At a Glance
- Tasks: Own and optimise live market-making strategies while researching new quantitative approaches.
- Company: Kappa Lab, a leading digital-assets market maker with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Hybrid working model, inclusive culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Exciting career prospects in a diverse and inclusive environment.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make impactful decisions in the fast-paced world of trading.
- Qualifications: Strong quantitative skills, Python proficiency, and familiarity with cryptocurrency markets.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Kappa Lab is a digital-assets market maker. We provide continuous, round-the-clock liquidity across 50+ centralised and decentralised exchanges, quoting a wide range of assets. Our proprietary technology and quantitative models let us price consistently and respond quickly across every venue we trade.
About the role: As a Quantitative Trader you will join a hands-on trading team, taking ownership of live market-making strategies while researching and prototyping new ones. This is a role for someone who enjoys the challenge of achieving high performance and PnL plus the analytical side of markets and the engineering that makes trading work in practice.
What you will do:
- Own live market-making strategies: tune quoting parameters, spreads, sizing and hedging, and diagnose and improve performance
- Research, prototype and launch new quantitative strategies across venues and asset classes
- Analyse execution quality in depth - fill quality, adverse selection, realised spreads, and trading costs
- Work in our configuration-as-code platform, where strategy parameters are version-controlled, reviewed and deployed like software
- Monitor live trading and manage risk through volatile market conditions
- Work closely with engineering on the systems you trade through, and contribute code to them yourself
What we are looking for:
- Strong quantitative reasoning and real comfort applying statistics to noisy, fast-moving data
- Production-grade Python: code others can maintain, sensible use of version control, and the ability to debug a live system under pressure
- Evidence you can turn large market datasets into a decision and clearly explain your reasoning
- Familiarity with cryptocurrency markets, blockchain technology, and trading concepts
- Sound judgement about risk: knowing when to size down, hedge or stop
- A proactive mindset and ability to spot opportunities, move fast, and make things happen
Strongly valued:
- Experience in market making, high-frequency trading, or systematic execution
- Proficiency in Rust
- Familiarity with DeFi and on-chain execution
Location and Working Style: We have offices in London (UK) and Dubai (UAE) and operate on a hybrid basis. Kappa Lab is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals and do not discriminate based on race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age.
Quant Trader in Hounslow employer: Kappa Lab Ltd
Kappa Lab is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, offering remote flexibility with the option to work from our London or Dubai offices. We prioritise employee growth through continuous learning opportunities in the fast-paced cryptocurrency trading sector, while our commitment to diversity ensures that every team member's unique contributions are valued. Join us to be part of a pioneering team driving innovation in the Web3 ecosystem, where your skills will directly impact market efficiency and liquidity.
