Technical Recruiter

Own full-cycle technical recruiting at Gauntlet, partnering with hiring managers, using crypto-native sourcing signals, maintaining structured hiring systems, and improving evaluation and recruiting processes.

Responsibilities

• Own sourcing, outreach, screening, interviewing, and closing for technical roles.
• Build and maintain diverse, high-quality talent pipelines across multiple functions.
• Drive an exceptional candidate experience from first contact through offer acceptance.
• Leverage on-chain reputation tools, GitHub activity, DAO contributions, crypto communities, open-source communities, hackathons, and crypto-specific hiring channels.
• Partner with engineering leadership and hiring managers to understand hiring needs.
• Advise hiring teams on interviewing and data-driven candidate decisions.
• Maintain structured hiring pipelines, interview scorecards, and ATS hygiene.
• Implement structured evaluation frameworks aligned with Gauntlet’s standards.
• Improve hiring processes, outreach copy, interview structure, and employer branding.

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical recruiting experience, ideally in crypto, protocol development, or deep-tech environments.
• Demonstrated ability to hire senior engineers, quantitative researchers, or other specialized candidates.
• Understanding of core crypto concepts, especially DeFi.
• Strong communication skills and ability to articulate technical products and value propositions.
• Ability to operate autonomously, prioritize effectively, and build stakeholder relationships.
• Established presence or network in crypto communities such as Twitter, GitHub, research DAOs, and Discord engineering groups.
• Experience hiring in high-growth or remote-first environments.
• Understanding of TradFi and web2 hiring needs relevant to web3.
• Global talent acquisition experience across engineering and research domains.

Benefits

• Remote-first work from anywhere in the United States and Canada.
• Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country office visit perk.
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents.
• $1,000 work-from-home stipend upon joining.
• $100 monthly fitness reimbursement.
• Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data.
• Unlimited vacation.
• 100% paid parental leave for 12 weeks.
• Fertility benefits.
• Opportunity for incentive compensation.
• Equity in the company.