Open Positions

Join a cutting-edge crypto hedge fund managing ~$60M, where you will play a pivotal role in a small, high-impact team. Ideal for a candidate seeking a dynamic and collaborative environment with the potential for significant personal and professional growth.

Crypto Trading Infrastructure Developer

This position offers the opportunity to design, develop, and maintain high-frequency trading infrastructure, optimize system performance, and directly influence the fund's trading operations.

Role

  • Develop and maintain high-performance, reliable trading systems in Java.
  • Collaborate with quantitative researchers to integrate trading strategies into the infrastructure.
  • Implement and optimize low-latency trading infrastructure, exchange connectivity.
  • Monitor and enhance system performance and reliability.
  • Automate operational processes and AWS cloud infrastructure using Python and basic DevOps tools.

Desirable Qualities

  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Passion for performance optimization and system efficiency.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Desired Skills

Programming

  • Expertise in Java programming with a focus on performance and low-latency systems.
  • Proficiency in Python for scripting and automation.
  • Strong understanding of algorithmic complexity and data structures.
  • Experience with multithreading, concurrency, and distributed systems.

Performance Engineering

  • Experience in optimizing code for performance and low latency.
  • Proficiency with profiling tools and techniques.
  • Understanding of system-level optimizations (CPU, memory, I/O).

Infrastructure

  • Experience with core AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, etc).
  • Knowledge of network protocols and hardware optimization for low latency.
  • Familiarity with basic DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, git version control).
  • Experience with monitoring tools and performance tuning.

Finance

  • Basic understanding of trading concepts.
  • Interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.

Crypto Quantitative Trader

This position offers the opportunity to develop and implement innovative trading strategies, directly influencing the fund's performance.

Role

  • Conduct ad hoc analysis of trading ideas, risks, and models.
  • Identify and evaluate new trading opportunities and strategies.
  • Guide trading ideas from concept through to implementation.
  • Monitor trading performance and associated risks.
  • Perform fine-grained analysis of trade execution and outcomes.
  • Collaborate with team members to refine and improve strategies.

Desirable Qualities

  • Pragmatic and capable of fast, efficient analysis.
  • Ability to take ideas through the full lifecycle from concept to live trading.
  • Strong presentation and communication skills.
  • Attention to detail and sensitivity to nuances in data and strategy.

Desired skills

Math

Strong foundation in probability theory and statistics, including:

  • Expected value calculations.
  • Understanding of various distributions (normal, exponential, long-tail, etc).
  • Central limit theorem.
  • Familiarity with learning algorithms (e.g., decision trees, neural networks).

Finance

Solid understanding of trading concepts, such as:

  • Order book dynamics, bid-ask spread, market microstructure.
  • Different trading instruments (spot, futures, perpetual swaps, options).
  • Risk management practices.
  • Hedging strategies.
  • Portfolio theory and optimization.
  • Knowledge of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.

Data analysis

  • Proficiency in data cleanup, analysis, anomaly detection, and visualization.
  • Experience with simulation and modeling techniques.

Programming

  • Understanding of algorithmic complexity and basic data structures.
  • Proficiency in at least one data analysis environment (e.g. Python, MATLAB, R, Julia).
  • Some experience with an implementation language (e.g. Java, C++, Rust).

Contact us

hello@decent.net