Quantitative Researcher

Monad Labs, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Monad Labs, Inc. is seeking a talented quant to tackle market structure problems within the Monad ecosystem. You will identify and analyze issues affecting trading activities and liquidity while actively uncovering new opportunities. This role requires at least 3 years of experience in a quantitative role, an understanding of market dynamics, and mastery of tools like Numpy and Pandas. Join a collaborative, high-performing team dedicated to impactful work in the decentralized tech landscape.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in a quantitative role, preferably in HFT.
• Strong understanding of market microstructure and broader market dynamics.
• Proficiency in Python libraries Numpy and Pandas.

Responsibilities

• Analyze trading activity and liquidity, understanding interactions across the ecosystem.
• Develop data-driven views on market structure and ecosystem dynamics.
• Implement analytical workflows from exploration to production.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Market microstructure understanding

Numpy

Pandas

Building from scratch

Hands-on crypto market familiarity

Job description

The Monad Foundation is a team of dedicated ecosystem and community builders who are on a mission to massively grow the impact of decentralized tech. We believe that the Monad blockchain--the performant and parallel EVM Layer 1--will help decentralized apps eat the world.

The Role

We are looking for an exceptional quant to work on market structure problems within the Monad ecosystem. You will be identifying and addressing issues across the trading landscape, as well as proactively uncovering new opportunities to grow and improve trading across Monad.

The work requires both strong quantitative thinking and sharp intuition about how markets behave. You will own initiatives from idea to execution.

What You Will Do

• Work on greenfield problems related to trading activity, liquidity, and user behavior onchain. This includes analyzing venues, assets, and market participants, and understanding how they interact across the ecosystem.

• Develop data-driven views on market structure and ecosystem dynamics, and use them to inform decisions.

• Implement and own analytical workflows end-to-end, from exploration to production-grade outputs.

Who You Are

• At least 3 years of experience in a quantitative role, preferably in HFT

• You have a strong understanding of market microstructure and broader market dynamics

• You know numpy and pandas like the back of your hand

• You've built something significant from scratch

• Bonus: Hands-on familiarity with onchain crypto markets

Why Work with Us

• Challenging problems. You’ll tackle deeply complex and technically demanding problems, with autonomy and impact.

• Endless Opportunity for Impact. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are slow and bandwidth-constrained. Monad's core innovations provide developers and founders best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer to power global on-chain finance.

• The right team. You’ll be part of a world class team, who are exceptional and highly-motivated.

• Culture. We are a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output.

• Strong Ecosystem. The broader Monad ecosystem has attracted support from leading investors, builders and long-term contributors.