Fuel is a high-performance blockchain operating system that redefines what's possible on Ethereum. By combining unparalleled throughput with the core principles of decentralisation and security, our platform simplifies the development process for builders worldwide. The Fuel Virtual Machine, with its ground-breaking state minimization and parallel transaction execution capabilities, sets a new standard for Ethereum Rollups, overcoming existing limitations in protocol development.
Since our 2019 launch with Fuel V1, we've been focused on enhancing Ethereum's scalability. Our innovations, like the Fuel Virtual Machine and the Sway programming language, provide developers with a powerful, user-friendly environment.
We're a passionate, intelligent and empathetic globally dispersed team, united by a love for innovation and a commitment to shaping the future of blockchain technology—one ground-breaking solution at a time.
Who You Are:
• You’re optimistic. You’ve got positive energy and see opportunities where others see problems.
• You’re a lifelong learner. You’re eager to dive deep into emerging technologies, from Ethereum Rollups to decentralised finance, and you thrive on mastering new concepts.
• You’re a team player. You believe in the power of collaboration and are ready to push boundaries with a group of like-minded innovators. You welcome the challenge of stepping out of your comfort zone to achieve something great.
• You’re high agency. You believe in your ability to impact outcomes and take proactive steps to make things happen. Instead of waiting for instructions or letting obstacles deter you, you create solutions and drive projects forward with determination and resourcefulness.
• You’re courageous. In a rapidly changing industry like ours, you’re not afraid to voice your ideas, and challenge the status quo. You have the confidence to tackle difficult problems and the resilience to see them through.
• You steer clear of performative crypto trends. You’re mission-driven, focused on substance and prefer actions that drive real results over following popular narratives.
Fuel is building Fuel O2, a best-in-class Order Book platform, as one of the cornerstone applications to showcase the power of the Fuel VM and to provide a great experience to traders. The Risk Analyst will help to design and execute risk management strategies that enable Fuel O2 to efficiently provide trading liquidity while minimising downside risks to Fuel O2 and its liquidity providers.
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Who you are:
A financial risk management professional with 5+ years of experience managing risk associated with high volatility products
You are familiar with multiple layers of financial risk management and can design a framework to manage risk from multiple angles
A strong quantitative risk modeller; able to quickly focus on known risks and point to unknown risks associated with trading
Comfortable working with technology and thinking in algorithms; Ideally have written risk management code in one or more languages, working with real-time data
You can think both in a normal-course-of-business mindset, as well as an adversarial mindset (i.e. how to exploit weaknesses in risk controls)
Very Nice to Have: Knowledge of crypto-based trading and smart contracts; ability to interact with blockchain data on your own, without specialised engineering support
What you'll do:
Lead the design of financial risk management practices for multiple crypto-based products and markets
Model risk to the organisation and present clear plans for how to manage and mitigate those risks
Consult with leadership on key business risks associated with markets being run on Fuel O2
Work with engineering to develop risk monitoring and mitigation tools that run in production environments
Act as an adversarial trader trying to exploit risk management controls for personal gain
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