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Digital Assets Trader

New York

Flow Traders is looking for an experienced Digital Assets Trader to join our global Digital Assets Trading team, with the opportunity to be based in New York. We are seeking candidates with a proven track record in low-latency (CeFi) trading and/or on-chain (DeFi) trading. The ideal candidate has demonstrated significant and consistent PnL generation through strategies deployed in production and brings deep expertise in crypto market structure.

You will be part of a highly collaborative global team, working closely with traders, quants, and engineers to develop and scale trading strategies across centralized and decentralized markets.


What you will do

  • Develop, implement, and optimize profitable trading strategies across CeFi and/or DeFi markets
  • Contribute to the 24/7 trading, monitoring, and risk management of our digital asset strategies
  • Identify and capitalize on market inefficiencies across exchanges, instruments, and protocols
  • Collaborate with global teams to enhance execution, tooling, and trading infrastructure
  • Contribute research and insights to improve overall team performance and strategy portfolio

 

What you will need to succeed 

  • Minimum 3+ years of professional trading experience at a leading proprietary trading firm, market maker or crypto-native trading desk — this is not an entry-level or junior role
  • Proven PnL generation from strategies you personally built, deployed, and managed in live production
  • Experience in: Low-latency CeFi trading and/or On-chain (DeFi) trading
  • Strong understanding of execution, liquidity, and market dynamics
  • Practical experience with exchange APIs and latency-sensitive systems
  • Ability to generate and validate trading ideas using data and real-time feedback
  • Comfortable working flexible hours
  • Strong quantitative skills with solid programming and data handling capabilities (e.g. Python, SQL)

 

 

 

At Flow Traders, we acknowledge the importance of open and transparent communication whether it be with our employees, our stakeholders, or our local and global communities. When it comes to salary, Flow Traders uses reliable market research to create base ranges. Where candidates will fall within the range depends on a few different factors including but not limited to level of experience, location, and specific skill set. We also consider ourselves one global team, and to demonstrate that, all employees are eligible to share in the company’s success through an annual discretionary variable remuneration allocated based on company, group and individual performance and contribution. 

 

Per NYC salary transparency law, the total compensation for this role includes a base range of $175,000 to $225,000 plus annual discretionary variable remuneration.

 

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.

 

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