Crypto Quant Researcher

At Citadel Securities, a leading global market maker, you join our quantitative research team to develop and test automated crypto trading strategies using sophisticated statistical techniques. You conduct research and drive P&L growth in cryptocurrency markets by refining existing strategies and building new algorithms.

What you'll do

• Conduct research and statistical analyses in crypto markets
• Drive P&L growth in cryptocurrency trading by refining existing strategies and developing new trading strategies and algorithms
• Work with large data sets, including unconventional data sources, to predict and test statistical market patterns
• Conceptualize valuation strategies, develop and continuously improve mathematical models, and translate algorithms into code
• Back test and implement trading models and signals in a live trading environment

What you bring

• Advanced training in mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, or another highly quantitative field
• Proficiency in probability and statistics, including time-series analysis, machine learning, pattern recognition, and NLP
• Prior experience working in a data-driven research environment
• Hands-on programming experience in scripting languages such as Python, analytical packages such as R or Matlab, and/or compiled languages such as C++
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills demonstrated through your background
• Proficiency in creating and using algorithms to investigate and work through large data or error-checking problems

Nice to have

• Experience working with crypto markets, exchanges, or digital asset trading infrastructure

About Citadel Securities

Citadel Securities is a technology-driven, next-generation global market maker providing institutional and retail investors with world-class liquidity, competitive pricing, and seamless front-to-back execution across a broad array of financial products. Our teams harness leading-edge quantitative research and machine learning to power analytics and solve the market's and our clients' most critical challenges.