About the company
Auros is a leading cryptocurrency market making and high-frequency trading firm operating across all major venues and instruments. A 24/7/365 business, it possesses a world-class team of trading and engineering talent across 15 geographies globally, combining remote work and physical offices in Hong Kong and New York. Auros is one of the largest participants in cryptocurrency markets, generating daily notional turnover in the billions of dollars. Their long-standing technological heritage combines a systematic approach with sophisticated pricing models and state-of-the-art execution capabilities, regularly iterating to ensure robust, reliable trading performance. Their partnership-based approach to external liquidity provision has rapidly established them as a go-to market maker for token projects.
Job Summary
What You'll Do
📍Manage one of our major trading books, overseeing all operational and trading-related matters in real time. 📍Analyse trading data and market conditions to continuously seek additional sources of edge. 📍Work closely with other trading teams and middle-office teams to ensure proper booking and reconciliation of trades, while collaborating with the BD team to structure tailored solutions for clients. 📍Liaise with key exchange counterparts on margin requirements, coin borrows, trade breaks, technical issues, and market-making requirements. 📍Assist in improving existing trading strategies and contribute to the research and development of new strategies. 📍Participate in client-focused activities, working with the BD team to solve problems and help clients meet their objectives. 📍Research crypto projects and develop strategies on chain 📍Develop models and tools to automate daily tasks. 📍Contribute to Trading, Defi, OTC and Ventures operations, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
What you'll bring
📍Ability and willingness to work North American hours, but be based in the Americas (excluding the US), UK or Europe. 📍Willingness to learn and dive deep into the cryptocurrency/DeFi space, strong interest and knowledge in this space is a huge plus. 📍Python coding ability is mandatory. 📍Solid technical knowledge and an understanding of how trading algorithms work. 📍Self-motivated, reliable, and able to work independently with minimal supervision. 📍Flexibility to collaborate with the Asia desk and work across time zones. 📍Experience in HFT, with training from a Tier 1 or 2 HFT firm, or experience in a crypto-native firm, is a plus. 📍Familiarity with crypto side projects like running a validator, building trading bots on CeFi or DeFi, or systematic/discretionary trading is advantageous.
