DeFi Quant Trader Intern Credit

Keyrock is a crypto market maker providing algorithmic liquidity, OTC trading, derivatives, and asset management services to institutions across centralized and decentralized venues.

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229, rue Saint-Honoré, 75001, Paris, France, France
About Keyrock

Keyrock provides institutional digital asset trading services through proprietary algorithmic technology deployed across centralized and decentralized exchanges. Users can access market making, over-the-counter block trades, options structures for hedging and yield, and managed fund strategies. The firm operates across multiple regulated jurisdictions including Belgium, the UK, Switzerland, France, and the US.

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Candidate Availability

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will build quantitative models for on-chain credit and risk, create Python tools for yield analysis and execution, and query blockchain data to inform credit positioning. You will also perform protocol due diligence, quantitative forensics, and stress testing before capital deployment.

Requirements

  • Python
  • SQL
  • Git
  • Smart contract mechanics
  • DeFi primitive mathematics
  • Quantitative modeling
  • Yield dynamics
  • Credit risk
  • Backtesting
  • DeFi lending protocol experience

Responsibilities

  • Develop and refine quantitative risk models for DeFi credit platforms
  • Build Python tools and algorithmic models for yield analysis and execution
  • Query on-chain telemetry, EVM event logs, and protocol data
  • Perform quantitative forensics and stress testing on lending and credit products

Benefits

  • Six-month paid internship
  • Accommodation for all or part of the internship
  • Hands-on experience
  • Clear learning goals
  • Dedicated guidance and regular feedback

Hiring Process

Interview with Talent Acquisition representative → Interview with Hiring Manager → Recruitment Challenge