Quant (DeFi)

Arrakis; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Work with Founders in Switzerland

Global offsites & travel opportunities

Remote-friendly, global team

Job summary

Arrakis is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to advance on‑chain market making strategies and tooling. You will research DeFi innovations, develop POCs, and drive liquidity provisioning for leading web3 projects.

You will also analyze on‑chain trading activity and manage client relationships with the core development team. You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and business development to refine the best market making service for clients, staying ahead of blockchain tech and

Qualifications

• At least 2 years professional experience in Trading, Quantitative Finance, Market Making (preferred).
• Experience in Quantitative analysis and Data Science, preferably on-chain data/DeFi.
• Web3 native using DeFi protocols daily/weekly.
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, Python/Rust.
• Bonus: Rust, Dune Analytics.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; client relationship ability.
• Some hands-on software development in a quantitative finance environment.

Responsibilities

• Research emerging DeFi innovations and develop POCs for market making strategies and tooling.
• Drive liquidity provisioning strategies and analyze on‑chain trading activity.
• Own customer relationships and deliver tailored market‑making services.
• Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists and business development to refine services.
• Perform on‑chain analytics and create internal presentations to inform strategic decisions.
• Partner with the business development team on client onboarding and account management.

Skills

Trading

Quantitative Finance

Market Making

Web3 / DeFi

JavaScript

TypeScript

SQL

Python

Rust

Dune Analytics

Tools

Dune Analytics

Job description

Arrakis aims to disrupt the current market-making industry by providing the infrastructure to enable every project in the world that wants to launch a token to benefit from non-custodial, trust-less, and automated on-chain market-making strategies. We believe in a world where every organization, from a small startup to a large enterprise, will be tokenized and traded on-chain. For this world, Arrakis is building the tools to create the necessary liquidity to enable this token economy to rival and out-compete the traditional financial industry.
As a Quantitative Analyst at Arrakis, you will be researching emerging DeFi innovation, develop POCs for market making strategies and tooling, drive our liquidity provisioning strategies, develop quantitative analyses of on‑chain trading activities and own client relationships to deliver tailored market‑making services. You'll also work with our business development team on client onboarding, account management and enhance our quantitative algorithms with the core development team. Your contributions will be vital in establishing Arrakis as the leading decentralised market-making protocol.

What you’ll accomplish

• Working with the leading DeFi projects in web3 to strengthen their on‑chain liquidity

• Keep ahead of the latest developments in quantitative finance, blockchain technology, and Web3 innovations to continuously refine and adapt our market making strategies (Uniswap v3 / v4 for example) to maintain a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving web3 market‑making industry

• Collaborate with Cross‑Functional Teams: Work closely with software engineers, data scientists and business development representatives to refine, enhance and develop the best market making service to our clients

• Own customer relationships and provide excellent client service by monitoring the ongoing market‑making activities and respond to custom client requests

• Research & Innovation: Conduct research on emerging DeFi protocols / innovations, identify next‑generation trends, and develop POCs for innovative market making strategies and tooling.

• On‑Chain Analytics: Perform data aggregation and analysis to inform strategic decisions, create internal presentations, and generate creative solutions for enhanced liquidity provision

Requirements

Our ideal candidate has:

• At least 2 years professional experience in Trading, Quantitative Finance, Market Making (preferred)

• Experience in Quantitative analysis and Data Science preferably on‑chain data / DeFi

• Web3 native using DeFi protocols every day/week

• Experience working with JavaScript / TypeScript, SQL, Python / Rust

• Bonus: Rust, Dune Analytics

• Communications & Presentation Skills - feel comfortable to present in front mixed stakeholder audience

• Some experience with hands on software development in a quantitative finance environment

• Comfortable in fast‑paced environments and having ambitious targets

• Excellent communication skills being able to engage in client relationship management and communication

• Well‑organised with strong time management skills and a proactive personality

• Bonus: Experience working in a successful DeFi protocol

Benefits

Join an amazing team of industry veterans focused on revolutionising web3 market making, collaborating with major projects like MakerDAO, Uniswap, Aave, Lido, operating fully remotely with members spanning Zug, Paris, New York, Berlin supported by world‑class investors including Uniswap Labs, Robot Ventures, Accel, Longhash, and more.
What we offer:

• Competitive salary

• Work with the Founders in person, in Switzerland

• Chance to travel the world to go to exciting events, connecting with key industry players

• Join amazing in‑person offsites all over the world