Quant Trader (DeFi)

The role

You will drive trading activity across decentralized markets. You will work with DeFi engineers and researchers to manage liquidity provisioning, principal trading, and yield-generation strategies.

What you will do

• Manage and improve trading strategies across decentralized venues and protocols.
• Monitor trading performance, market conditions, and risk exposures.
• Identify trading opportunities and areas for strategy improvement.
• Support liquidity provisioning, principal trading, and yield-generation activity.
• Stay close to market structure and protocol developments.
• Assess new venues, protocols, and trading opportunities.
• Share insights that inform trading decisions and strategic direction.

Required qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of professional trading experience, ideally in complex or less liquid markets.
• Strong commercial judgment, risk awareness, and decision-making under pressure.
• Ability to use data to test ideas and improve trading performance.
• Coding ability, with experience using programming to analyse data or support trading decisions.
• Interest in DeFi, crypto market structure, and on-chain trading.
• Degree in a technical or quantitative subject, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Prior crypto or DeFi experience

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement planning
• 30 days of holiday
• Free lunches when in the office
• Regular Town Halls, team lunches, offsites, and social events
• Corporate and Social Responsibility program, including charity matching and volunteer days
• Immigration and relocation support where required

About the company

GSR is crypto’s capital markets partner, helping founders and institutions scale with confidence. They deliver institutional-grade market making, OTC trading, and strategic venture capital.