Quant Trader

About the Company We are building the Everything Store for Finance. We have combined three powerful financial primitives: Exchange, Asset Management, and Borrow/Lend, all seamlessly composable and accessible through one unified account that uses your entire portfolio as collateral, including spot and derivative assets. Trade 250+ markets on a super exchange with zero fees, better-than-CEX liquidity, and institutional-grade privacy, all built on a blazingly fast blockchain. Backed by top-tier investors, we are scaling fast and building a team of mission-driven engineers to redefine what is possible in decentralised finance. There are no product managers, no managers, no 1:1s. Just code. You will work directly with our CEO and a small, elite team of builders every day, pushing the limits of performance and UX. Platform scale: - $200B+ lifetime volume - $140M+ total value locked About the Role We are looking for a Quantitative Trader to be a key player in our Quantitative Research team. In this role, you will focus on building and refining trading and risk infrastructure for protocol vaults. Key Responsibilities - Strategy Development: build systematic trading strategies to provide liquidity and generate profit for protocol vaults - Data-Driven Optimisation: leverage trading metrics and data analysis to enhance decision-making, scale existing strategies, and boost profitability - Creative Problem Solving: apply innovative problem-solving techniques and strategic decision-making to optimise execution - Team Collaboration: regularly update stakeholders on strategy performance, propose actionable improvements, and align on project goals Requirements - Demonstrated leadership abilities and a strong interest in trading and technology - Ability to understand and evaluate the interplay of moving parts within trading systems to design robust strategies - Highly detail-oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills - Strong proficiency in mathematics, particularly in probability theory, statistics, and numerical methods - Proficiency in quantitative programming languages including Python, C++, or Go, with experience in back-testing, simulation, and statistical analysis - Solid understanding of financial derivatives, market microstructure, and options pricing models - Deep interest in the cryptocurrency space and enthusiasm for exploring its rapidly evolving ecosystem Benefits - Top-tier competitive compensation - Unlimited vacation - Comprehensive benefits packages tailored by country - Flat structure with no unnecessary meetings