Digital Assets Quant Researcher

As a Quant Researcher at Da Vinci, you’ll work alongside a fun team of highly skilled traders and engineers. Our Quant Researchers are key to developing and improving algorithmic trading strategies that help us reach our goal of building one of the best proprietary trading firms in the world.

Da Vinci offers an exciting and dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-growing company.

Responsibilities: 

• Build, test, implement and trade with new fully automated trading strategies
• Develop tools that translate data analysis results into useful inputs for trading
• Continuously analyse and improve our existing strategies
• Improve and refine our data infrastructure and setup
• Evaluate prospective markets for opportunities
• Understand and analyse risk and reward patterns

Requirements:

• Technical background (Maths, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics, Quant Finance or similar quantitative studies)
• Programming knowledge in Python, MATLAB, R or C++
• Passion for research, in-depth analysis, and mathematical modelling
• Ability to understand mathematical theory and translate it into practice
• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical approach to solving complex problems
• Competitive but cooperative attitude
• Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset
• Affinity with the digital assets market
• Willingness to work flexible hours (no 9 to 5 mentality)
• Stress resistance and risk awareness are pluses

Benefits: 

• A comprehensive theoretical and practical training program provided by some of the most qualified professionals in the industry
• Sign-on bonus of EUR 20k, base salary of EUR 80k
• Excellent variable pay and growth opportunities
• Outstanding performance is also rewarded with shareholding in the company
• A relocation package when moving from abroad, including flight coverage, temporary accommodation upon arrival, house-finding service and expat support
• Meals during work hours
• Social events and after-work drinks
• Reimbursement of travel costs
• Sponsored gym membership
• In-house game room (pool table, board games and console games)