About Keyrock
Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation.
Today, we have over 180 team members worldwide. Our diverse team comes from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. We operate mostly remotely, with hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore, and soon Paris, and we host regular online and offline gatherings to foster team cohesion.
We trade on more than 80 exchanges and collaborate with a wide range of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our expertise has led to rapid expansion. Our services include market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks.
Beyond services, we are pioneers—adopting Rust for algorithmic trading, supporting Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program, injecting liquidity into DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols, and advancing industry research and governance.
What we are looking for
A dynamic, experienced Quantitative Researcher to collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and traders to support our market-making and proprietary trading initiatives.
Job description
The ideal candidate is passionate about math and statistics, enjoys data analysis, solving complex challenges, and has a track record of adding value to trading businesses. Your mission will be to shape Keyrock’s trading strategies. Responsibilities include:
* Market-making and optimal quoting of HL assets (CeFi and DeFi).
* Researching and developing proprietary trading algorithms for high- and mid-frequency strategies across spot, perpetual, and futures/forwards markets.
* Trading and hedging cryptocurrencies and FX.
Background and experience
You should be comfortable with financial markets and trading algorithms. Required skills and experience include:
* 3+ years in quantitative research at a bank, asset manager, or trading firm.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Good communication skills.
* Programming in Python.
* Experience in building or researching trading algorithms.
* Desirable: a master’s or PhD in a relevant field such as maths, statistics, physics, or quant finance.
* Passion for algorithmic trading.
* Ability to own projects and collaborate effectively.
* Fluency in English.
Our recruitment philosophy
We value self-awareness and strong communication. We seek passionate individuals who understand their goals and are motivated to join the crypto field. Ideal candidates are driven, collaborative, responsible, and focused on delivering scalable results.
Our offer
* A competitive salary and benefits, depending on engagement type.
* Flexible working hours and remote work options.
* Opportunity to be entrepreneurial within a collaborative team.
We are committed to a positive, merit-based work environment, welcoming diversity. Background checks are required for all hires due to external requirements.
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