Meet the Team
Building the future of decentralized finance with exceptional talent from the world's leading institutions and companies.
Our Founders
Hyperliquid Labs was founded by two Harvard classmates with a vision to build a fully on-chain open financial system that combines CEX-grade performance with DeFi transparency.
Jeff Yan
Co-Founder & CEO
Harvard alumnus, ex-quant trader at Hudson River Trading, and founder of Chameleon Trading focused on market making and liquidity.
Background & Expertise
- Harvard University Graduate
- Ex-Quantitative Trader at HRT
- Founder of Chameleon Trading
- Expert in HFT and execution optimization
- Proprietary market making in crypto (2020)
iliensinc
Co-Founder & CTO (Anonymous)
Harvard classmate; architect of Hyperliquid’s L1 and HyperBFT consensus with deep distributed systems expertise.
Background & Expertise
- Harvard University Graduate
- Expert in Distributed Systems
- Blockchain Architecture Specialist
- Performance Optimization
- HyperBFT Consensus Design
Our Culture & Values
Self-Funded
Zero external capital; focus purely on product quality.
User-Centric
Community-first, building what traders need.
Product Focus
Quality over quick profits; early days were unpaid.
Performance Driven
Every millisecond matters for trading.
Transparent
Fully on-chain operations on Hyperliquid L1.
Innovation First
HyperBFT and 200K+ orders/second from first principles.
Team Expertise
We bring together expertise across critical domains to build a world-class decentralized trading platform.
Quantitative Trading
Market microstructure, order flow, optimal execution.
Distributed Systems
Scalable, fault-tolerant systems for massive throughput.
Blockchain Technology
Consensus algorithms, state execution, L1 architecture.
Performance Optimization
Low-level tuning for maximal speed.
Smart Contract Development
EVM expertise powering HyperEVM.
UX/UI Design
Clean, intuitive interfaces for complex DeFi.
Network Engineering
Minimal latency and high reliability networking.
Security
Rigorous testing and best practices for safety.
Educational Background
Harvard University
Founders & Core Team Members
MIT
Engineering Team Members
Caltech
Technical Team Members
Previous Experience
Join Our Team
We're looking for exceptional engineers passionate about distributed systems, performance optimization, and building the future of finance.
Why Join Hyperliquid Labs?
- Work on cutting-edge blockchain technology
- Build systems handling billions in daily volume
- Join an elite team from top universities and companies
- Competitive compensation and token incentives
- Based in Singapore (tech hub of Asia)
- Shape the future of decentralized finance
- No external investors - pure product focus
We're currently hiring Backend Engineers (Rust) and Frontend Engineers (React/TypeScript).
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