Junior Quantitative Researcher | Crypto Delta One

As a Junior Quantitative Researcher at BlockTech, you own research ideas end-to-end from hypothesis and dataset construction through feature engineering, model training and backtesting, all the way to live deployment, monitoring, and iterative improvement. You sit shoulder-to-shoulder with Quantitative Traders and Quantitative Analysts on the trading floor, and your work directly drives how the firm prices and trades across cryptocurrency derivatives and spot markets.

What you'll do

• Collaborate closely with traders to translate research insights into systematic trading strategies
• Design, develop and deploy models for price prediction, signal generation, execution, and anomaly detection across crypto derivatives and spot markets using state-of-the-art AI and ML techniques
• Build robust trading, backtesting and research infrastructure alongside engineers, so promising ideas move into production quickly and safely
• Own models in production: monitor live performance, diagnose decay, and iterate on what you ship

What you bring

• A strong academic background in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, Econometrics, or ML/AI, typically a PhD or an MSc with strong research experience
• Fluency in Python and the modern ML stack (PyTorch and/or TensorFlow, scikit-learn, NumPy, pandas)
• A deep, intuitive grasp of overfitting, generalisation, validation design, and feature engineering - you can explain why a model works, not just that it does
• Solid software engineering instincts: you write code that other people can read, test, and run in production
• Genuine curiosity about financial markets and market microstructure - prior finance experience is welcome but not required
• Clear written and verbal English, and the ability to communicate complex ideas to a mixed audience of researchers, engineers, and traders

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience building and deploying ML models, ideally on time-series, forecasting, or anomaly detection problems
• Familiarity with crypto markets, derivatives pricing, and/or high-frequency trading data

What we offer

• A permanent full-time position in the heart of Singapore's financial district (CBD)
• Competitive base salary combined with a very attractive bonus plan based on individual and company performance
• The opportunity to buy into the trading fund based on outstanding performance
• An extensive in-house training program and an annual learning and development budget
• Laptop, home office budget and transportation allowance
• Daily breakfast and warm lunch, with snacks and drinks provided throughout the day
• Reimbursement of gym membership and sports events, with the opportunity to do sports during working hours
• Regular social events, including bi-annual trips abroad and frequent outings
• For internationals: all-in relocation package

About BlockTech

BlockTech is an algorithmic trading firm at the frontier of global cryptocurrency derivatives and spot markets. The firm trades 24/7 across data-rich, fast-moving venues and uses that data to build smarter models, sharper signals, and more adaptive trading systems.