Quantitative Researcher & Trading Strategist
Location: Remote
Type: Full-time
Our client is building the blockchain’s first perpetually appreciating token, powered by a next-generation protocol and innovative cryptoeconomics. The mission is to define a new standard of value creation, stability, and capital efficiency in decentralized finance (DeFi).
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Quantitative Researcher & Trading Strategist to join the core team.
This position sits at the intersection of capital deployment, fund strategy, and protocol optimization - ideal for candidates with experience in hedge funds, asset management, or quantitative trading desks, and a strong grasp of both crypto-native and traditional market mechanics.
Key Responsibilities
Alpha & Strategy Design: Develop and backtest algorithmic trading strategies across centralized and decentralized markets, including arbitrage, market-making, momentum, and carry-based approaches.
Asset Manager Screening & Due Diligence: Evaluate third-party fund managers and trading teams for potential capital allocation partnerships, conducting deep assessments of their strategies, track records, and risk profiles.
Institutional Integration: Collaborate with custodians, prime brokers, and execution partners to establish infrastructure for secure capital deployment and operational scalability.
Protocol Capital Allocation: Design and refine strategies to optimize how protocol capital is deployed, ensuring capital efficiency and strong risk-adjusted returns.
Risk Management: Implement comprehensive risk frameworks, including exposure limits, drawdown controls, and counterparty evaluations.
Data & Research Infrastructure: Leverage and expand internal research tools to monitor live PnL, strategy health, and market conditions across various asset classes.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with protocol researchers, engineers, and community stakeholders to align financial strategies with protocol mechanics.
Ecosystem Intelligence: Track trends across crypto and traditional markets to inform strategy and protocol design.
Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in quantitative trading, hedge fund management, or systematic strategy development, ideally with exposure to digital assets.
Proven success in managing and optimizing trading capital, either internally or through external asset managers.
Strong understanding of CEX/DEX trading infrastructure, execution, and liquidity dynamics.
Experience with institutional custodians (e.g., Fireblocks, Anchorage, Copper) and workflow integration.
Deep knowledge of DeFi protocols, token mechanics, liquidity provisioning, and on-chain analytics.
Proficiency in Python or similar languages for backtesting, modeling, and data analysis.
Self-driven mindset and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment.
What’s Offered
Opportunity to help shape the architecture of the first self-appreciating token in blockchain.
Work alongside elite talent from the worlds of crypto, trading, and software engineering.
Flexible remote setup and full ownership of high-impact initiatives.
Includes revenue sharing, performance-based bonuses, and an optional consulting arrangement.
- Department
- Other
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
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