Quantitative Researcher - Digital Assets Liquidity (EMEA Remote)

Lamacompta; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital asset firm is seeking a dynamic Quantitative Researcher to enhance its market-making and trading strategies. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, a passion for algorithmic trading, and experience in quantitative research. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible remote work options, and an innovative environment dedicated to excellence and collaboration.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Flexible working hours and remote work opportunities

Autonomy to shape your entrepreneurial experience within a team

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in quantitative research at a bank, asset manager, or trading firm.
• Experience in developing or researching trading algorithms.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Market-making and optimal quoting of HL assets (CeFi and DeFi).
• Researching and building proprietary trading algorithms for high- and mid-frequency strategies.
• Trading and hedging cryptocurrencies and FX.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Programming in Python

Education

Master’s or PhD in maths, statistics, physics, or quant finance

Job description

About Keyrock

Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation.

Today, we have over 180 team members worldwide, representing 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Our team is predominantly remote, with hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore, and soon Paris, and we organize regular online and offline meetups to foster team cohesion.

We trade on more than 80 exchanges and collaborate with various asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our expertise has enabled rapid expansion. Our services include market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks.

Beyond services, we are initiators and pioneers—adopting Rust for algorithmic trading, supporting Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program, injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols, and advancing industry research and governance.

At Keyrock, we are actively shaping the future of digital assets.

What we are looking for

A dynamic, experienced Quantitative Researcher to collaborate with our engineers, data scientists, and traders to support our market-making and proprietary trading initiatives.

Job Description

The ideal candidate is passionate about math and statistics, enjoys data analysis, solving complex challenges, and has a track record of adding tangible value to trading businesses. Your mission will be to help develop Keyrock’s trading strategies.

• Market-making and optimal quoting of HL assets (CeFi and DeFi)
• Researching and building proprietary trading algorithms for high- and mid-frequency strategies on spot, perpetual, and futures/forwards markets
• Trading and hedging cryptocurrencies and FX

Background And Experience

As a Quantitative Trading researcher, you should have strong analytical skills and be comfortable with financial markets and order book trading algorithms. You should have:

• 5+ years of experience in quantitative research at a bank, asset manager, or trading firm
• Strong attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Programming skills in Python
• Experience in developing or researching trading algorithms
• Desirable: a master’s or PhD in a relevant field such as maths, statistics, physics, or quant finance
• A passion for algorithmic trading
• The ability to take ownership of projects and collaborate effectively
• Fluency in English

Our recruitment philosophy

We value self-awareness and strong communication skills. We seek passionate individuals who understand their goals and are committed to our field. The ideal candidate is a crypto enthusiast, driven, collaborative, responsible, and capable of delivering scalable results.

Our offer

• A competitive salary package
• Flexible working hours and remote work opportunities
• Autonomy to shape your entrepreneurial experience within a team striving for excellence

We are committed to a positive, collaborative work environment and hire based on merit and performance, welcoming diverse backgrounds. Background checks are required for all potential employees.

For more details, visit: https://keyrock.com/careers/