Quants being recruited for loan modeling
A hiring post calls for quants with 3–5 years’ experience from top HFT shops for loan‑model roles at Gondorfi, offering $180–220k plus equity — a clear signal that quant skills remain in strong demand outside trading. The listing highlights how HFT talent is being tapped for structured finance and lending analytics. (x.com)
Gondor closed a $2.5 million angel/pre‑seed round in December 2025 with lead participation from Maven11 and involvement from other specialty crypto investors, according to reporting on the raise. (defirate.com) The protocol marketed on Gondor’s site enables borrowers to use Polymarket positions as collateral and borrow up to 50% of a position’s on‑chain value. (gondor.fi) Gondor’s live careers listing on the Dover jobs platform frames the company as building institutional infrastructure for prediction markets and advertises roles across lending, risk, and product engineering. (app.dover.com) Multiple crypto outlets reported Gondor pushed into a public beta and began promoting leveraged trading and borrowing features tied to Polymarket in December 2025. (altcoinbuzz.io) Industry hiring analyses from Selby Jennings and similar recruiters documented elevated competition for quant talent from fintech and AI employers across 2025–2026, signaling talent flows away from pure trading desks. (selbyjennings.com) Active listings on quant job boards and recruitment sites show persistent openings across prop trading, hedge funds and fintech startups, corroborating a market-wide demand for quantitative engineers with production‑grade modeling and risk experience. (thewallstreetquants.com)
