Quantitative Trader

About Hex Trust: Established in 2018, Hex Trust is the global leader in fully regulated institutional digital asset market services, custody architectures, and enterprise staking solutions. Built by veteran banking technologists and award-winning financial leaders, Hex Trust operates a proprietary institutional-grade platform ensuring highly integrated, secure asset frameworks. Hex Trust holds strict regulatory compliance licenses and certifications across Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, France, and Italy.

Position Summary

We are currently hiring for a highly analytical and execution-driven Quantitative Trader who specializes in proprietary trading strategies and algorithmic trading infrastructure. This tactical role requires a professional who can effortlessly navigate the structural complexities of the digital asset markets, manage real-time portfolios with absolute precision, and design low-latency tools to support the firm's multi-tier trading objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Trade Execution & Optimization: Execute large-scale client and proprietary trades, optimizing routing parameters for best execution while mitigating market impact and maintaining strict discretion.
• Quantitative Strategy Formulation: Develop, backtest, and implement quantitative mathematical trading models aligned with market arbitrage loops and macro client goals.
• Liquidity & Trend Analytics: Conduct statistical analysis on high-frequency order books, historical telemetry, and asset liquidity depths to guide enterprise risk positions.
• Real-Time Risk Management: Continuously assess, monitor, and mitigate active exposure risks across volatile asset landscapes for both the firm and its partners.
• Algorithmic Automation Infrastructure: Create and optimize low-latency programmatic tools and scripts to automate high-velocity execution layers.
• Regulatory Enforcement: Ensure all executed market strategies and internal algorithmic pathways explicitly adhere to localized financial regulations and internal compliance bounds.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or related discipline) with a solid foundation in trading algorithms.
• Proven professional track record in quantitative trading, market making, or institutional client execution within crypto or similar electronic financial markets.
• Elite programming proficiency in low-level systems languages—specifically C++ or Rust—with native familiarity navigating blockchain infrastructures or smart contract endpoints.
• Strong analytical mechanics with the ability to communicate complex mathematical or programmatic concepts to diverse stakeholder networks.
• Exceptional problem-solving capabilities and real-time risk mitigation instincts under high-concurrency pressure environments.
• Geographic Scope: Remote-first structure open to eligible quantitative experts operating from the United States, Canada, or France.

What We Offer

• A front-row seat inside a prominent Web3 innovator shaping decentralized digital asset markets.
• Competitive baseline salary combined with performance-tied trading bonus schemes.
• Comprehensive medical care profiles and country-specific retirement/pension plans.
• Dedicated corporate allocations for professional learning, engineering bootcamps, and career development.
• Access to exclusive employer perks, corporate discounts, and structured social team events.