Researcher DeFi - Digital Assets

IMC has a strong presence in traditional Finance and has been expanding into crypto and DeFi over the last years. Through its overseas affiliates, IMC provides liquidity and trades on many cryptocurrency exchanges and DeFi protocols. IMC Zug is currently looking to expand its DeFi team, which builds the algorithms that support IMC's trading activities
The DeFi team is small and highly flexible. We need the flexibility to respond to the rapidly changing DeFi landscape. As a member of the DeFi team, you will get the opportunity to work on many different projects and shape your role to your talents. Your work will vary from improving existing trading strategies and algorithms to working on completely new solutions from scratch. All, while closely collaborating with team members.
Your Core Responsibilities:

• Collaborate on researching highly competitive trading strategies
• Research and analysis of Defi protocols using on chain data
• Deploy trading strategies though our state-of-the-art, industry-leading trade execution and connectivity solutions
• Stay on top of updates to Defi protocols

Your Skills and Experience:

• Hard skill requirements:
  • Proficiency in applied mathematics, statistics, numerical modeling
  • Knowledge of cryptocurrency
  • Proficiency in one more blockchain-related programming languages such as golang, rust, solidity, move etc.
  • Comfortable in a Linux R&D environment, incl. git and related tools
  • Ability to research independently
  • Proficiency in English
• Nice to haves
  • Experience in blockchain analytics, DeFi protocols, MEV
  • In-depth knowledge of concrete blockchains on conceptual and/or programming level
  • Deep understanding of the EVM, and/or the technical underpinnings of other blockchain ecosystems
  • Smart contract design and development
  • Experience with cryptography libraries, digital signature, hash algorithms

Location and Office Culture

• IMC office in Zug, Switzerland
• Note that this is an onsite role, with some but limited flexibility for working from home
• You can expect a dynamic, fast-paced environment that delivers a steady stream of challenges and opportunities
• One of the most exciting aspects of the job is our quick feedback loop in the research, development and deployment of strategies
• We give people lots of responsibility and the support they need to make an impact from day one
• We promise you a flat structure and an open, collaborative culture that stimulates the sharing of ideas, knowledge and technology between our teams and offices

About Us
IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we've been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.