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Senior Data Analyst, Economics

Chainlink Labs Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posted: 07 Feb 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $80k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Fully Remote
  • Apply from abroad
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. We are seeking a Senior Analyst in the Economics team to play a critical role in building the world’s first fully sustainable and decentralized oracle network. This role merges blockchain technology, financial innovation, and economic systems to shape the future of decentralized economics.

As a Senior Analyst, you will leverage your expertise in economics, data science, and blockchain to optimize network design and influence the decision-making of our Economics and Executive Leadership teams. You will design, analyze, and operationalize economic models for production applications, collaborating across departments to bring innovative solutions from concept to production.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and execute analyses to aid the Economics and Executive Leadership teams in making informed, data-driven decisions.
  • Build and maintain systems for the parameterization of production applications.
  • Work on various blockchain economics projects, including:
    • Designing novel mechanisms and incentive schemes.
    • Building models and simulations to evaluate investment opportunities.
    • Optimizing parameters for production applications.
    • Contributing to the design of Economics programs and applications.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience in a quantitative role, particularly in trading or quant research.
  • Deep understanding of financial and crypto markets and incentives.
  • Extensive background in financial modeling, data engineering, and model automation.
  • Strong skills in SQL and Python.
  • Experience with statistical/econometric analyses and substantial data science experience.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong Economics and/or Finance background, preferably at a Master's level.
  • Organizational and coordination skills necessary for operationalizing processes and applications.
  • Familiarity with smart contract programming (Rust, Go, Solidity) and knowledge of dApp architecture.
  • Published research in economics or crypto-related topics (e.g., papers on MEV, staking dynamics, tokenomics).

Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Remote)
Work Conditions: Full-time, Remote

Language Requirements: Not specified.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity:
Chainlink Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances.

For further information or to apply, please check Chainlink Labs' official website.

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About Chainlink Labs

Chainlink Labs is one of the primary contributing developers of Chainlink, the standard for onchain finance, verifiable data, and cross-chain interoperability. Chainlink is unifying liquidity across global markets and has enabled over $16 trillion in transaction value across the blockchain economy. Major financial market infrastructures and institutions, such as Swift, Fidelity International, and ANZ Bank, as well as top DeFi protocols including Aave, GMX, and Lido, use Chainlink to power next-generation applications for banking, asset management, and other major sectors.