Quant Trader

Job Description

Paradigm is seeking a Senior Quantitative Trader to join their Quantitative Research team. The company is building cutting-edge, distributed financial service infrastructure that will reshape financial services across CeFi and DeFi markets. Paradigm provides unified access to multi-asset, multi-protocol liquidity on demand without compromising on execution preferences, costs, and immediacy.

The role involves:

• Building systematic trading strategies to provide liquidity and generate profit for protocol vaults.
• Leveraging trading metrics and data analysis to enhance decision-making, scale existing strategies, and boost profitability.
• Applying innovative problem-solving techniques and strategic decision-making to optimize execution.
• Updating stakeholders on strategy performance, propose actionable improvements, and align on project goals.

The ideal candidate should have:

• Demonstrated leadership abilities and a strong interest in trading and technology.
• Understanding of complex systems within trading systems to design robust strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong proficiency in mathematics, particularly in probability theory, statistics, and numerical methods.
• Proficiency in quantitative programming languages like Python, C++, or Go, with experience in back-testing, simulation, and statistical analysis.
• Solid understanding of financial derivatives, market microstructure, and options pricing models.
• Deep interest in the cryptocurrency space.

Paradigm offers:

• Competitive Pay
• Unlimited vacation
• Comprehensive benefits packages tailored by country
• Technology & Learning Allowances