Quantitative Researcher

As a Quantitative Researcher at Teesta Investment, you'll discover new sources of alpha, understand market microstructure, and develop systematic trading strategies that compete in some of the world's fastest financial markets. You'll join a research-driven team at the core of a proprietary high-frequency trading and market-making firm in digital assets, working on real trading problems where your research has direct impact on live production systems.

What you'll do

• Research and develop systematic trading strategies across cryptocurrency markets
• Analyze market microstructure and identify exploitable trading opportunities
• Build statistical models using large-scale market and trading data
• Design robust backtesting frameworks to validate trading hypotheses
• Work closely with software engineers to deploy research into live production systems
• Monitor strategy performance, evaluate execution quality, and continuously improve models
• Develop analytical tools to support research, simulation, and performance attribution
• Contribute to risk management by identifying potential weaknesses and improving strategy robustness
• Collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineers to solve complex quantitative problems

What you bring

• A Master's or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or another highly quantitative discipline
• 3+ years of experience in quantitative research, systematic trading, market making, or a related quantitative role
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with C++, Rust, Go, MATLAB, or R
• Excellent understanding of probability, statistics, optimization, linear algebra, and numerical methods
• Experience working with large datasets and building quantitative models
• Strong analytical thinking and the ability to independently investigate complex problems
• A research mindset with the curiosity to challenge assumptions and continuously improve ideas

Nice to have

• Familiarity with market microstructure and Tick-by-Tick (TBT) market data

What we offer

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your dependents
• Relocation assistance
• Fitness and wellness reimbursement
• Sponsorship for higher education and academic pursuits
• Daily meal reimbursement
• Fully stocked snack bar and beverages

About Teesta Investment

Teesta Investment is a proprietary high-frequency trading and market-making firm in digital assets, born in India and grown into a global trading firm. The company designs automated systems that trade 24 x 7 across global crypto markets, combining technology, quantitative research, and deep market intuition to bring liquidity and efficiency wherever it operates.