
About the Company: We are building the infrastructure backbone of the blockchain ecosystem and paving the way to a decentralized future.
Type: Full-time

Harmony

Skills & Focus: blockchain, data sharding, smart contracts, micro-payments, decentralized, scalable, secure transactions, user experience, product design, community-driven
About the Company: Harmony is an open blockchain with data sharding and fast finality. Social games and community AI can use our onchain tokens for micro-payments, smart contract…
Experience: Deep understanding of system design and development; proficient in blockchain technology

Aptos

Skills & Focus: Blockchain, Distributed Systems, Cryptography, Programming Languages, Game Theory, Databases, Security, Privacy, Research, Smart Contracts
About the Company: Aptos is a people-first blockchain on a mission to help billions of people achieve universal and fair access to decentralized assets in a safe and scalable way…
Experience: PhDs at all levels with a passion to see their research in production
Salary: $150k - $300k
Type: Full-time
Benefits: 100% insurance premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents, Equipment of your choice, …

Stellar Development Foundation

Skills & Focus: blockchain, product strategy, crypto native wallet, user onboarding, wallet interoperability, web and mobile experiences, health benefits, parental leave, decentralized financial products, scalable network
About the Company: The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the glo…
Experience: 2+ years of PM experience
Salary: $155,000 - $215,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage, flexible time off, paid parental leave, gym reimbursement, life & ADD ins…
Skills & Focus: blockchain, DeFi, crypto, Web3, partnerships, ecosystem, stakeholders, business development, interoperable platforms, project execution
About the Company: The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the glo…
Experience: 5+ years of relevant crypto, web3, and/or DeFi experience with at least 1 year working in (or closely with) the decentralized finance space.
Salary: $150,000 - $200,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage, Flexible time off + 15 company holidays, Up to 12 weeks of paid parental …

Bitwise

Skills & Focus: crypto, asset manager, marketing design, high-impact design, client support, ETFs, financial advisors, institutional investors, research, expert commentary
About the Company: Bitwise is a firm that has established a track record of excellence managing a broad suite of index and active solutions across ETFs, separately managed accoun…
Type: Full-time

Bitgo

Engineering Manager San Francisco
Skills & Focus: engineering, management, collaboration, cryptocurrency, compliance, user interface, debugging, automation, cross-team, financial industry
About the Company: BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from…
Experience: 8+ years of professional experience as a software engineer with 2+ years in a managerial role
Salary: $180,000 - $240,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options, 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependen…

Toku

Product Manager San Francisco
Skills & Focus: compliance infrastructure, crypto companies, token-based compensation, fintech, web3, enterprise software, development ownership, regulatory environment, product management, stakeholder engagement
About the Company: Toku is the leading provider of compliance infrastructure for crypto companies, enabling them to pay employees in tokens and stablecoins while staying complian…

Succinct

Skills & Focus: zero knowledge proofs, ZK proofs, zkVM, proof-generation, blockchain scaling, interoperability, privacy, Rust, Succinct Prover Network, infrastructure layer
About the Company: Succinct’s mission is to make zero knowledge proofs accessible to any developer, focusing on zkVM technology and a hosted infrastructure layer for proof-genera…
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Gauntlet

Skills & Focus: DeFi, quantitative research, market risk, partnerships, DAO governance, crypto-native, lending protocols, outreach, blockchain, integrations
About the Company: Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics, managing market risk and ensuring economic safety for protocols.
Experience: Experience with DeFi primitives and partnerships
Type: Full-time
DeFi Analyst San Francisco
Skills & Focus: DeFi, quantitative analysis, data visualization, market research, on-chain data, content creation, crypto narratives, risk management, digital assets, data-driven storytelling
About the Company: Gauntlet is the premier curator of DeFi, measuring and monitoring risk for over $46 billion in digital assets and managing vault strategies. The company has ra…
Experience: Experience in on-chain data analysis, market research, and content creation, preferably within DeFi or crypto environments.
Type: Full-time

Visa

Skills & Focus: blockchain, stablecoin, GTM strategy, payments, business development, client engagement, cross-functional teams, market feedback, transformation, product strategy
About the Company: Visa is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, banks, and governments to fast and secure electronic payments.
Type: Hybrid

Gauntlet

Skills & Focus: DeFi, quantitative research, risk models, protocol development, product perspective, smart contract development, treasury management, collaboration, gas optimization, mechanism design
About the Company: Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics, managing market risk and ensuring economic safety for protocols across al…
Experience: Experience in Crypto space, product development, or related technology roles.
Type: Full-time

Bitwise Asset Management

In-house Lawyer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: crypto, asset management, public reporting, ETFs, hedge funds, client support, investment products, financial advisors, institutional investors, legal compliance
About the Company: Bitwise Asset Management is the largest crypto index fund manager in America as well as the issuer of first-of-their-kind spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange tr…
Type: Full-time

Gauntlet

Skills & Focus: quantitative research, DeFi economics, market risk, mechanism design, smart contract development, financial product utilization, client engagement, business verticals, financial innovation, risk models
About the Company: Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics, managing risk and incentives covering over $35 billion in customer TVL. T…
Type: Full-time

Angellist

Skills & Focus: software engineering, backend services, user interfaces, investing lifecycle, KYC, transaction workflows, collaboration, user experience, private markets, Capital Products Team
About the Company: We exist to accelerate innovation by increasing the number of successful startups in the world. We want to give more people the opportunity to participate in t…

Unlimit

N/A San Francisco
Skills & Focus: fintech, financial services, payment processing, banking as a service, BaaS, crypto, DeFi, GameFi, financial borders, international operations
About the Company: Founded in 2009, Unlimit is a global fintech company that offers a large portfolio of financial services, including payment processing, banking as a service (B…

Anchorage Digital

Skills & Focus: total rewards, compensation, benefits, equity, recognition programs, employee experience, data driven, competitive rewards, talent strategy, crypto
About the Company: Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, an…

Ripple

Product Marketer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: blockchain, cryptocurrency, DeFi, product marketing, go-to-market strategy, stablecoins, market insights, cross-functional collaboration, competitive landscape, customer segments
About the Company: At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions …
Experience: 8+ years in Product Marketing or equivalent role
Salary: $176,000 - $220,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, equity, healthcare, parental leave policies, and wellness reimbursement.

Chainlink Labs

Skills & Focus: account management, business development, DeFi, web3, blockchain, stakeholders, product integration, community engagement, DAO governance, commercial negotiations
About the Company: Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web, helping power verifiable a…
Experience: 5+ Years of extensive account, new business and/or relationship management in technical environments; 2+ years experience working with decentralized applications (DApps), smart contracts, and blockchain technology.
Type: Full time

Stronghold

Community Manager San Francisco
Skills & Focus: Community Manager, crypto, engagement, SHx ecosystem, Discord, Twitter, Telegram, blockchain, financial ecosystems, relationship building
About the Company: Stronghold’s mission is to improve financial access by powering innovative payment and financial services solutions through open APIs, committed to building a …
Type: Full-time

Alchemy

Web3 BD Lead San Francisco
Skills & Focus: partnerships, Web3, blockchain, developer tooling, strategic partnerships, adoption, negotiation, growth, ecosystem, collaboration
About the Company: Our mission is to bring web3 to a billion people, by providing builders with the tools they need to build exceptional onchain products.
Experience: 5+ years
Salary: $180,000 - $260,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k, and unlimited flexible time off.

Falconx

Skills & Focus: crypto market, research analyst, data visualization, statistical analysis, market data, institutional investors, trading patterns, communication skills, emerging technologies, relationships with stakeholders
About the Company: FalconX is a pioneering team of operators, investors, and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets, providing a compreh…
Experience: 2+ years of experience in a research analyst role, ideally with a focus on crypto.
Salary: $136,000 - $219,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Performance linked bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.

Bitgo

Skills & Focus: product strategy, wallet infrastructure, security, scalability, user experience, MPC, cryptography, regulatory compliance, product innovation, Web3
About the Company: BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from…
Experience: 5+ years of product management experience
Salary: $190,000 - $220,000 USD base salary
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options; 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependen…

Visa

Product Manager San Francisco
Skills & Focus: crypto, stablecoin, blockchain, Agile, product management, stakeholders, requirements, clients, regulations, go-to-market
Type: Hybrid

Conduit

Not Specified San Francisco
Skills & Focus: onchain compute, Ethereum, rollup technology, cloud platform, infrastructure, crypto builders, blockchain scalability, modularity, web3, Series A funding
About the Company: Conduit is the rollup-native cloud platform that aims to scale Ethereum by providing onchain compute solutions for crypto builders. They simplify the process o…

Unlimit

Skills & Focus: fintech, payment processing, banking as a service, BaaS, financial services, commercial growth, business development, pipeline, market opportunities, DeFi
About the Company: Unlimit is a global fintech company that offers a large portfolio of financial services, including payment processing, banking as a service (BaaS), and an on&o…

Bitgo

Skills & Focus: staking capabilities, cross-functional, project management, product strategy, communication skills, Fintech, Blockchain, metrics, roadmap, DeFi
About the Company: BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from…
Experience: 5+ years of experience driving projects with cross-functional colleagues
Salary: $160,000 - $200,000 USD
Benefits: Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options; 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependen…

Stellar Development Foundation

Head of Payments BD San Francisco
Skills & Focus: business development, payments, blockchain, stablecoin, ecosystem, cryptocurrency exchanges, merchant payment systems, strategic relationships, sales leadership, go-to-market strategies
About the Company: The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the glo…
Experience: 10+ years of relevant experience with a proven track record of success in business development, with significant experience in payment processing, fintech, or blockchain/crypto-related roles.
Salary: $255,000 - $385,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage, Flexible time off + 15 company holidays, Up to 12 weeks of paid parental …

Renegade

Systems Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: dark pool, decentralized exchange, trade privacy, network performance, throughput, off-chain networking, Indexer, caching layer, pubsub system, on-chain verification
About the Company: Renegade is building an unstoppable network for the anonymous exchange of value. Our core permissionless protocol, the Renegade dark pool, solves many problems…
Type: Full-time

Chainlink Labs

Skills & Focus: business development, blockchain, partnerships, negotiation, high-value agreements, GTM, Web3, stakeholder management, integration, financial institutions
About the Company: Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web.
Experience: 8 years of business development experience with at least 1 year operating within the Web3 industry
Type: Full time

Renegade

Technical Writer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: technical writer, cryptographic ideas, social media engagement, trade privacy, dark pools, decentralized exchange, security guarantees, trading guarantees, crypto investors, audience building
About the Company: Renegade is building an unstoppable network for the anonymous exchange of value. Our core permissionless protocol, the Renegade dark pool, solves many problems…
Experience: Good level of technical experience
Type: Full-time

Bitwise

Skills & Focus: crypto, marketing data strategy, ETFs, client assets, asset manager, active solutions, institutional investors, financial advisors, research and commentary, team collaboration
About the Company: Bitwise is a firm that has established a track record of excellence managing a broad suite of index and active solutions across ETFs, separately managed accoun…
Experience: Experience in marketing data strategy and analytics, preferably in the financial or crypto sectors
Type: Full-time

Anchorage Digital

Skills & Focus: digital assets, compliance, testing practices, emerging risks, control gaps, crypto, institutions, custody, trading, settlement
About the Company: Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, an…

Bitgo

Skills & Focus: mobile strategy, user experience, crypto wallets, transaction security, mobile engagement, onboarding optimization, cross-functional collaboration, analytics, feature prioritization, blockchain transactions
About the Company: Leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from regulated co…
Experience: 5+ years of product management experience
Salary: $130,000 - $180,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options; 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependen…

Anchorage Digital

Skills & Focus: crypto, digital assets, custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, security infrastructure, enterprise risk management, impact
About the Company: Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, an…

Bitwise

Research Analyst San Francisco
Skills & Focus: crypto, programmable blockchains, Ethereum, Solana, Aptos, Sui, NEAR, Avalanche, Berachain, research
About the Company: Bitwise is focused on helping investors understand and access opportunities in the new crypto asset class.
Type: Full-time

Sei Labs

Technical Writer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: Technical Writer, Documentation, Developer-friendly content, Web3, Parallelized EVM, Blockchain, Technical concepts, Guides, High-quality documentation, Collaboration with engineers
About the Company: Sei Labs builds open sourced technology for the high-performance Sei Blockchain, the first parallelized EVM Layer 1 blockchain designed to scale with the indus…
Type: Part-time
Technical Writer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: Technical Writer, Documentation, Developer-friendly content, Web3, Parallelized EVM, Blockchain, Technical concepts, Guides, High-quality documentation, Collaboration with engineers
About the Company: Sei Labs builds open sourced technology for the high-performance Sei Blockchain, the first parallelized EVM Layer 1 blockchain designed to scale with the indus…
Type: Part-time

Ripple

Skills & Focus: business development, partnerships, sales, Banking, Finance, Tech, Consulting, Crypto, blockchain, stablecoins
About the Company: At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions …
Experience: 3+ years of experience in business development, partnerships or sales in Banking, Finance, Tech, Consulting, and/or Crypto
Salary: $156,000 - $195,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, equity, healthcare, retirement benefits, family planning benefits, generous vacation polic…

Succinct

Researcher San Francisco
Skills & Focus: ZK proofs, blockchain scaling, crypto protocols, zkVM, proof-generation, written communication, research, interoperability, cryptography, technical writing
About the Company: Succinct's mission is to make zero knowledge proofs accessible to any developer, providing state of the art zkVM technology and a hosted infrastructure layer f…
Experience: Deep understanding of crypto protocols and blockchain architecture, high-level understanding of ZK technology, excellent written communication skills, previous track record of writing on technical topics.
Salary: Above-market salary and generous equity compensation
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents; lunch and dinner provided at the office; optio…

Stronghold

Skills & Focus: capital markets, crypto, institutional participants, market makers, brokers, exchange listings, liquidity, financial services, network, market structure
About the Company: Named a Forbes Fintech 50, Stronghold’s mission is to improve financial access by powering innovative payment and financial services solutions through our open…
Experience: Significant experience in capital markets and managing relationships across crypto and traditional institutional participants
Type: Full-time

Fabric

Skills & Focus: cryptography, hardware, zero knowledge proofs, ZKP protocols, secure computation, programming, cryptographic algorithms, framework improvement, customer advisory, cryptocurrency
About the Company: Fabric believes hardware determines the boundaries of humanity's collective creativity and imagination. We are building hardware for the next generation of cry…
Experience: deep knowledge of cryptography, programming skills, experience working with cryptocurrency or cryptographic products and LLVM
Salary: unknown
Type: unknown
Benefits: unknown

Leading Fintech Company

Skills & Focus: digital wallets, partnership management, strategic growth, payment facilitators, cross-functional collaboration, FI cooperation, local regulation compliance, fx quotation, liquidity management, travel in US region
About the Company: A leading fintech company in the US region providing innovative digital payment solutions.
Experience: More than 5 years, with at least 3 years in financial institutions or digital payment sectors
Salary: $109,200 - $255,600 annually
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package, eligibility for discretionary bonuses and/or incentives.