Quantitative Trader - Blockchain.com

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