# Technical Recruiter

**Company:** [Gauntlet](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/gauntlet)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Recruiting
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** GitHub, ATS, Crypto, Defi, On-Chain Tools, Twitter, Farcaster, Discord, Dao, L2 Ecosystems
**Posted:** 2025-11-19

> Technical Recruiter sourcing and closing top engineering talent in crypto/DeFi for a remote-first quantitative research firm. Requires 5+ years technical recruiting experience, crypto knowledge, and community sourcing skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own sourcing, outreach, screening, interviews, and closing for technical roles (e.g., quantitative developers, protocol researchers, full-stack developers).
- Build and maintain diverse, high-quality pipelines across multiple functions.
- Drive an exceptional candidate experience from first touch to offer acceptance.
- Leverage on-chain reputation tools, GitHub activity, DAO contributions, Crypto Twitter/Farcaster/Discord communities, open source communities, hackathons, L2 ecosystems and crypto-specific hiring channels.
- Work directly with engineering leadership & hiring managers to gain a deep understanding of their hiring needs.
- Advise hiring teams on best practices for conducting interviews and making informed, data-driven decisions.
- Maintain structured hiring pipelines, interview scorecards, and ATS hygiene.
- Implement structured evaluation frameworks that align with Gauntlet’s standards.
- Proactively suggest improvements to hiring processes, outreach copy, interview structure, and branding across technical roles.

## Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience recruiting for technical roles, ideally in crypto, protocol development, or deep-tech environments.
- Demonstrated ability to hire senior engineers, quant researchers, or other highly specialized profiles.
- Understanding of core crypto concepts, especially those in DeFi.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate technical products and value propositions to candidates.
- Ability to operate autonomously, prioritize effectively, and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

## Bonus Points
- Established presence or network within crypto communities—Twitter, GitHub, research DAOs, Discord engineering groups.
- Experience hiring in high-growth or remote-first environments.
- Understanding of TradFi & web2 hiring needs that translate to Web3: economic modeling, incentive optimization, quantitative funds or protocol research workflows.
- Global talent acquisition experience across engineering and research domains in multiple time zones.

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