Trader, Market Making

Blockchain is connecting the world to the future of finance. As the most trusted and fastest-growing global crypto company, it helps millions of people worldwide safely access cryptocurrency. Since its inception in 2011, Blockchain has earned the trust of over 90 million wallet holders and more than 40 million verified users, facilitating over $1 trillion in crypto transactions.

We’re looking for a technically and commercially minded Trader to join our Market Making desk in London. This role is responsible for running, analysing and improving our automated liquidity strategies, as well as working closely with our clients to respond to their needs and enhance the enterprise value of our desk.

You will sit at the intersection of trading, quantitative research and commercials, working on the strategies that power our bespoke Market Making solutions; and being an integral member surrounding the economics of the desk (i.e. meeting and sourcing new clients). This role requires a blend of strong communication and hands-on coding ability in Python, Rust and/or SQL.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

  • Work with experienced, highly successful traders in a fast-paced and intense environment
  • Manage risk and ideate trading strategies as part of a compact team across Defi, market making, and yield strategies
  • Work closely with trading and sales to drive commercials over the finish line and bring in new business ; interact with clients; network ; understanding the landscape of deal sourcing and deal flow ; provide relevant ideas to the growth of our business
  • Configure and tune strategy parameters, in response to changing market conditions; all while developing world-class market-making strategies
  • Enhance the enterprise value of our desk; by building out infrastructure and coming up with initiatives that make us the best possible desk we can be to our clients

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

  • Experience: 2–5 years in market making, quantitative trading, electronic trading or working for an institutional desk (crypto preferred)
  • Mindset: Commercially aware, fast-paced, and intense
  • Knowledge: Strong understanding of financial markets, DeFi, algorithmic trading, and crypto TGEs / listing structures
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency in Python, Rust, AI tooling, and/or SQL

COMPENSATION & PERKS

  • Full-time salary based on experience and meaningful equity in an industry-leading company
  • This is a role based in our London office, with a mandatory in-office presence four days per week.
  • Work from Anywhere Policy: You can work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 20 days per year.
  • ClassPass
  • Unlimited vacation policy; work hard and take time when you need it
  • Apple equipment
  • The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an emerging field
  • Flexible work culture

Blockchain is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, and apprenticeship. Blockchain makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

You may contact our Data Protection Officer by email at dpo@blockchain.com. Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Controller’s recruitment related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment.

Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by Controller to help manage its recruitment and hiring process on Controller’s behalf. Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, your personal data will be transferred to the United States once you submit it through this site. Because the European Union Commission has determined that United States data privacy laws do not ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data collected from EU data subjects, the transfer will be subject to appropriate additional safeguards under the standard contractual clauses.

Your personal data will be retained by Controller as long as Controller determines it is necessary to evaluate your application for employment. Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have the right to data portability. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with an EU supervisory authority.

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