Quantitative Strategy Trader
Manta Network is a modular blockchain for Zero-Knowledge (ZK) applications, offering developers a high-performance, low-cost environment to build on. It features a thriving ecosystem and aims to bridge Web2 and Web3.
About Manta Network
Manta Network is a modular blockchain platform designed for Zero-Knowledge (ZK) applications. It focuses on providing high performance with lower gas fees by leveraging modularity. The project's history includes building a ZK stack on Polkadot in 2020 and later creating the first modular L2 on Ethereum using Celestia for data availability in 2023. Manta Network aims to bridge Web2 and Web3 by enabling the development of innovative products. It supports a growing ecosystem of over 200 projects and offers a comprehensive builder program that includes funding, mentorship, and community support, all built on a familiar foundation for developers.
Skills
About the Role
You will research and develop quantitative liquidity strategies for blockchain markets. You will generate strategy ideas, analyze feasibility, perform data analysis, backtest models, and iterate to optimize performance. You will support secondary market research by collecting and tracking on-chain data and industry trends. You will design and refine secondary market trading strategies, select investment targets, create trading plans, provide timely investment recommendations, and execute trade orders.
Requirements
- Full-time bachelor's degree or above from a reputable domestic or overseas university
- Fluent English reading ability
- Background in mathematics, financial engineering, computer software, electronic information engineering or related STEM fields; non-STEM backgrounds not considered
- Strong mathematical foundation and rapid analytical ability
- Interest in programmatic trading
- Experience designing trading strategies and live trading experience preferred
- Familiarity with C++ or Rust preferred
- Comprehensive coverage of quantitative strategy types with strong live performance
- Strong secondary market risk management
- High numerical and profit and loss sensitivity
- Solid data analysis skills and technical analysis ability
- Market-making experience preferred
- Binance single-exchange APY >10% and drawdown <2% preferred
Responsibilities
- Develop blockchain liquidity strategies
- Research strategy ideas
- Analyze feasibility
- Perform data analysis
- Backtest models
- Optimize strategies
- Support secondary market research
- Collect and track on-chain data and industry trends
- Design and refine secondary market trading strategies
- Select investment targets
- Develop trading plans
- Provide timely investment recommendations
- Execute trade orders