Drift is looking for a Quantitative Trader to be a core member of our research team to build, scale, maintain, and spearhead the development of trading strategies.

Your Role

Build, test and optimize quantitative models for market making, trading, hedging and arbitraging activities on Drift Work with a team of experienced quantitative traders to manage a portfolio of market making and quantitative strategies Operate automated, latency-sensitive trading systems Monitor the systems’ executions and open positions Adjust system parameters based on market conditions and current risk Your Experience

5+ years of relevant working experience, ideally within trading/crypto Passion for DeFi and crypto, including a deep understanding of AMMs while proactively engaging in new developments Proficient in Python. Knowledge in any other programming language is a plus Strong experience in ML modelling and applying ML approaches to trading Proven track record trading in cryptocurrency markets Working experience in any financial exchange would be highly desirable Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, with a high attention to detail Nice to Have

Experience with any blockchain at the protocol level Understanding of perpetual futures, options, margin trading and derivatives products Familiarity with the Solana blockchain and building applications on Solana Experience in data visualization frameworks BSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or relevant discipline Drift's Development Stack

Frontend: Typescript + React Smart Contracts: Rust (using Anchor framework) Backend: MySQL Infrastructure: AWS Perks

Remote first - work from anywhere International team meets Stipend for technology related costs Drift is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. All aspects of employment are based on merit, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.