Senior Quant Trader

About Paradex

Paradex isn’t just another decentralized exchange—it’s a Super App. We’ve combined three powerful financial primitives: Exchange, Asset Management, and Borrow/Lend Markets, all seamlessly composable and accessible through one unified account that uses your entire portfolio as collateral, including any spot and derivative assets. Trade, earn, borrow, lend, and grow your on-chain identity—all in one place. Backed by top-tier investors and incubated by Paradigm, we are scaling rapidly. Come help us grow!

Quick Facts

• $40 Billion Lifetime Volume
• $100 Million Average Daily Volume
• $15 Million Total Value Locked
• Paradex is committed to building transparently in public 👉 key platform stats

Your mission

Join Paradex as we redefine the financial landscape through decentralized finance. We are on the lookout for a Senior Quantitative Trader to be a key player in our Quantitative Research team. In this role, you’ll focus on building and refining trading and risk infrastructure for Paradex Protocol Vaults.

What You’ll Do

• Strategy Development: Build systematic trading strategies to provide liquidity and generate profit for protocol vaults.
• Data-Driven Optimization: Leverage trading metrics and data analysis to enhance decision-making, scale existing strategies, and boost profitability.
• Creative Problem Solving: Apply innovative problem-solving techniques and strategic decision-making to optimize execution.
• Team Collaboration: Regularly update stakeholders on strategy performance, propose actionable improvements, and align on project goals to drive a shared vision forward.

What You Bring

• Operational Leadership: Demonstrated leadership abilities and a strong interest in trading and technology.
• Complex Systems Thinking: Understand and evaluate the interplay of moving parts within trading systems to design robust strategies.
• Attention to Detail: Highly detail-oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Mathematical Skills: Strong proficiency in mathematics, particularly in probability theory, statistics, and numerical methods.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in quantitative programming languages like Python, C++, or Go, with experience in back-testing, simulation, and statistical analysis.
• Financial Knowledge: Solid understanding of financial derivatives, market microstructure, and options pricing models.
• Passion for Crypto: Deep interest in the cryptocurrency space and enthusiasm for exploring its rapidly evolving ecosystem.

Your Perks & Benefits

• Competitive Pay: Top-tier compensation in the industry.
• Generous PTO: Unlimited vacation.
• Full Benefits: Comprehensive packages tailored by country.
• Technology & Learning Allowances: 3,500 USD for your first-year setup, $2,000 USD refresh every 2 years, plus $1,000 USD annually for learning and development