Execution Trader

PRIMROSE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Primrose Capital Management seeks a highly analytical quantitative professional to join the trading desk. You will operate automated, latency-sensitive trading systems, conduct research, and refine strategies under time pressure. Collaboration across teams and proactive ownership of projects are essential.

Applicants should have a STEM degree and a strong quantitative mindset, with experience in distributed trading systems or prediction-market platforms being advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (CS/Engineering/Math/Statistics/Computational Finance)
• Strong ability to understand complex distributed trading systems
• Self-starter with proactivity and ownership of projects
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-pressure environments

Responsibilities

• Operate automated, latency-sensitive trading systems
• Conduct quantitative research into strategy performance and back-testing
• Adjust system parameters dynamically based on market conditions
• Manually trade to reduce risk exposure when necessary
• Identify opportunities for automation and propose improvements to trading systems
• Develop internal tools to improve monitoring and desk processes
• Communicate market news and system behavior to the team
• Analyze system logs and market data to evaluate trading performance

Skills

Analytical mindset

Quantitative reasoning

Proactive ownership

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computational Finance, or equivalent STEM field

Tools

Polymarket

Kalshi

Blockchain/DeFi infra

Job description

Primrose Capital Management is a global quantitative digital assets fund manager revolutionizing how digital capital is managed. Backed by decades of experience at renowned quantitative hedge funds and as pioneers in digital asset derivatives, we leverage cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights to deliver sustainable value to our clients.

In Primrose, everyone is encouraged to challenge the boundaries of conventional thinking. Our goal is to hire the best and brightest individuals who think creatively and embody a commitment to continuous improvement. If that is you, then come along and shape the future of the digital assets space with us!

Responsibilities

• Operate automated, latency-sensitive trading systems
• Conduct quantitative research into strategy performance, back-testing hypotheses and refine strategies
• Adjust system parameters dynamically based on market conditions
• Manually trade to reduce risk exposure when necessary
• Identify opportunities for automation and propose improvements to trading systems and operational workflows
• Develop internal tools and utilities to improve monitoring, operational efficiency, and desk processes
• Communicate relevant market news, events, and system behaviour to team members in a timely manner
• Generate feedback on trading system performance through analysis of system logs, executions, and market data

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computational Finance, or an equivalent STEM field
• Ability to understand and reason about complex distributed trading systems
• Strong analytical and quantitative mindset
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced, collaborative, and results-oriented environment, and thrive under time-sensitive and high-pressure situations
• Self-starter with strong proactivity, sets ambitious goals, willingness to drive and own projects, and proactively identifies opportunities for impact

Nice to Have

• Experience operating on Polymarket, Kalshi, or equivalent platforms at meaningful scale
• Background in systematic commodity, macro, or multi-asset trading - our core competency and an area of genuine cross-pollination with prediction markets
• Familiarity with the analytics and data ecosystems around professional sports and major real-world event categories (politics, macroeconomics, climate)
• Experience with blockchain/DeFi infrastructure relevant to on-chain prediction market platforms