About the company
About Chainlink Labs Chainlink is the industry standard oracle network for connecting smart contracts to the real world. With Chainlink, developers can build hybrid smart contracts that combine on-chain code with an extensive collection of secure off-chain services powered by Decentralized Oracle Networks. Managed by a global, decentralized community of hundreds of thousands of people, Chainlink is introducing a fairer model for contracts. Its network currently secures billions of dollars in value for smart contracts across the decentralized finance (DeFi), insurance, and gaming ecosystems, among others. The full vision of the Chainlink Network can be found in the Chainlink 2.0 whitepaper. Chainlink is trusted by hundreds of organizationsāfrom global enterprises to projects at the forefront of the blockchain economyāto deliver definitive truth via secure, reliable data. Chainlink Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. LI-Remote Chainlink Labs focuses on SaaS, Open Source, Software, and Blockchains. Their company has offices in New York City and San Francisco. They have a mid-size team that's between 51-200 employees. You can view their website at https://chainlinklabs.com/ or find them on LinkedIn. When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP when applying to show you read the job post completely. This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human RODMuOC4xNTIuNzEM
Job Summary
Your Impact
šDefine data-quality & benchmark strategy: set vision, KPIs, and roadmaps for price feeds and streams, including explicit data-quality SLOs (latency, coverage, staleness, accuracy). šChampion benchmark & pricing research: guide quants in designing, stress-testing, and deploying benchmarks (e.g., VWAP/TWAP/mid, NBBO proxies, dislocation detectors) and pricing methodologies for multiple asset classes. šOwn real-time data risk: establish risk tolerances, oversee 24/7 monitoring infrastructure; drive playbooks for crossed/locked markets, stale ticks, and cross-venue reconciliation for the largest value-securing oracle network in blockchain. šOptimize cost/performance: design efficient ingestion/normalization architectures and provider configurations; reduce compute/network/storage spend while expanding coverage (partner with Procurement/BD where needed). šScale high-performing teams: recruit, coach, and develop quants, data-quality engineers/managers, and Data Scientists; foster a culture of experimentation, accountability, and continuous improvement. šDrive cross-functional alignment: partner with Engineering, Product, Finance, and Legal to launch new data products and embed data-contract rigor and risk-aware practices company-wide. šRepresent Chainlink externally: engage with leading exchanges, data vendors, and DeFi protocols to advance industry standards for on-chain market-data quality and benchmarking.
Requirements
š10+ years in financial engineering, quantitative research, or market-data product leadership, with ā„4 years managing multi-disciplinary teams. šDeep knowledge of market-data infrastructure, market microstructure, asset-pricing/benchmark design, and real-time trading data across traditional and crypto markets. šProven track record shipping production-grade pricing, benchmarking, or data-risk systems used in live trading, clearing, or DeFi. šExpert-level proficiency in Python (or similar), SQL, and statistical analysis; comfortable diving into code, benchmark logic, and model reviews. šDemonstrated success partnering with Tier-1 data vendors/exchanges on technical integrations; ability to influence commercial decisions with data. šStrong operational rigorāexperience running 24/7 or follow-the-sun data-risk or trading-ops programs with clear SLOs and incident management.
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