Quantitative Researcher
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong value due to the role's emphasis on quantitative strategy development in a blockchain context, appealing to analytics-minded candidates.
- Innovative position focused on multi-blockchain strategies.
- Significant autonomy in delivering complex mathematical solutions.
- Fully remote role with strong analytical focus.
Pros
- Opportunity to innovate in the fast-evolving DeFi space.
- Fully remote role providing flexibility.
- Strong focus on analytical skills and quantitative strategy development.
Cons
- High expectations for experience and relevant skills in quantitative research.
- Potentially high workload due to the complex nature of the tasks.
Who it's for
Mid to Senior • Fully Remote
Good fit
- Mid to senior-level quantitative analysts.
- Individuals passionate about blockchain and trading strategies.
- Analytical thinkers looking for innovative work environments.
Not recommended for
- Candidates without advanced quantitative research experience.
- Professionals preferring traditional finance roles.
- Those not comfortable with remote work dynamics.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Location
Remote
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Software Engineering
Wormhole Labs is a technology company that specializes in building multi-blockchain software. Our experience spans a broad spectrum of blockchain technology, and we operate at the intersection of application and platform.
We're seeking a Quantitative Researcher to join our team as we scale our cross-chain intents and trading infrastructure. You'll develop quantitative strategies spanning traditional market making, alpha generation, and cross-chain execution, working across centralized exchanges, decentralized venues, and cross-chain intents infrastructure.
What you will do
Scale existing intents infrastructure by improving solver economics, reducing execution latency, and building automated cross-chain inventory rebalancing systems to maximize capital efficiency
Develop and deploy mathematical trading strategies including market making and statistical arbitrage across CEXs and DEXs
Explore emerging crypto protocols and DeFi primitives to identify novel trading opportunities and develop non-traditional sources of alpha
Design and implement low-latency trading systems from the ground up, writing performance-critical code across the stack
Requirements
4+ years of quantitative research experience on a successful delta-one trading team
Strong programming skills (Python for research, Rust for performance-critical systems)
Solid foundation in statistics, probability theory, and numerical methods
Experience with large-scale data analysis and modeling
Interest in blockchain technology and DeFi (prior experience with crypto trading, or intents systems a plus)
We provide
Competitive salary and restricted token units, dependent on position type and location.
Discretionary bonus dependent on company performance and individual impact.
Unlimited time off, healthcare premium reimbursement, and 401K.
Top-of-the-line MacBook Pro and test mobile devices.
Flexibility of working from wherever you have work authorization, as long as you are available ~10-6PM US Eastern Time. We minimize unnecessary meetings, but building decentralized systems requires synchronous communication.
Note: We will only respond to applications that meet our requirements. If you don't get a response, please assume a polite decline.
