Quantitative Researcher

Summary

Join Keyrock, a leading digital asset change-maker, as a dynamic Quantitative Researcher. Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and traders to support market-making and proprietary trading initiatives. Your mission is to shape Keyrock’s trading strategies by focusing on market-making and optimal quoting of HL assets, researching and building proprietary trading algorithms, and trading/hedging cryptocurrencies and FX. This role requires 3+ years of quantitative research experience, strong analytical capabilities, programming skills in Python, and a strong attention to detail. Keyrock offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, remote work opportunities, and a collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience in quantitative research at a bank, asset manager, or trading firm
• Strong attention to detail
• Good communicator
• Programming skills in Python
• Prior experience in building or researching trading algorithms

Responsibilities

• 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 both cryptocurrencies and FX

Preferred Qualifications

• A master-level degree or PhD in a relevant hard science eg. maths, statistics, astronomy, physics, quant finance etc
• A passion for algorithmic trading
• The ability to take ownership of a project while collaborating on it with colleagues
• Fluency in English

Benefits

• A competitive salary package, with various benefits depending on the method of engagement (employee or Contractor)
• Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
• The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence