Last updated: 2025-05-22

43 Defi Researcher jobs in San Francisco.

Hiring now: Chief Software Engr @ Visa, Dir Ecosystem Fund Progra @ Machinefi , Engr Creative @ Harmony, Blockchain Validator @ Stakefish, Not Specified @ Conduit, Prod Mgr For Freighter Wa @ Stellar De, Biz Development Team Memb @ Unlimit, Contractor Or Independent @ Varo, Quantitative Software Eng @ Gauntlet, Prod Mgr @ Toku.Explore more at at kaamvaam.com

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blockchain (15) crypto (10) user experience (6) fintech (5) DeFi (5) data sharding (4) smart contracts (4) community-driven (4) product strategy (4) business development (4)

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San Francisco (33) Palo Alto (5) Menlo Park (2) Foster City (1) Santa Clara (1) Sunnyvale (1)
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Visa

Chief Software Engineer Foster City
Skills & Focus: digital platforms, Visa Token Services, Visa Click to Pay, e-commerce, payment industry standards, EMVCo, W3C, secure remote commerce, checkout experience, security
About the Company: Visa is a global payments technology company that enables digital payments for consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments.

Machinefi Lab

Director, Ecosystem Fund Programs Menlo Park
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
Head of Investor Relations Menlo Park
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…

Harmony

Engineer / Creative Palo Alto
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
Blockchain Engineer / Product Designer Palo Alto
Skills & Focus: blockchain, data sharding, smart contracts, user experience, community-driven, system design, prototyping, metrics, decentralization, asynchronous coordination
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 bytes, product design expertise
Type: Full-time
Engineer or Product Designer Palo Alto
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.

Stakefish

Blockchain Validator Palo Alto
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

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…

Stellar Development Foundation

Product Manager for Freighter Wallet San Francisco
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…

Unlimit

Business Development Team Member San Francisco
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…

Varo

Contractor or Independent Consultant San Francisco
Skills & Focus: digital banking, financial inclusion, storytelling, contractor, consultant, mission-driven, customer service, branding, marketing, FDIC insured
About the Company: Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us.
Salary: $45-$55/hr.
Type: Contract

Gauntlet

Quantitative Software Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: quantitative research, DeFi economics, market risk, mechanism design, smart contract development, financial products, data analysis, risk models, Collaboration, problem-solving
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 De…
Experience: Strong statistical and engineering skills, problem-solving expertise, ability to work in collaborative environments.
Type: Full-time

Visa

Stablecoin Strategy Lead San Francisco
Skills & Focus: payments, blockchains, permissionless blockchain, stablecoin, fintech, GTM strategy, digital currency, client engagement, product strategy, ecosystem evolution
About the Company: Visa is a global payments technology company that enables digital payments among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, …

Gauntlet

Data Scientist San Francisco
Skills & Focus: DeFi, quantitative research, risk models, data analysis, collaborate, smart contract development, market risk, financial innovation, mechanism design, customer TVL
About the Company: Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics, managing market risk and optimizing growth for protocols facilitating spo…
Experience: Experienced
Type: Full-time

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…

Gauntlet

Data-Driven Insights Analyst San Francisco
Skills & Focus: DeFi, risk management, quantitative research, blockchain protocols, data analysis, collateralized blockchain, economic safety, financial innovation, incentives management, remote-first environment
About the Company: Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics. We manage market risk, optimize growth, and ensure economic safety for pr…
Experience: 3-5 years in data analysis, finance, or a related field
Type: Full-time

Succinct

[Title not provided in job posting] San Francisco
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…
Experience: [Required Experience not specified in job posting]
Salary: $55 million raise
Type: [Job Type not specified in job posting]
Benefits: [Benefits not specified in job posting]

Alchemy

Counsel San Francisco
Skills & Focus: web3, blockchain, legal strategy, agreements, intellectual property, regulatory frameworks, corporate structuring, data protection, employment law, investments
About the Company: Alchemy is the only complete developer platform that offers the powerful APIs, SDKs, and tools necessary to build and scale onchain apps and rollups. Our infra…
Experience: 3+ years of legal experience
Salary: $225,000 - $275,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), paid parental leave, fertility & family-forming benefits, h…

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

Visa

Crypto Strategy Lead San Francisco
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

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

Marketing Data Strategist San Francisco
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

Member of Compliance, Regulatory Relations San Francisco
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…

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

Financial Technology Partners Lp

Research Business and Development Associate San Francisco
Skills & Focus: fintech, blockchain, cryptocurrency, market research, industry trends, funding, financial technology, deal sourcing, market intelligence, investment banking
About the Company: Financial Technology Partners LP (“FT Partners” or the “Firm”) is an investment bank focused exclusively on the financial technology sector, delivering strateg…
Experience: 3–5 years in relevant fields; strong knowledge and experience in blockchain and cryptocurrency
Salary: $105,000 – $120,000 per year
Benefits: Bonus potential and comprehensive benefits package

Anchorage Digital

Member of Risk, Enterprise Risk Management San Francisco
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…

Ripple

Manager, Global Payments San Francisco
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…

Angellist

Senior Software Engineer San Francisco
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…

Bitgo

Director of Engineering - Growth San Francisco
Skills & Focus: Digital asset solutions, Custody, Wallets, Staking, Trading, Financing, Settlement services, Team development, User acquisition, Software engineering
About the Company: BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from…
Experience: 12+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, with at least 6 years in a people management role, and a minimum of 3+ years leading and coaching other Engineering Managers
Salary: $220,000 - $320,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options; 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependen…

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

Total Rewards Team Member San Francisco
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…

Stellar Development Foundation

Director of Research San Francisco
Skills & Focus: research, blockchain, cryptography, distributed systems, collaboration, technical foundations, team leadership, financial inclusion, open-source, academic partnerships
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 research experience
Salary: $210,000 - $365,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage, Flexible time off, Paid parental leave, Gym reimbursement, 401K with 4% m…

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.

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

Director of SHx Markets San Francisco
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

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.

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

Bitgo

Group Product Manager San Francisco
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

Fabric

Cryptography Hardware Engineer Santa Clara
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

Strategic Partnership Manager - Digital Payments Sunnyvale
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.