Quant Developer - Crypto Market Making & DeFi Liquidity

PancakeSwap; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

PancakeSwap is seeking a Quant Developer to design and implement trading and risk strategies for our PropAMM system across DeFi markets. The role combines quantitative research, protocol design, and trading infrastructure to connect on-chain liquidity with other exchange markets.

The candidate will build pricing models, liquidity depth, and real-time data integrations, backtest strategies, and optimize for volume with controlled risk.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in quant trading, crypto market making, or DeFi liquidity provision.
• Strong understanding of AMM mechanics, arbitrage dynamics, and liquidity pools.
• Experience with CEX hedging strategies and DEX liquidity provision.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Rust, or C++.
• Experience building real-time trading or market data systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement pricing and liquidity strategies for PropAMM pools.
• Develop spread models, liquidity depth allocation, and volatility-based adjustments.
• Build inventory management frameworks to control token exposure.
• Integrate real-time order book data into pricing models.
• Backtest liquidity strategies and simulate trading performance.
• Optimize pricing and liquidity to maximize volume while minimizing risk.

Skills

Quant trading

Crypto market making

DeFi liquidity provision

AMM mechanics

CEX hedging

Real-time trading systems

Tools

Python

Rust

C++

Job description

PancakeSwap is seeking a Quant Developer to design and implement trading and risk strategies for our PropAMM system across DeFi markets. The role combines quantitative research, protocol design, and trading infrastructure to connect on-chain liquidity with other exchange markets.

The candidate will build pricing models, liquidity depth, and real-time data integrations, backtest strategies, and optimize for volume with controlled risk.