Quantitative Trader (FX & Crypto)

Gravity Team; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food

Bolt taxi

Sports

Spa & Wellness

Job summary

Gravity Team is seeking a high-performance eFX Quantitative Trader with deep Forex or HFT experience to own a vertical and deliver immediate PnL impact.

You will develop and iterate strategies, build predictive models, and manage the forex trading pipeline while reducing slippage and improving Sharpe across 30+ exchanges.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in high-frequency or proprietary trading.
• Experience in a high-frequency Forex environment or fiat market making.
• Hands-on experience trading Forex or OTC markets.
• Knowledge of forex markets, FX instruments, and price discovery across currencies.

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.
• Own the forex trading pipeline — rate tracking, market making, 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 across 30+ exchanges daily.

Skills

Python

Applied statistics

Predictive modeling

Rust

High-frequency trading

Forex trading

OTC trading

Tools

Low-latency trading

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 Trader with 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.