Quantitative Trader - Crypto HFT | Amsterdam- £Base + Bonus

pI’m working with a fast-growing proprietary trading firm in Amsterdam that is looking to hire an strongExperienced Quantitative Trader /strong into its crypto HFT business. /p pThe firm trades systematically across digital-asset markets using fully automated, high-frequency strategies and a low-latency trading platform. /p pThis is a hands-on role sitting between strongquantitative research, live trading and strategy implementation /strong . You’ll be expected to develop new trading ideas, analyse market behaviour, improve existing algorithms and take increasing ownership of strategies running in production. /p pstrongThe role:- /strong /p pYou will: /p p• Research and develop systematic trading strategies /p p • Analyse high-frequency market and order-book data /p p • Identify new trading opportunities and market inefficiencies /p p • Backtest and validate quantitative ideas /p p • Monitor and optimise live strategies /p p • Investigate trading performance, execution and market behaviour /p p • Work closely with traders and engineers to move research into production /p p • Take meaningful ownership of strategies and trading decisions /p pstrongWhat we’re looking for /strong /p pstrongEssential: /strong /p p• Master’s or PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Econometrics or another highly quantitative subject /p p • Strong strongPython /strong programming skills /p p • Strong statistics, probability and quantitative modelling ability /p p • Experience working in a strongsystematic / quantitative trading or research environment /strong /p p • Ability to develop and test trading ideas using real market data /p p • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability /p p • Willingness to work strongon-site in Amsterdam /strong /p pstrongParticularly interesting backgrounds: /strong /p p• HFT / electronic market making /p p • Short-horizon systematic trading /p p • Statistical arbitrage /p p • Market microstructure research /p p • Cross-venue / arbitrage strategies /p p • Automated market making /p p • Quantitative trading across equities, futures, options or crypto /p pstrongPrevious crypto experience is helpful but not essential. /strong Strong systematic traders/researchers from other liquid asset classes are very relevant if they are interested in moving into digital assets. /p pExperience with strongRust, C++ or low-latency systems /strong is advantageous but not required for the Quant Trader role. /p pstrongEnvironment /strong /p pThis is a small, highly technical trading team where researchers, traders and engineers work closely together. It will suit someone who wants strongmore strategy ownership and faster research-to-production cycles /strong than they might get at a larger platform. /p pstrongLocation: /strong Amsterdam /p pstrongWorking model: /strong On-site /p pstrongAsset class: /strong Crypto / Digital Assets /p pstrongStrategy style: /strong Systematic / High Frequency / Market Making /p