Quantitative Trader/Researcher

Radley James; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Radley James is seeking a junior to mid-level Quant Trader/Researcher for a small, engineering-driven crypto prop trading team in New York. You will work on systematic strategies with close involvement in Python development, live trading infrastructure, execution logic, and trade monitoring.

The desk focus spans DeFi and TradFi, expanding a new business area, with a lean team and high technical expectations.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years in a production-heavy role spanning implementation, trading, and tooling.
• Backgrounds in structured trading across multiple asset classes (ETF, Equity, Futures, Crypto, FX) are relevant.

Skills

Python development

Quant trading

Live trading infra

Execution logic

Trade monitoring

Job description

A small and highly technical crypto prop trading firm running fully systematic strategies is looking for a new junior to mid-level Quant Trader/Researcher. The team is lean and engineering-driven, with traders closely involved in Python development, live trading infrastructure, execution logic, and trade monitoring, and they maintain a very high technical bar.

The main desks hiring are DeFi and TradFi, which is a new business.

What they are looking for:

• 1-5 years in a production-heavy role spanning implementation, trading, and tooling (not purely research/alpha generation).
• Fully systematic ETF, Equity, Futures, Crypto, and FX would all be relevant backgrounds.