Quantitative Developer - Risk (DeFi)

Location: New York, New York, United States

Salary: $180K–$250K annually, plus equity

Company

hirify.global is a profitable, venture-backed startup developing sustainable and efficient DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure, including Solana-based trading products.

What you will do

• Maintain and improve the core on-chain margin engine and offchain risk services.
• Own risk parameters for supported assets and align them with market conditions and platform risk tolerance.
• Support the full lifecycle of listing new assets, including implementing asset-specific risk controls.
• Design risk frameworks for emerging asset classes and build scalable risk-management tooling.
• Scope and drive large, ambiguous projects from specification through production in partnership with trading, engineering, and research.

Requirements

• Strong quantitative foundation in mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, computer science, or a related field, with demonstrated interest in quantitative or financial modeling.
• Experience building and shipping production software rather than working solely in research or analysis.
• Ability to make independent decisions, work through unfamiliar areas, and drive projects to completion with minimal oversight.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in quantitative trading, quantitative research, risk management, or software engineering with a strong quantitative focus; exceptional new graduates may also be considered.
• Experience with blockchain technology, specifically Solana, and a background in quantitative or proprietary trading involving derivatives, perpetual futures, or options.
• Proficiency in Rust and a passion for decentralized finance.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with pre-IPO or private-market funding structures.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a profitable, venture-backed startup focused on building a better financial system.
• Collaborate closely with trading, engineering, and research functions.
• Compensation includes equity.