Quantitative Researcher, High Frequency Trading
Location: New York About us At Auros, we're dedicated to advancing the cryptocurrency ecosystem through unparalleled liquidity and market-making services. We're one of the largest participants in the market, trading across 10+ global locations, facilitating 3-4% of global daily volumes, and have connectivity to over 50 venues. What sets us apart, though, is our culture. We believe in hiring smart people and empowering them to do their best work. From day one, you'll have the autonomy and support to really excel. Our relentless focus on delivery drives us to continuously push boundaries and achieve exceptional results, all while offering abundant opportunities for personal and professional growth in the dynamic realm of digital assets. The Opportunity We are seeking a highly motivated Quantitative Researcher to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your passion for cryptocurrency and financial markets. You will be exposed to the fast-paced world of high-frequency trading (HFT) while learning new strategies within a growing asset class. The cryptocurrency market presents an additional layer of complexity, creating opportunities for solving technical challenges with innovative solutions. • Join the founding team in the heavily invested next generation build out of the HFT business line from an already successful systematic trading business. • Add value in every part of the profit pipeline, from alpha generation to inventory management, risk management to execution and strategy logic. • Work with and learn from other successful, 10 year+ experienced quants and traders from T1 firms. Who you are Our ideal candidate will: • Use critical thinking and data driven decision making to prioritise tasks and drive the company forward • Has an entrepreneurial drive, and doesn't wait for a directive before pushing ahead to deliver solutions. • Have an inherent understanding of stochastic processes and be able to explain how individual observations in a market relate to context and statistical distributions • Have experience working with datasets that can't fit on one machine, and be familiar with various cluster technology • Have experience with market-leading modelling and learning methods for predicting time series with extensive context. • Have experience with the high performance requirements of HFT, and an understanding of how systems need to adapt to compete at low latencies. What We Offer in Return • Opportunity to work at the forefront of the digital asset industry • Remote and flexible work • Autonomy and a flat structure means you can contribute your ideas from day one and help shape the foundation that will power our future business. At Auros, we value nimbleness, drive for success, owner mentality, and collaboration. Join us in shaping the future of financial services across Asia and beyond! Apply tot his job