Trader - Digital Assets
Core
Operate, monitor, and manage risk of automated trading strategies (token market making, DeFi, CeFi delta-one) during APAC hours.
Role type
Senior IC crypto trader (market making & risk management)
Builds
Proprietary automated trading strategies across crypto exchanges and DeFi protocols
Domain
Cryptocurrency trading, DeFi, CeFi
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, quantitative analysis, risk management, live trading operations, incident response, strategy configuration, market monitoring
Preferred skills
SQL, Linux, log analysis, monitoring tools, familiarity with spot/perpetual futures/funding/hedging, DeFi protocols
Technologies
Python, SQL, Linux
Responsibilities
Monitor live trading strategies, positions, exposures, and PnL; Manage strategy configurations and operational controls; Investigate urgent trading issues and unusual PnL; Take action during volatile markets or infrastructure disruptions; Analyze trade execution quality and strategy performance; Support strategy rollout across new tokens and venues; Provide handovers between Sydney and Zug teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC