Quantitative Trader – Crypto Market Making

Alexander Chapman; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Chapman is seeking a Quantitative Trader – Crypto Market Making to join its market-making team. You will own live crypto strategies, optimize pricing, spreads, sizing, and hedging across venues.

This hands-on, PnL-focused role provides exposure to live trading and from research and backtesting to production, with strong programming in C++/Rust noted as a plus.

Qualifications

• Quantitative Trader / Quant Researcher with crypto, HFT or market-making experience
• Strong quantitative and statistical skills
• Experience with market microstructure, pricing, execution and risk
• Strong interest in markets and a genuine trading mindset

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of live crypto market-making strategies from research to production
• Optimize pricing, spreads, sizing, hedging and execution across global venues
• Research and deploy new systematic strategies on live markets
• Direct exposure to live trading and PnL with end-to-end strategy lifecycle

Skills

Crypto trading

Quantitative analysis

Market making

HFT experience

Risk management

Trading mindset

Tools

C++

Rust

Job description

Quantitative Trader – Crypto Market Making

We’re working with a leading digital-assets trading firm that is looking to hire a talented Quantitative Trader to join its growing market-making team.

This is a highly hands-on, PnL-focused role where you’ll take ownership of live crypto market-making strategies, optimize pricing, spreads, sizing, hedging and execution, and research and deploy new systematic strategies across global venues.

What we’re looking for:

• Quantitative Trader / Quant Researcher with crypto, HFT or market-making experience
• Strong quantitative and statistical skills
• Experience with market microstructure, pricing, execution and risk
• C++ / Rust, DeFi, on-chain execution or cross-exchange trading is a strong plus
• Strong interest in markets and a genuine trading mindset

You’ll have direct exposure to live trading and PnL, with the opportunity to take strategies from research and backtesting through to production and execution.