Trader, Market Making

Blockchain.com; London (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake

London in-office

Remote up to 20 days/yr

ClassPass

Unlimited vacation

Apple equipment

Flexible work culture

Job summary

Blockchain is seeking a Trader for its Market Making desk in London. You will run, analyze, and improve automated liquidity strategies while collaborating with clients to grow enterprise value.

The role blends trading, quantitative research, and commercial focus, with coding in Python, Rust, and/or SQL. Ideal candidates have 2–5 years in market making or quantitative trading, strong market knowledge, and a commercially driven mindset.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in market making or quantitative trading on an institutional desk
• Commercially aware, fast-paced and intense
• Strong understanding of financial markets, DeFi, algorithmic trading, and crypto TGEs/listing structures
• Proficiency in Python, Rust, AI tooling and SQL

Responsibilities

• Work with experienced traders in a fast-paced environment
• Manage risk and ideate trading strategies across DeFi, market making, and yield strategies
• Collaborate with trading and sales to drive commercials and bring in new business
• Configure and tune strategy parameters in response to market conditions
• Build infrastructure and initiatives to enhance desk value for clients

Skills

Market making

Quant trading

Electronic trading

Institutional desk

Tools

Python

Rust

SQL

AI tooling

Job description

Blockchain is connecting the world to the future of finance. As the most trusted and fastest-growing global crypto company, it helps millions of people worldwide safely access cryptocurrency. Since its inception in 2011, Blockchain has earned the trust of over 90 million wallet holders and more than 40 million verified users, facilitating over $1 trillion in crypto transactions.

We’re looking for a technically and commercially minded Trader to join our Market Making desk in London. This role is responsible for running, analysing and improving our automated liquidity strategies, as well as working closely with our clients to respond to their needs and enhance the enterprise value of our desk.

You will sit at the intersection of trading, quantitative research and commercials, working on the strategies that power our bespoke Market Making solutions; and being an integral member surrounding the economics of the desk (i.e. meeting and sourcing new clients). This role requires a blend of strong communication and hands-on coding ability in Python, Rust and/or SQL.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Work with experienced, highly successful traders in a fast-paced and intense environment
• Manage risk and ideate trading strategies as part of a compact team across Defi, market making, and yield strategies
• Work closely with trading and sales to drive commercials over the finish line and bring in new business ; interact with clients; network ; understanding the landscape of deal sourcing and deal flow ; provide relevant ideas to the growth of our business
• Configure and tune strategy parameters, in response to changing market conditions; all while developing world-class market-making strategies
• Enhance the enterprise value of our desk; by building out infrastructure and coming up with initiatives that make us the best possible desk we can be to our clients

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Experience: 2–5 years in market making, quantitative trading, electronic trading or working for an institutional desk (crypto preferred)
• Mindset: Commercially aware, fast-paced, and intense
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of financial markets, DeFi, algorithmic trading, and crypto TGEs / listing structures
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Python, Rust, AI tooling, and/or SQL

COMPENSATION & PERKS

• Full-time salary based on experience and meaningful equity in an industry-leading company
• This is a role based in our London office, with a mandatory in-office presence four days per week.
• Work from Anywhere Policy: You can work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 20 days per year.
• ClassPass
• Unlimited vacation policy; work hard and take time when you need it
• Apple equipment
• The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an emerging field
• Flexible work culture

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