CareerPlan

Quantitative Researcher – Systematic Digital Assets

London, England, GBFull-time2026-11-04 → 2026-11-10

Core

Research new sources of alpha across highly electronic markets and improve sophisticated systematic strategies deployed in production for live trading in digital assets.

Role type

Senior IC quantitative researcher (systematic trading)

Builds

Systematic alpha signals, pricing/trading models, and backtesting frameworks for live deployment

Domain

Digital assets / Crypto markets / High-frequency trading

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Statistics, probability, modelling, data analysis, Python, SQL, order-book dynamics, electronic exchange mechanics, hypothesis formulation, robustness testing

Preferred skills

High-frequency trading, systematic trading, electronic market making, statistical arbitrage, execution research, market microstructure, quantitative proprietary trading, advanced degree in quantitative discipline, experience at leading systematic fund or proprietary trading firm

Technologies

Python, SQL

Responsibilities

Research short-horizon predictive signals from high-frequency market data, develop and improve pricing and trading models, analyse order books and market microstructure, identify structural inefficiencies across fragmented markets, build sophisticated backtesting frameworks, perform execution and post-trade analysis, translate research hypotheses into live deployment

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC