Trader

The role

This is a hybrid trading and engineering role. You will develop and run strategies for tokenized equities, pricing and hedging risk across onchain markets and traditional brokerage venues.

What you will do

• Develop and run RFQ-based trading strategies for tokenized spot equities
• Price instruments where reference prices are thin or stale
• Measure execution quality by benchmarking fills against references and analyzing markouts
• Monitor positions, inventory levels and P&L in real time
• Proactively flag risks, execute adjustments, and continuously improve tooling & monitoring
• Integrate with traditional brokerage venues and onchain programs to fill trades and rebalance inventory

Required qualifications

• 4+ years trading at a market maker, prop firm, DEX, or brokerage
• professional experience specifically trading spot equities
• Experience developing RFQ systems
• A rigorous approach to risk management
• Self-directed and adaptable
• Strong analytical and software engineering skills (e.g., Rust)
• Work authorization

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• restricted token units
• Unlimited time off
• healthcare premium reimbursement
• 401K
• Top-of-the-line MacBook Pro laptop

About the company

Wormhole Labs builds Sunrise, a platform that helps token issuers launch and list their tokens on Solana. They have orchestrated the launch of 100+ assets on Solana with more than $10 billion in cumulative trading volume.