Head of Quant Strats - Remote (UK/EU only)
If you're the type of technologist who feels comfortable steering the direction of automated trading, to pursue niche opportunities, this might be the right type of fit for you.
There are a number of job titles that could be a match here but it's likely better if you just think about the mandate vs. the title, as you'll be joining as employee #5, owning the quant trading infrastructure for the firm.
Who needs your expertise?
A proprietary crypto trading firm with a live platform is launching a new business line in market making and liquidity provision and you'll get to decide what that actually looks like. You'll own the strategy, build the POC on prop capital and own the entire business line from first principles.
What they're expecting from you?
* You've built and operated live market making or liquidity provision systems with real capital at risk. You should know what it means to manage inventory, quote through stress and avoid getting picked off by competitors.
* You write Rust (or C++) in latency-sensitive environments and think about concurrency, lock contention, and wire latency as first-class design constraints, not afterthoughts.
* You understand market microstructure deeply; adverse selection, inventory skew, spread decomposition and execution quality should all be areas you have expertise in.
* You want to own something from zero.
* You're based in the UK or the EU.
What You'll Get
* Proper compensation with skin in the game, for your upside. We know that your bank doesn't accept \"competitive\" for your mortgage payments, so this will be; base + discretionary bonus + synthetic shares + investment in trading strategies.
* Full remote with genuine flexibility. You won't be expected to be perpetually online just because you work remotely.
* Working directly with the founder of the firm with no layers, no approval chains, no performance theatre.
* A small team that runs flat: weekly all-hands, high trust, zero micromanagement.