Crypto Quant Trader

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 14 August 2025
LOCATION
New York
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Finance
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SKILLS

Crypto Trading Algorithmic Trading Statistical Modeling Python C++ Data Analysis Backtesting

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Summary

A leading intraday trading firm is looking for a senior quant crypto trader to lead the rollout, implementing strategies and building a team. This role offers ownership and a key role in building a new initiative.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

  • Designing, implementing, and deploying uncorrelated intraday trading algorithms focused on crypto markets
  • Creating tools for data analysis of patterns
  • Researching and developing new signals/ trade ideas
  • Managing portfolio construction and risk
  • Work alongside quant and development support in roll out of trading strategy and/or infra

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills:

  • 5 years+ experience in quant/ systematic trading firm
  • Multi-year track record managing crypto investment portfolio
  • A MSc/PhD from a top-tier university
  • A strong background in physics, mathematics and statistics, with good knowledge of statistical models and signal generation
  • Proficiency in back-testing, simulation, and statistical techniques
  • Data-mining skills paired up with data analysis skills. Previous experience operating with a large amount of tick/data would be beneficial
  • Strong programming skills in Python or C++
  • CQF preferred

Crypto Quant Trader

- New York, Texas, Chicago, Singapore, London, Hong Kong

Our client is a leading intraday trading firm in the quant futures space. The group is now looking to expand into crypto and looking for a senior quant crypto trader to lead the rollout from the front, implementing strategies and building a team to join the platform whilst leveraging the firm’s proprietary infrastructure. This opportunity will enable the right candidate to have ownership and play a key role in the build out of this new initiative as well as offering competitive upside with a Pnl % cut.

Role:

  • Designing, implementing, and deploying uncorrelated intraday trading algorithms focused on crypto markets
  • Creating tools for data analysis of patterns
  • Researching and developing new signals/ trade ideas
  • Managing portfolio construction and risk
  • Work alongside quant and development support in roll out of trading strategy and/or infra

Requirements:

  • 5 years+ experience in quant/ systematic trading firm
  • Multi-year track record managing crypto investment portfolio
  • A MSc/PhD from a top-tier university
  • A strong background in physics, mathematics and statistics, with good knowledge of statistical models and signal generation
  • Proficiency in back-testing, simulation, and statistical techniques
  • Data-mining skills paired up with data analysis skills. Previous experience operating with a large amount of tick/data would be beneficial
  • Strong programming skills in Python or C++
  • CQF preferred

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