Graduate DeFi Algorithmic Trader

Join Wintermute's DeFi team as a Graduate Algorithmic Trader. You will help build and maintain the systems that drive on-chain searching, designing and implementing trading strategies alongside the core microservices and backend infrastructure required by our trading engine. Working in a tight-knit, collaborative environment, experienced traders and developers will guide you as you contribute across multiple codebases and explore the frontiers of DeFi design.

What you'll do

• Design and implement trading strategies for on-chain markets
• Build and maintain core microservices and backend infrastructure for the trading engine
• Contribute across multiple codebases in a variety of languages
• Work on programmatic problem-solving for market-making and trading systems
• Investigate and explore new domains within the DeFi ecosystem alongside the team

What you bring

• Proficiency in at least one of: Python, Rust, or Go
• Comfort working on Linux environments and with Git version control
• Experience with programmatic statistical analysis and quantitative/analytic skills
• A high-level understanding of high-frequency market-making strategies
• Understanding of blockchain fundamentals and EVM mechanics
• Familiarity with smart contract development and the Foundry toolkit
• A passion for learning about protocol microstructure and design mechanisms

About Wintermute

Wintermute is one of the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading companies in digital assets, providing liquidity algorithmically across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms. Founded in 2017, the company combines the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms with the innovative culture of technology startups, and actively participates in blockchain ecosystem development through investments, partnerships, and project incubation.