Quantitative Trader (FX & Crypto)

Gravity Team Ltd; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit shares

Learning budget

Free meals

Transport allowance

Wellness program

Crypto event access

Job summary

Gravity Team Ltd in Amsterdam is seeking a high-performance eFX Quantitative Trader with deep Forex or HFT experience, ready to own their vertical and deliver immediate PnL impact. You will develop and iterate FX/crypto trading strategies, build predictive models, manage spot arbitrage and oversee the forex pipeline, from rate tracking to deployment.

Expect to analyze market microstructure, optimize Sharpe ratios, and collaborate on fiat hedging and multi-exchange asset rebalancing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in high-frequency or proprietary trading.
• Experience in Forex or fiat markets and low-latency systems.
• Strong skills in hedging, asset rebalancing, and post-trade analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and iterate high-frequency trading strategies with focus on Forex and Crypto / OTC.
• Build and optimize predictive models and signals for execution, hedging, and post-trade analysis.
• Execute and manage spot arbitrage trades through to deliverable settlement, coordinating inventory availability and post-trade reconciliation.
• Own the forex trading pipeline — from rate tracking, market making logic, to monitoring and deployment.
• Collaborate on improving fiat hedging, exotic currency flows, and OTC settlement logic.
• Analyze market microstructure and execution performance to improve Sharpe and reduce slippage.
• Help evolve asset allocation logic — we actively manage assets across 30+ exchanges daily.

Skills

High-frequency trading

Forex/OTC trading

PnL analysis

Market microstructure

Quantitative modeling

Tools

Python

Rust

Job description

At Gravity Team, a quantitative proprietary trading firm, we are on the mission to balance the supply and demand across crypto markets around the world.

We’re looking for a high-performance eFX Quantitative Traderwith deep Forex or HFT experience, someone who's ready to own their vertical and make an immediate PnL impact.

Your main responsibilities

• Develop and iterate high-frequency trading strategies with focus on Forex and Crypto / OTC.

• Build and optimize predictive models and signals for execution, hedging, and post-trade analysis.

• Execute and manage spot arbitrage trades through to deliverable settlement, coordinating inventory availability (balances), internal transfers, withdrawals/deposits, and post-trade reconciliation to ensure smooth settlement and minimize fails.

• Own the forex trading pipeline — from rate tracking, market making logic, to monitoring and deployment.

• Collaborate on improving fiat hedging, exotic currency flows, and OTC settlement logic.

• Analyze market microstructure and execution performance to improve Sharpe and reduce slippage.

• Help evolve our asset allocation logic — we actively manage assets across 30+ exchanges daily.

What We Expect

• 5+ years of experience in high-frequency or proprietary trading (crypto or traditional).

• Prior work in a high-frequency Forex environment, fiat market making, or involvement with a low-latency trading/execution system.

• Hands-on experience trading Forex or OTC markets.

• Knowledge of forex markets, FX instruments, and price discovery for various currencies — from majors to exotics.

• Solid experience in hedging logic, managing fiat settlement flows, or optimizing asset rebalancing across multiple exchanges.

• Deep understanding of market microstructure and how to design systems that extract edge from it.

• Strong ability to analyze PnL, post-trade statistics, and fine-tune strategies to optimize Sharpe ratio, turnover, and drawdowns.

• Advanced proficiency in Python, applied statistics, and predictive modeling.

• Familiarity with Rust is a valuable advantage.

• Able to design and maintain robust trading infrastructure, including real-time monitoring, execution diagnostics, dynamic parameter tuning, and automated risk controls.

Our Promise To You

We offer you hands-on insight into one of the most exciting and lucrative industries today. Our work contributes to transforming the current financial industry and democratizing access to digital goods across the world.

Conditions

• Extremely open idea meritocracy and close to Zero bureaucracy.

• Fast-moving, challenging, and unique business problems.

• Working together with a highly talented team.

• Profit shares are directly linked to your performance and market results, the upside is unlimited.

• Learning & Development budget.

• Benefits that you can combine yourself – free food, bolt taxi, Sports, Spa & Wellness etc.

• Opportunity to participate in global crypto events, making a direct and tangible impact on crypto markets worldwide.

• Flexible working hours, casual work attire and startup atmosphere.