DeFi Trader

Fasanara; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in London is seeking an experienced DeFi Trader to support their front-office trading desk. This role requires 2-4 years of experience in digital asset markets and a strong familiarity with various DeFi protocols. The ideal candidate will manage the trade lifecycle, ensure operational alignment across departments, and optimize capital efficiency in a fast-paced environment. The firm offers competitive bonuses and generous benefits including health care and enhanced parental leave.

Benefits

Bupa health & dental

Cycle to Work scheme

Generous annual leave

Enhanced parental leave

Competitive bonus scheme

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in digital asset markets, preferably in a DeFi or smart contract development role.
• Comfortable using block explorers, RPC endpoints, and on-chain analytics tools.
• Strong operational discipline in fast-paced trading environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage execution, confirmation, reconciliation, and monitoring of DeFi trades.
• Interact with AMMs, money markets, and staking pools to execute strategies.
• Liaise with Research, Ops, and Tech teams to ensure alignment on positions.

Skills

Experience in digital asset markets

Familiarity with DeFi protocols

Operational discipline

Knowledge of on-chain analytics tools

Clear communication

Education

Education background in Finance

Tools

Python

SQL

Web3.py/Web3.js

Job description

Overview

Fasanara Digital is the crypto division of Fasanara Capital, a London-headquartered, FCA-authorised investment firm managing $5bn in fintech strategies. Our digital asset arm oversees over 300m in assets and operates one of the most established, market-neutral digital funds globally – Genesis Alpha – focused on high-frequency, delta-neutral trading strategies with daily turnover exceeding 5x AUM.

We are looking for a DeFi Trader to support our front-office trading desk and assist in the execution and due diligence of DeFi-related yield generation strategies. This is a high-impact role that sits at the intersection of trading, operations, and on-chain finance, with significant exposure to real-time DeFi protocols and advanced trading flows.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End DeFi Trade Lifecycle Support: Manage execution, confirmation, reconciliation, and monitoring of DeFi trades across multiple chains and platforms.
• Protocol Interfacing: Interact directly with AMMs, money markets, staking pools, and other DeFi primitives to execute strategies and optimize capital efficiency.
• Cross-Desk Coordination: Liaise daily with Research, Ops, and Tech teams to ensure real-time alignment on positions, PnL, risks, and funding.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Actively track smart contract performance, bridge state, protocol upgrades, and pool dynamics; identify inefficiencies and diagnose contract-level issues in real time.
• Capital Allocation Support: Assist PMs in deploying capital through automated and manual smart contract interactions across venues, while maintaining secure and auditable wallet and contract structures.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate trade logs, dashboards, and reconcile on-chain activity with back-office systems.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in digital asset markets, preferably in a DeFi or smart contract development role. Education background in Finance is welcomed.
• Deep familiarity with DeFi protocols (Uniswap, Aave, Morpho, Lido, Curve, Pendle, etc.) and hands-on interaction with their smart contracts.
• Working knowledge of EVM and non-EVM chains, bridging mechanics, gas optimization strategies, contract ABIs, and wallet security operations.
• Strong operational discipline with ability to navigate fast-paced, contract-driven trading environments with minimal errors.
• Comfortable using block explorers, RPC endpoints, and on-chain analytics tools (e.g., Dune, DefiLlama, Token Terminal).
• Clear communicator with strong attention to detail and smart contract literacy.
• Python, SQL or basic scripting/web3.py/web3.js skills are a plus but not required.

Benefits

• Bupa health & dental, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced pension, and generous annual leave (25 days +).
• Enhanced parental leave, special leave allowances, and charity giving options.
• Competitive bonus scheme.
• Regular team events, legendary summer & Christmas parties, knowledge sharing sessions, and quarterly town halls.
• Team lunches, dinners, Friday drinks, team sport activities