Crypto Intelligence Engineer Department: Intelligence Collection Employment Type: Full Time Location: London, UK Reporting To: Simon Pickles Description About the Role As the senior engineer in our Crypto Intelligence Engineering team, you'll be working in the heart of Elliptic, building a platform for our intelligence organisation to efficiently and robustly collect intel on crypto crime. The mission of your new team is to scale the collection efforts of Elliptic. Streams of intelligence come from myriad sources: external feeds, internal automation, internal analysis, client submitted data. It all needs to be classified, stored, and reviewed, before it can be processed into our market leading proprietary graph database. You will work with two other engineers - and with our technical founder - to create tooling, optimise processes, and remove bottlenecks in these intel pipelines. Key Responsibilities What you will do Design and build software tools to improve and enhance our intelligence collection and analysis efforts. Examples of such tools range from compiled build-and-load programs up to browser extensions and web applications. Develop software to analyse and interpret cryptocurrency usage behaviours and trends on the clear and dark web Implement observability mechanisms (we use DataDog) to detect problems in your environment(s), and run the associated business processes to resolve Work with the existing engineers on your team to foster their growth and development, and facilitate best practices, through mentoring and coaching Be highly opinionated about the engineering strategy of your team, and a key contributor to the same. Skills, Knowledge & Expertise You will be a great fit here if you Have a passionate interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchains and their usage (both from a technical and economic perspective) in the real-world Demonstrably great coding skills in at least one language and the proven ability to engineer good solutions Have increased operational efficiency by integrating disparate systems Enjoy working as part of a close-knit team on highly impactful problems Promote a positive culture of collaboration, through open and effective communication, particularly when addressing issues or raising concerns. Are able to form well reasoned, data driven or otherwise evidence based arguments, to influence key stakeholders across the business. Required Skills and Experience Has 5+ years commercial experience Expert level in (Javascript Typescript Python) Familiar with Postgres and K8s Familiarity with AWS Has built infrastructure with Terraform Bonus points Has worked in an intelligence collection setting Experience with "big data" technologies, the management of data, and data pipelines Familiarity with functional programming concepts Has run production workloads of 1000s QPS Job Benefits Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year£500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidaysAn extra day for your birthdayEnhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave and leave. Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality!Full access to Spill Mental Health SupportLife Assurance: we hope you will never need this - but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries£100 Crypto for you!Cycle to Work Scheme
Jul 25, 2025
Full time
Crypto Intelligence Engineer Department: Intelligence Collection Employment Type: Full Time Location: London, UK Reporting To: Simon Pickles Description About the Role As the senior engineer in our Crypto Intelligence Engineering team, you'll be working in the heart of Elliptic, building a platform for our intelligence organisation to efficiently and robustly collect intel on crypto crime. The mission of your new team is to scale the collection efforts of Elliptic. Streams of intelligence come from myriad sources: external feeds, internal automation, internal analysis, client submitted data. It all needs to be classified, stored, and reviewed, before it can be processed into our market leading proprietary graph database. You will work with two other engineers - and with our technical founder - to create tooling, optimise processes, and remove bottlenecks in these intel pipelines. Key Responsibilities What you will do Design and build software tools to improve and enhance our intelligence collection and analysis efforts. Examples of such tools range from compiled build-and-load programs up to browser extensions and web applications. Develop software to analyse and interpret cryptocurrency usage behaviours and trends on the clear and dark web Implement observability mechanisms (we use DataDog) to detect problems in your environment(s), and run the associated business processes to resolve Work with the existing engineers on your team to foster their growth and development, and facilitate best practices, through mentoring and coaching Be highly opinionated about the engineering strategy of your team, and a key contributor to the same. Skills, Knowledge & Expertise You will be a great fit here if you Have a passionate interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchains and their usage (both from a technical and economic perspective) in the real-world Demonstrably great coding skills in at least one language and the proven ability to engineer good solutions Have increased operational efficiency by integrating disparate systems Enjoy working as part of a close-knit team on highly impactful problems Promote a positive culture of collaboration, through open and effective communication, particularly when addressing issues or raising concerns. Are able to form well reasoned, data driven or otherwise evidence based arguments, to influence key stakeholders across the business. Required Skills and Experience Has 5+ years commercial experience Expert level in (Javascript Typescript Python) Familiar with Postgres and K8s Familiarity with AWS Has built infrastructure with Terraform Bonus points Has worked in an intelligence collection setting Experience with "big data" technologies, the management of data, and data pipelines Familiarity with functional programming concepts Has run production workloads of 1000s QPS Job Benefits Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year£500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidaysAn extra day for your birthdayEnhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave and leave. Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality!Full access to Spill Mental Health SupportLife Assurance: we hope you will never need this - but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries£100 Crypto for you!Cycle to Work Scheme
Talent Acquisition Partner - GTM Department: People Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: London, UK Reporting To: Joy Adeyemi Description Are you a proactive and results-driven Talent Partner with a passion for building high-performing, world-class teams? Do hiring managers count on you to deliver top-tier talent-and do your candidates rave about their recruitment experience? If so, we'd love to hear from you! We're excited to welcome a Talent Partner specialising in GTM and Corporate roles to join our growing Talent team at Elliptic. With a global headcount of circa 150 and ambitious plans for continued growth, this role is pivotal to helping us scale strategically. As a key member of the People and Talent team, you will take ownership of hiring across specific client groups. You'll be responsible for identifying and engaging exceptional talent, shaping a top-tier candidate experience, and playing a critical role in ensuring we attract individuals who align with our mission and values. This is an opportunity to truly influence how we hire-from improving sourcing strategies and market mapping, to designing inclusive, effective hiring processes that delight candidates and support our internal growth goals. What We're Looking For: Exceptional sourcing capabilities across different platforms and talent pools. Strong experience in market mapping and talent intelligence for GTM and Corporate roles. A passion for delivering outstanding candidate experiences. Proven ability to partner with hiring managers to create high-quality job descriptions, interview plans, and assessment criteria. Ownership of the end-to-end recruitment process with a solution-focused mindset. Extensive experience in transforming and optimising end-to-end hiring processes - from streamlining workflows and reducing time-to-hire, to enhancing candidate experience and ensuring greater consistency, quality, and efficiency in recruitment. Proven ability to partner with stakeholders to implement scalable, data-driven, and inclusive hiring practices that align with organisational goals and deliver measurable impact We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team, and so you will also contribute to building diverse pipelines of talent, and consider innovative ways to help Elliptic achieve their mission through the people we hire. Key Responsibilities What you will do: Drive a full hiring lifecycle for relevant hiring campaigns, from partnering with hiring managers to scoping a role through to making the offer. Develop and execute sourcing strategies using platforms like LinkedIn and other relevant platforms to socialise jobs. Partner closely with hiring managers to craft compelling job descriptions, define interview plans, and determine fair, effective assessment criteria. Lead market research and talent mapping efforts to proactively build strong pipelines and provide insights on talent supply and trends. Champion a first-class candidate experience by ensuring clear, timely communication and a structured, inclusive hiring process. Contribute to employer branding initiatives , working with internal teams to boost Elliptic's visibility and attractiveness in a competitive market. What you will achieve in the first 6 months: Build strong, trusted partnerships with key stakeholders across your client areas, becoming a go-to advisor on all talent-related matters. Deliver measurable improvements across at least two areas within the hiring process. Consistently meet or exceed key hiring KPIs, including time-to-fill, candidate quality metrics, sourcing effectiveness, and hiring manager satisfaction scores. Contribute to meaningful hiring campaigns, playing a core role in delivering on high-priority roles and improving our ability to attract top-tier, diverse talent. Embed best practices into how we hire, helping to raise the bar in interview quality, feedback standards, and inclusive hiring across your teams. Skills, Knowledge & Expertise You will be a great fit here if you are: Experience working in a sourcing centric role, ideally with internal or agency experience. Prioritise quality over quantity in every part of the hiring process. Are confident sourcing for roles across a range of technical/non technical areas, levels and geographies. Use a data-driven and analytical approach to find creative solutions in tough hiring markets. Build strong partnerships with hiring managers and candidates, communicating with empathy, clarity, and attention to detail. Champion an inclusive, high-quality candidate experience and bring a genuine passion for equity and diversity in hiring. Bonus Points for: Experience in a SaaS environment; Experience using ATS - Pinpoint or other software that helps drive hiring. Job Benefits Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year£500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidaysAn extra day for your birthdayEnhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave and leave. Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality!Full access to Spill Mental Health SupportLife Assurance: we hope you will never need this - but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries£100 cryptocurrency for you!Cycle to Work Scheme
Jul 24, 2025
Full time
Talent Acquisition Partner - GTM Department: People Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: London, UK Reporting To: Joy Adeyemi Description Are you a proactive and results-driven Talent Partner with a passion for building high-performing, world-class teams? Do hiring managers count on you to deliver top-tier talent-and do your candidates rave about their recruitment experience? If so, we'd love to hear from you! We're excited to welcome a Talent Partner specialising in GTM and Corporate roles to join our growing Talent team at Elliptic. With a global headcount of circa 150 and ambitious plans for continued growth, this role is pivotal to helping us scale strategically. As a key member of the People and Talent team, you will take ownership of hiring across specific client groups. You'll be responsible for identifying and engaging exceptional talent, shaping a top-tier candidate experience, and playing a critical role in ensuring we attract individuals who align with our mission and values. This is an opportunity to truly influence how we hire-from improving sourcing strategies and market mapping, to designing inclusive, effective hiring processes that delight candidates and support our internal growth goals. What We're Looking For: Exceptional sourcing capabilities across different platforms and talent pools. Strong experience in market mapping and talent intelligence for GTM and Corporate roles. A passion for delivering outstanding candidate experiences. Proven ability to partner with hiring managers to create high-quality job descriptions, interview plans, and assessment criteria. Ownership of the end-to-end recruitment process with a solution-focused mindset. Extensive experience in transforming and optimising end-to-end hiring processes - from streamlining workflows and reducing time-to-hire, to enhancing candidate experience and ensuring greater consistency, quality, and efficiency in recruitment. Proven ability to partner with stakeholders to implement scalable, data-driven, and inclusive hiring practices that align with organisational goals and deliver measurable impact We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team, and so you will also contribute to building diverse pipelines of talent, and consider innovative ways to help Elliptic achieve their mission through the people we hire. Key Responsibilities What you will do: Drive a full hiring lifecycle for relevant hiring campaigns, from partnering with hiring managers to scoping a role through to making the offer. Develop and execute sourcing strategies using platforms like LinkedIn and other relevant platforms to socialise jobs. Partner closely with hiring managers to craft compelling job descriptions, define interview plans, and determine fair, effective assessment criteria. Lead market research and talent mapping efforts to proactively build strong pipelines and provide insights on talent supply and trends. Champion a first-class candidate experience by ensuring clear, timely communication and a structured, inclusive hiring process. Contribute to employer branding initiatives , working with internal teams to boost Elliptic's visibility and attractiveness in a competitive market. What you will achieve in the first 6 months: Build strong, trusted partnerships with key stakeholders across your client areas, becoming a go-to advisor on all talent-related matters. Deliver measurable improvements across at least two areas within the hiring process. Consistently meet or exceed key hiring KPIs, including time-to-fill, candidate quality metrics, sourcing effectiveness, and hiring manager satisfaction scores. Contribute to meaningful hiring campaigns, playing a core role in delivering on high-priority roles and improving our ability to attract top-tier, diverse talent. Embed best practices into how we hire, helping to raise the bar in interview quality, feedback standards, and inclusive hiring across your teams. Skills, Knowledge & Expertise You will be a great fit here if you are: Experience working in a sourcing centric role, ideally with internal or agency experience. Prioritise quality over quantity in every part of the hiring process. Are confident sourcing for roles across a range of technical/non technical areas, levels and geographies. Use a data-driven and analytical approach to find creative solutions in tough hiring markets. Build strong partnerships with hiring managers and candidates, communicating with empathy, clarity, and attention to detail. Champion an inclusive, high-quality candidate experience and bring a genuine passion for equity and diversity in hiring. Bonus Points for: Experience in a SaaS environment; Experience using ATS - Pinpoint or other software that helps drive hiring. Job Benefits Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year£500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidaysAn extra day for your birthdayEnhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave and leave. Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality!Full access to Spill Mental Health SupportLife Assurance: we hope you will never need this - but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries£100 cryptocurrency for you!Cycle to Work Scheme
Senior Cryptocurrency Investigator Department: Research & Investigations Employment Type: Full Time Location: London, UK Description Do you want to be on the front lines of fighting crypto crime and stopping nation-state threat actors? Are you excited by the challenge of tracing stolen and laundered digital assets across the most complex blockchain environments? Are you looking to join a mission-driven team where your skills directly protect victims and safeguard the future of crypto? The impact you will have: This role is critical to Elliptic's mission of safeguarding the integrity of the global crypto ecosystem. As a Senior Investigator, you will be a key member of our elite Investigations & Threat Intelligence team, working closely with government agencies, the Crypto Industry, and strategic partners across the EMEA region. Your expertise in tracing complex, state-sponsored activity and uncovering the TTPs of nation-state and highly sophisticated threat actors will directly inform mitigation operations, in-depth research, and policy decisions. Through deep collaboration with law enforcement, regulators, and analytic partners, your work will help disrupt illicit financial networks, strengthen crypto-related threat detection, and reinforce Elliptic's position as a trusted partner to those on the front lines of global security. This is high-consequence investigation work-driven by purpose, precision, and impact at scale. Key Responsibilities What you will do: Lead advanced crypto investigations tied to nation-state actors, sanctions evasion, and high-priority threat groups Deliver actionable intelligence reports, briefings, and strategic insights that directly support national security, financial crime enforcement, and crypto policy efforts Collaborate with internal product, data, and research teams to translate real-world investigations into scalable threat detection capabilities and platform innovation. Skills, Knowledge & Expertise You will be a great fit here if you: You're a natural self-starter who takes full ownership of your investigations without needing oversight, but values knowledge-sharing and team collaboration You're at your best when working with other experts, within Elliptic and across intelligence, government, and crypto industry communities-to solve problems others can't You find purpose in tackling difficult questions, developing new methodologies, and staying ahead of emerging threats-and are willing to put in the extra effort when it matters most. Our ideal candidate has: For this role is essential requirement being located, or willing to relocate in the Greater London Area Willingness and ability to obtain DV level clearance Deep expertise with blockchain analytics platforms and the ability to operate independently across multiple cryptoassets. Strong understanding of how nation-state actors, APT groups, or organized crime networks leverage crypto for illicit finance-including relevant TTPs. Comfortable using raw blockchain data and native explorers to trace assets, including through smart contracts and across bridges. Demonstrated ability to lead complex investigations with minimal oversight-seeing them through from initial exploitation to actionable intelligence Bonus Points for: Experience working with or alongside public sector partners (e.g. law enforcement, intelligence agencies, national security teams) in a crypto-related context Previously held DV level clearance Familiarity with DeFi protocols, mixers and de-mixing techniques, cross-chain bridges, and advanced laundering techniques used by high-tier threat actors. Knowledge and experience with Data Science and Data Augmentation Job Benefits Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year£500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidaysAn extra day for your birthdayEnhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave and leave. Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality!Full access to Spill Mental Health SupportLife Assurance: we hope you will never need this - but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries£100 cryptocurrency for you!Cycle to Work Scheme
Jul 13, 2025
Full time
Senior Cryptocurrency Investigator Department: Research & Investigations Employment Type: Full Time Location: London, UK Description Do you want to be on the front lines of fighting crypto crime and stopping nation-state threat actors? Are you excited by the challenge of tracing stolen and laundered digital assets across the most complex blockchain environments? Are you looking to join a mission-driven team where your skills directly protect victims and safeguard the future of crypto? The impact you will have: This role is critical to Elliptic's mission of safeguarding the integrity of the global crypto ecosystem. As a Senior Investigator, you will be a key member of our elite Investigations & Threat Intelligence team, working closely with government agencies, the Crypto Industry, and strategic partners across the EMEA region. Your expertise in tracing complex, state-sponsored activity and uncovering the TTPs of nation-state and highly sophisticated threat actors will directly inform mitigation operations, in-depth research, and policy decisions. Through deep collaboration with law enforcement, regulators, and analytic partners, your work will help disrupt illicit financial networks, strengthen crypto-related threat detection, and reinforce Elliptic's position as a trusted partner to those on the front lines of global security. This is high-consequence investigation work-driven by purpose, precision, and impact at scale. Key Responsibilities What you will do: Lead advanced crypto investigations tied to nation-state actors, sanctions evasion, and high-priority threat groups Deliver actionable intelligence reports, briefings, and strategic insights that directly support national security, financial crime enforcement, and crypto policy efforts Collaborate with internal product, data, and research teams to translate real-world investigations into scalable threat detection capabilities and platform innovation. Skills, Knowledge & Expertise You will be a great fit here if you: You're a natural self-starter who takes full ownership of your investigations without needing oversight, but values knowledge-sharing and team collaboration You're at your best when working with other experts, within Elliptic and across intelligence, government, and crypto industry communities-to solve problems others can't You find purpose in tackling difficult questions, developing new methodologies, and staying ahead of emerging threats-and are willing to put in the extra effort when it matters most. Our ideal candidate has: For this role is essential requirement being located, or willing to relocate in the Greater London Area Willingness and ability to obtain DV level clearance Deep expertise with blockchain analytics platforms and the ability to operate independently across multiple cryptoassets. Strong understanding of how nation-state actors, APT groups, or organized crime networks leverage crypto for illicit finance-including relevant TTPs. Comfortable using raw blockchain data and native explorers to trace assets, including through smart contracts and across bridges. Demonstrated ability to lead complex investigations with minimal oversight-seeing them through from initial exploitation to actionable intelligence Bonus Points for: Experience working with or alongside public sector partners (e.g. law enforcement, intelligence agencies, national security teams) in a crypto-related context Previously held DV level clearance Familiarity with DeFi protocols, mixers and de-mixing techniques, cross-chain bridges, and advanced laundering techniques used by high-tier threat actors. Knowledge and experience with Data Science and Data Augmentation Job Benefits Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year£500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidaysAn extra day for your birthdayEnhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave and leave. Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality!Full access to Spill Mental Health SupportLife Assurance: we hope you will never need this - but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries£100 cryptocurrency for you!Cycle to Work Scheme