Avalanche is one of the fastest and most reliable smart contracts platforms in the world. Its

consensus protocol and novel Subnets enable Web3 developers to launch highly-scalable

solutions. Deploy on the EVM, or use your own custom VM. Build anything you want, any way

you want, on the eco-friendly blockchain designed for Web3 devs.

The Avalanche Foundation supports the growth, development, and adoption of the Avalanche

ecosystem through grants, investments, community programs, and operational infrastructure.

About the Role

We are looking for an Crypto Economics Researcher to join the Economic Research and

Ecosystem team to help shape the long-term economic strategy of the Avalanche ecosystem.

This role sits at the intersection of economics, crypto, data science, and strategy. You will work

on high-impact questions around ecosystem growth, protocol economics, incentives, capital

allocation, and network sustainability. Your research will help the Foundation make better

decisions and build a stronger economic foundation for Avalanche.

We are looking for someone who is rigorous, independent, and practical: a researcher who can

move from abstract economic questions to actionable recommendations, from ambiguous ideas

to clear insights, and from analysis to real strategic impact.

Key Responsibilities

● Conduct rigorous theoretical and empirical research on blockchain ecosystems, market

dynamics, incentives, and network sustainability.

● Contribute to protocol design, evaluation, policy, and improvements based on research.

● Build models, datasets, and analytical frameworks that help evaluate strategic and

economic tradeoffs.

● Analyze on-chain, market, and ecosystem data to generate decision-ready insights.

● Translate complex research into clear recommendations, actions, and knowledge

resources.

● Stay at the forefront of cryptoasset research.

What We’re Looking For

A strong candidate will have:

● A quantitative background in economics, finance, mathematics, statistics, computer

science, data science, or another related field.

● Strong empirical research and modeling skills, including but not limited to a mix of;

structural estimation, causal inference, time-series analysis, machine learning, asset

pricing models, simulation methods, mechanism design, market microstructure, and

game theory.

● 3+ years of experience in an applied economics, quantitative research, data science, or

related analytical role.

● Experience building data-driven research products, analytical frameworks, models, and

tools that inform strategy, investment, product, or policy decisions.

● Proficiency and demonstrative experience with Python and SQL.

● Familiarity with crypto, blockchain ecosystems, DeFi, tokenomics, staking, or digital

asset markets is preferred.

● Excellent written communication skills and analytical judgment. (We care about rigorous

thinking, but also care about producing work that helps real decisions get made)

● Comfort owning and addressing ambiguous, open-ended problems from end to end.

About the Team

The Economic Research and Ecosystem team strives to be the reference authority on blockchain

economics — the standard the Avalanche ecosystem and the wider field look to when the

question is how on-chain economies actually work. We are a small, high-leverage research

function where our work can meaningfully influence ecosystem strategy, protocol thinking, and the

long-term economic direction of a major blockchain network.

How We Work

We’re a fully autonomous team. No micromanagement, no hand-holding, and no tolerance for

passivity. This freedom comes with real responsibility. Four behaviors define how we operate

and how we evaluate every candidate:

Ownership. You take responsibility for outcomes, not tasks. You own features from design to

production and don’t hand off problems when things break.

Sense of Urgency. Blockchain moves fast. You prototype, benchmark, and iterate at market

speed rather than waiting for the perfect plan.

Collaboration. Need help? Ask. See someone stuck? Jump in. We pair, refactor together, and

build shared patterns that make the whole team faster.

Communication. Clear, proactive async communication keeps a distributed team aligned. You

write updates, flag blockers, and set expectations without being chased.

Why Avalanche Foundation?

● Work at the cutting edge of DeFi infrastructure on one of the fastest-growing L1

ecosystems.

● Full autonomy—real ownership of your work, not just a ticket queue.

● Small team, high impact. What you build directly shapes ecosystem strategy.

● Remote-first, async-friendly culture.

● AI-forward engineering culture—we actively use and invest in AI tooling to ship

faster

Interested? Apply and tell us what you’ve built, what you’ve broken, and what you learned from

both.

Salary Range: $170,000 to $185,000

(**This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.)