Injective Foundation

Quant Researcher (Injective Labs)

New York or Remote (US)

Sponsorship not specified$26k-$97kDetected 50 days ago

PythonRustC++ReactData StructuresAlgorithmsLinuxDevOpsData EngineeringStatisticsControlsResearch

About the role

We are looking for a Quantitative Researcher to fit into our existing highly-skilled NY-based quantitative team.
The ideal candidate would be someone who has experience working with low-latency execution engines, handling real-time market data, and producing strategies that react immediately to market changes.
If this sounds like you and you enjoy working in fast paced environments, this role is for you!

Design and implement market-making, arbitrage, and systematic strategies end-to-end.
Build and maintain signal-generation pipelines, feature stores, and parameter-optimization tooling.
Develop robust backtesting frameworks
Implement trading system components, including order management and exchange connectivity.
Build and operate data pipelines and research platforms for high-quality, reproducible research.
Implement risk monitoring and control systems across strategies and venues.
Develop risk metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools for strategy and portfolio oversight.

3-5 years of quantitative research/analysis or development experience.
Experience in HFT development.
proficiency in C++ or Rust for performance-critical components.
Experience with statistical analysis, backtesting methodologies, and strategy development.
Familiarity with Linux development environments and modern DevOps practices.
Experience with real-time trading systems, low-latency applications, and exchange integrations.
Knowledge of blockchain technology, smart-contract fundamentals, and MEV-aware strategies.
Professional certifications (e.g., CFA, FRM), prior experience in quantitative trading/fintech, and/or publications in relevant fields.

Experience with machine-learning frameworks and distributed/parallel computing.
Unlimited PTO.
Health Insurance.
Home Office Stipend.
Flexible working hours.
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge blockchain technology in the finance industry.
Apply statistical and machine-learning techniques to generate, validate, and improve trading signals.

About Injective Labs
Injective Labs is trailblazing a new dawn for Web3 enabled finance.
We are the core contributors to Injective, one of the fastest growing blockchains in the industry.
Injective provides an interoperable smart contracts platform that is optimized for building decentralized finance applications.
Interoperability is at the core of Injective, which is natively integrated with chains such as Ethereum, Cosmos and Solana.
Developers can rapidly launch premier financial applications suited for mass adoption using Injective's infrastructure and specialized DeFi primitives such as the world's first fully on-chain order book.
Our team has decades of experience spearheading the largest financial institutions and tech organizations.
Injective is incubated by Binance and is backed by leading firms such as Jump Crypto, Pantera and Mark Cuban.
Global team meet ups.

equal opportunity employer we don't tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind.

Whether that's based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local

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