DeFi Quant Research Intern - Digital Assets Market Making
Core
Research on-chain market structure, protocol mechanics, and execution dynamics to develop data-driven trading strategies for DeFi market making.
Role type
Quantitative Research Intern (DeFi)
Builds
Data-driven trading strategies for decentralized exchanges and on-chain venues
Domain
Digital Assets / Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, SQL, Git, blockchain data analysis, backtesting, simulation, MEV analysis, AMM mechanics, smart contract interaction reasoning
Preferred skills
RPC/indexer querying, Solidity, Rust, Layer 2 execution models
Technologies
Python, SQL, Git, RPCs, indexers, subgraphs
Responsibilities
Research on-chain market structure and participant behavior; Analyze protocol mechanics, gas, slippage, and MEV impacts; Formulate and test trading hypotheses via backtesting; Build Python research tools and data pipelines; Monitor live strategies and conduct post-trade analysis; Present findings with risk assessments