Crypto Economist

Berlin
San Francisco
Remote
Economics & Data Science
Full-time
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About the Company:

Worldcoin is building the world’s largest identity and financial network. Currently in beta, the protocol will ultimately serve as a public utility, owned by everyone. It is built on three fundamental products - a privacy-preserving identity system, a token offering utility and future governance; and an app that enables payment and transfers of both digital and traditional currencies. Contributors to the Worldcoin ecosystem are united by their commitment to providing universal access to the global economy to every person on the planet, regardless of country or background.

The Worldcoin Foundation is the Worldcoin protocol’s steward, supporting and growing the Worldcoin community to become fully decentralized and self-sufficient.

Tools for Humanity is a global hardware and software development company built to ensure a more just and accessible economic system. It is currently building tools and helping to support the Worldcoin project in addition to operating the World App.

About the Team:

The Economics team uses a market design approach to develop practical incentive mechanisms that scale to more than a billion participants of the Worldcoin network. In our team, Economists, Computer Scientists and Statisticians work together to rapidly design, build, and field-test Operator auctions, user incentive programs, fraud mitigation techniques, etc., that work robustly with thousands of Operators and billions of users around the world. Using data from large-scale field experiments, we iterate quickly and often to optimize our designs.

About the Opportunity:

You will be responsible for evaluating Worldcoin’s incentive mechanisms from a crypto-econ perspective and proposing changes to the design of various mechanisms. You will work at the interface of the Economics team, the Crypto team, the Blockchain team, and the Product team. With your work, you will have a large impact, influencing key mechanism design decisions at Worldcoin. 

  • Analyze all of Worldcoin’s mechanisms through a crypto-econ lens
  • Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of new mechanisms
  • Work at the interface of Economics, Crypto, Blockchain, and Product, to find designs that make optimal trade-offs across multiple design dimensions
  • Contribute to the token economics modeling of the Worldcoin project

About You:

The ideal candidate is practically oriented and thrives in a fast-paced and continuously evolving environment, with a proven track record at the intersection of crypto and economics. We’re open to both junior and senior candidates for this position.

  • MSc or PhD in Economics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or related field
  • Deep expertise with blockchain technologies, especially cryptocurrency protocols
  • Real-world experience with blockchain projects
  • Expertise in microeconomics / game theory / mechanism design / market design

Crypto Economist

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Category

Economics & Data Science

Location

Berlin / San Francisco / Remote

Type

Full-time

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Worldcoin is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Worldcoin is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.

Worldcoin is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.

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