Quantitative Researcher

I’m working with a proprietary algorithmic crypto trading firm based in Europe. They trade their own capital only, with no external investors or clients.

The firm runs market-neutral strategies across centralised exchanges and on-chain markets. They maintain in-house infrastructure for centralised exchange APIs as well as live on-chain and mempool data. Engineers and researchers work closely together, and the business is well established and profitable.

The role

They are hiring a Quantitative Researcher to focus on their DeFi trading. You will research, build and improve on-chain strategies, working directly alongside the traders and engineers who run them in production.

The seat sits close to PnL. Research ideas move quickly from data to live trading, and you will own your work end to end.

What you will do

• Research and develop DeFi trading strategies, including DEX arbitrage, CeFi/DeFi cross-venue arbitrage and on-chain liquidity strategies
• Analyse on-chain and mempool data to find and size new opportunities across chains and protocols
• Model AMM mechanics, gas costs, slippage and execution risk to improve strategy profitability
• Study competitor behaviour on-chain, including transaction patterns, latency and bidding in block building
• Build tools to monitor live strategy performance and diagnose missed or unprofitable trades
• Work with engineers to take research into production and iterate on live results

What they are looking for

• 2+ years in a quantitative research or trading role, ideally at a crypto trading firm, market maker or HFT shop
• Hands-on DeFi experience: DEX arbitrage, MEV, liquidity provision or on-chain execution
• Strong understanding of AMMs (Uniswap v2/v3/v4, Curve, Balancer), EVM mechanics and transaction ordering
• Strong Python and SQL, with experience working on large, noisy datasets
• A degree in mathematics, physics, computer science or a related quantitative field
• Comfortable owning problems end to end in a small, fast-moving team

Nice to have

• Experience on non-EVM chains such as Solana
• Familiarity with Rust, C++ or Solidity
• Competition results in mathematics, programming or trading

Package and setup

• Location: On-site at their European office, with relocation support available
• Compensation: Competitive base plus a performance bonus tied directly to your impact
• Team: Flat structure, direct access to the founders and senior trading leads
• Environment: Collaborative, fully on-site team