DeFi Quant Analyst

Design, implement, and manage algorithmic market-making strategies for on-chain markets. Combine quantitative modelling, strategy design, and on-chain risk management. Building the backbone of on-chain trading Curaga AG builds advanced blockchain and Web3 infrastructure for decentralized exchanges, liquidity protocols, and institutional-grade trading systems. Our platform enables companies to deploy and manage algorithmic market-making strategies on-chain with automated risk controls and deep analytics. Our team includes the inventors of the Liquidity Book protocol (DLMM) and operators of top DEX with over $50B annual volumes served. What You'll Build You will drive the creation of our in-house market-making strategy, develop liquidity strategies, run simulations, and monitor real-time inventory, exposure, and system performance. Algorithm Design & Research Build algorithmic market-making strategies for on-chain DEXs (Uniswap v3/v4, Liquidity-Book AMMs, CLMMs) Develop models for spread optimization, quoting logic, volatility forecasts, and inventory balancing Create simulations, backtests, scenario- and stress-testing frameworks Risk Management Design and monitor risk-control systems (inventory limits, delta exposure, slippage, volatility shocks) Build detection systems for MEV risk, sandwiching, oracle issues, chain congestion, and smart-contract anomalies Maintain production alerting for off-chain bots and on-chain positions Analytics & Infrastructure Perform on-chain data analysis (historical volumes, depth, LVR, LP profitability, liquidity-book parameters) Develop dashboards with real-time metrics: spreads, fills, inventory, fees, P&L attribution Work with engineers to integrate algorithms into off-chain automation & smart-contract layers Cross-Team Collaboration Partner with engineering teams for bot execution, monitoring, and deployment Work with product to tune strategies for B2B clients deploying on our platform Share insights on on-chain trading structure, liquidity efficiency, and DeFi trends REQUIREMENTS Must-Have 2–7 years in quantitative trading, systematic strategies, or market-making (crypto or TradFi) Must have experience building on-chain dashboards, e.g. Dune Strong coding skills: Python required; familiarity with TypeScript, SQL, Rust/Go a plus Solid understanding of DeFi protocols (e.g., Uniswap v3/v4, Curve, Liquidity Book, CLMMs) Experience with back-testing frameworks and simulation environments Strong grasp of risk management for trading systems (inventory, exposure, tail events) Experience with on-chain data analytics (Dune, The Graph, or custom pipelines) Ability to thrive in a fast-paced technical environment Nice to Have Experience building execution bots or smart-contract interactions Rust experience for performance-critical components Familiarity with MEV, block structure, order-flow auctions Experience working in a DeFi protocol or market-maker WHAT WE OFFER Competitive Zürich Salary Market-rate compensation in one of the world's top financial hubs Hybrid Work Hybrid or on-site work in Zürich (preferred) Equity Upside Equity/token upside aligned with project performance