Quantitative Trader
We’re looking for a Quantitative Trader to join our Market Making desk in London. In this role, you will help run, analyse, and develop the automated strategies that provide liquidity across digital asset exchanges and trading pairs. You will work directly with senior traders, quants and engineers, and take on strategy ownership as part of a compact and highly successful team.
You will sit at the intersection of trading, data and technology. This role suits someone with strong quantitative and coding skills, a real curiosity about how markets work, and the drive to grow into a fully fledged quantitative trader in a fast-moving 24/7 market.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Market Making Operations
Research and develop market making strategies across CEX and DEX order books / AMM structures to be the most competitive market making desk we can be
Work with a successful trading team at the intersection of markets and one of the oldest crypto companies in the world
Monitor automated market-making strategies across multiple exchanges and trading pairs, flagging issues and escalating where needed
Learn how strategy parameters work, including spreads, quote sizes, inventory management and risk limits, and adjust them within agreed limits under senior guidance
Help troubleshoot live trading issues by working with traders and engineers to find root causes
Trading Analytics
Run post-trade analysis on execution quality, fill rates, inventory and profitability, and present your findings to the desk
Write Python and SQL queries to pull, clean and analyse trading and order book data
Help with backtesting and research into strategy improvements alongside traders and quantitative developers
Reporting & Automation
Build and maintain dashboards and reports that track trading KPIs such as uptime, spread, depth, volume and P&L
Use AI tools and automation to make routine monitoring, alerting and reporting more efficient
Suggest process improvements and new ideas to improve desk performance
Client & Internal Support
Prepare performance reports that show whether client strategies are meeting agreed KPIs
Contribute to market colour for clients and internal stakeholders, covering trading flows, liquidity conditions and price movements
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Experience: 2 - 4 years in trading, quantitative analysis, data analysis or a related field; graduates and internship experience in trading or quant roles are welcome
Technical Skills: Working proficiency in Python and/or SQL; exposure to Rust or another systems language is a plus
Tools: Comfortable using AI tools, data visualisation and automation to improve workflows
Mindset: intense, and eager to learn
Communication: Ability to explain findings clearly to traders, and engineers
COMPENSATION & PERKS
Full-time salary based on experience and meaningful equity in an industry-leading company
This is a role based in our London office, with a mandatory in-office presence four days per week.
Work from Anywhere Policy: You can work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 20 days per year.
ClassPass
Unlimited vacation policy; work hard and take time when you need it
Apple equipment
The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an emerging field
Flexible work culture