Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building differentiated products and infrastructure in decentralized finance.

The company developed Phoenix, the leading order book spot exchange on the Solana blockchain, and a top 10 DEX (decentralized exchange) with >$50B in volume since inception in 2023.

Ellipsis Labs is building Atlas, a blockchain for verifiable finance. Verifiable finance enables financial applications to combine the performance of traditional finance with DeFi's transparency.

All roles are in the Ellipsis Labs office in New York City.

We’re currently looking to hire our first in-house tech-focused recruiter, who would work directly with Eugene and Jarry to expand this 12-person team. The focus is predominantly on software engineering, though there will also be opportunities to work on non-technical roles well, such as marketing or administration. You’d be building a world-class team, with current engineers hailing from Stripe, Airbnb, Switchboard Labs, Akuna Capital, and more.

All roles are in the Ellipsis Labs office in New York City.

Responsibilities:

• Identifying and closing A+ engineering and product talent, conveying to them the uniquely deep technical challenges at Ellipsis Labs

• Constructing a recruiting operation that produces good hiring decisions quickly and at scale

• Defining and publicizing a talent brand that attracts the best engineers in (and beyond) crypto

• Counseling founders on issues ranging from offer negotiation to organizational design

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience building globally elite teams, ideally competing against the world’s strongest engineering and/or finance companies for talent

• A history of building deep, trusted relationships with hiring managers, ideally in the context of at least one early-stage startup

• The ability to influence complex processes without explicit authority

• Genuine curiosity about the wide-ranging implications of crypto technology on the way financial markets operate

• Evidence of grit: experience overcoming challenging personal and professional circumstances

Benefits

• Above-market salary and equity compensation

• Unlimited and encouraged PTO

• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents

• Lunch and dinner provided at the office

• Optional, company-paid travel to events and conferences