Crypto Trader – Market Making & On-Chain Execution
Crypto Trader – Market Making & On-Chain Execution
Crypto Trader - Market Making & On-Chain Execution
Team: Trading
Type: Full-Time
About Us
We are a leading crypto-native market maker and liquidity provider operating across both centralized and decentralized venues. Our team is lean, technical, and fast-moving, and we’re building the next generation of automated market-making infrastructure to scale liquidity across the full spectrum of crypto assets.
Role Overview
We’re looking for an experienced Trader with a deep understanding of both centralized exchange (CEX) execution and native on-chain trading across DeFi ecosystems. The ideal candidate combines trading intuition with hands-on experience deploying and managing capital on-chain—whether across DEXs or CEXs.
You’ll work directly with the Head of Trading and Engineering to execute, manage, and optimize strategies across our market-making footprint. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role for someone who thrives in dynamic markets and understands how to extract alpha while managing risk and inventory efficiently.
Responsibilities
* Actively manage market-making and arbitrage strategies across CEXs and DEXs
* Deploy and rebalance liquidity in concentrated DEX pools Contribute to inventory management and maintain risk-balanced positions using delta-neutral, basis, and volatility-informed strategies
* Actively deploy and manage liquidity across AMMs (e.g. Uniswap V3/V4, Raydium, Meteora)
* Execute on-chain trades manually and via bots across multiple chains (Ethereum, Solana, Base, etc.)
* Work closely with engineering to iterate on internal tools, bots, and strategy code
* Identify new trading opportunities across emerging protocols and ecosystems
* Monitor risk and exposure in real-time and respond swiftly to market events
* React to macro events, market flows, and funding imbalances with appropriate risk posture
* Support token launch and liquidity provisioning events in collaboration with clients and partners
Requirements
* 2–5 years experience trading crypto or traditional assets in a professional setting
* Strong quantitative, analytical, and decision-making skills under pressure
* Comfortable writing or modifying scripts (Python preferred) for trading or monitoring
* Understanding of risk frameworks: inventory, counterparty, on-chain slippage, and volatility exposure
* Proven track record managing positions and executing trades across DeFi protocols
* Deep knowledge of DeFi mechanics: AMMs, liquidity pools, perpetuals, staking, yield strategies, MEV
* Self-directed, highly accountable, and operationally disciplined
Nice to Have
* Experience collaborating with engineering teams on trading infrastructure
* Experience with Solidity or interacting with smart contracts directly
* Familiarity with perpetual decentralized exchange protocols
* Background in market microstructure or HFT
* Track open interest, perp skew, rate differentials, and L2 flows to anticipate structural shifts
* Familiarity with on-chain tooling such as Glassnode, Dune Analytics, Etherscan, DEX aggregators, and node/RPC infrastructure
What We Offer
* Competitive compensation + performance-based bonuses.
* Opportunity to work on cutting-edge financial systems with high-impact teams.
* Tech-forward culture with strong engineering autonomy.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Finance and Sales
* Industries
Business Consulting and Services
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