
Wintermute · London
About Wintermute Wintermute is a technology unicorn and one of the largest algorithmic trading companies, specialising in digital assets. We provide liquidity ...
About Wintermute
Wintermute is a technology unicorn and one of the largest algorithmic trading companies, specialising in digital assets. We provide liquidity across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading solutions as well as supporting high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto. Wintermute also has a Wintermute Ventures arm that invests in early stage DeFi projects.
Wintermute was founded in 2017 and has successfully navigated industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of the two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms in traditional markets and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology startups. At Wintermute, we believe in the innovative potential of blockchain, the fundamental innovations, we have a long-term view on the digital asset market and are taking a leadership position in building an innovative and compliant market. You can read more here.
Working in the DeFi team
We are always on a look out for potential talent to join our DeFi team. Whether you are a developer, trader or a graduate, we are keen to hear from you. The focus is to help us build and maintain the systems that drive our on-chain searching. You will focus both on designing and implementing trading strategies as well as the core microservices and backend infrastructure required by the trading engine.
Our trading is very technologically focused and our traders are akin to programmatic problem solvers. Similar to the ethos of most builders within the space, this role requires you to wear many hats. You will work and contribute across multiple code bases in a variety of languages whilst pushing and exploring the frontiers of the design space within the ecosystem.
We pride ourselves on running a tight knit and collaborative team and so you can expect to work closely with experienced traders and developers who will be teaching and guiding you on how to contribute and improve our systems. Team members are encouraged to cultivate their own narratives, challenge each other and investigate new domains together.
About Wintermute Wintermute is a technology unicorn and one of the largest algorithmic trading companies, specialising in digital assets. We provide liquidity across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading solutions as well as supporting high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto. Wintermute also has a Wintermute Ventures arm that invests in early stage DeFi projects. Wintermute was founded in 2017 and has successfully navigated industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of the two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms in traditional markets and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology startups. At Wintermute, we believe in the innovative potential of blockchain, the fundamental innovations, we have a long-term view on the digital asset market and are taking a leadership position in building an innovative and compliant market. You can read more here. Working at Wintermute We are looking for an Algorithmic Trader with strong coding skills (Python) and a curiosity about hft, liquidity provision and crypto trading. At Wintermute, you will be responsible for your own “desk” right from the start. You will have the opportunity to develop your own product (trading algorithms, trading strategies), while also getting advice and guidance from very experienced traders and developers, including the founders/management team. You will get a lot of independence and responsibility right away, and you'll learn at an unprecedented speed! No legacy systems, no corporate bureaucracy, no multiple levels of approvals. It is up to you to make an impact. What will you work on After a short training period, you’ll be tasked with improving existing strategies, adding new trading products and improving the technology behind our trading systems. You’ll need to analyze large amounts of trading and transaction data, generate insights, prioritize them and build solutions based on your findings. You can expect to be able to make an immediate impact on P&L and will be encouraged to explore new ideas and strategies. We will share more technical details in the interviews. Note: we are looking for people with strong quantitative and coding skills, but this is a business/trading (not a research) role first and foremost.
WHO ARE WE QuantFi, part of the Coinmerce Group, is a proprietary high-frequency trading firm in the crypto industry. We leverage our proprietary HFT platform and employ various strategies to optimize and stabilize global cryptocurrency exchanges. By providing liquidity and stabilizing the ask and bid prices on spot markets, we effectively "make these markets." Our efforts result in stable and fair pricing for everyone in the markets that QuantFi operates in. Being part of the Coinmerce Group gives our team access to a strong network of expertise and resources while maintaining our own independent identity. Coinmerce Group is a Dutch-founded European crypto services company consisting of 3 pillars: brokerage, asset management and proprietary trading. Transparency is our core value, and our open-door policy supports collaboration, innovation, and team spirit in our Schiphol-Rijk office. With over 150 talented colleagues, we’re shaping the future of crypto together, are you ready to join us? What We Offer * Innovative Work: Be part of a team advancing new technology within the crypto industry; * Modern Workspace: Enjoy our new office located at Schiphol-Rijk; * Daily Perks: Free lunch, fresh fruit and weekly Friday drinks at our company bar; * Team Events: Engage in monthly team events and bonding activities; * Commuting & Pension: Receive commuting allowance and a solid pension plan; * Benefits & Wellness: 25 vacation days, monthly chair massages, and access to our company gym and Alleo benefit program; * Extra Perks: A €250 home-office setup budget after completing your probation period. * Yearly L&D Budget: Of EUR 2000,-! ABOUT THE ROLE Join our trading team to research the latest in DeFi, uncover high-potential opportunities, and help build innovative strategies that move markets. You'll analyze trends, explore everything from yield farming to liquidity pools, and work closely with a team of passionate traders at the forefront of decentralized finance. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to shape the future of crypto. Responsibilities: * Researching and digging deep into details of decentralized finance, building and executing trading strategies to maximize returns and impact the market. * Analyze emerging trends and identify high-potential DeFi projects, from yield farming to liquidity pools, ensuring we stay ahead of the curve. * Work alongside a passionate team of traders and contribute your insights to revolutionize DeFi at a fast-paced, game-changing scale-up What you bring: * Hands-on experience building DeFi trading strategies with the ability to analyse and react quickly to market changes * Understanding of blockchain basics: transactions, wallets, smart contracts, double spend, transactions pool, mining is a plus * Strong desire to explore algorithmic, high-frequency, quantitative, and market-making trading. * Good Python skills - to review solutions of software engineers and write some code yourself, if necessary * Familiarity with tools like Hyperliquid, Uniswap, Aave, Compound, and other DeFi platforms. * Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
About Wintermute Wintermute is a technology unicorn and one of the largest algorithmic trading companies, specialising in digital assets. We provide liquidity across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading solutions as well as supporting high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto. Wintermute also has a Wintermute Ventures arm that invests in early stage DeFi projects. Wintermute was founded in 2017 and has successfully navigated industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of the two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms in traditional markets and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology startups. At Wintermute, we believe in the innovative potential of blockchain, the fundamental innovations, we have a long-term view on the digital asset market and are taking a leadership position in building an innovative and compliant market. You can read more here. Working at Wintermute We are looking for a C++ Quant Developer who is passionate about technology, interested in both low level details of how computer hardware operates and high-level design of large systems, as well as in data infrastructure. Someone who likes opening the hood to see how things work, has understanding of data structures, experience writing client-server network applications, and writing and optimising code for high performance. We welcome your previous experience from your own personal projects as well as commercial experience. PhD in maths is not uncommon for our Quant Developers, and at least a graduate level of maths skills is required. Interest in algorithmic and quantitative trading is a plus. At Wintermute you will have an opportunity to grow and make direct impact on trading by developing and improving all the parts of the trading platform, data infrastructure and related software, while also getting advice and guidance from very experienced developers and traders, including the founders. You will get a lot of independence and responsibility right away, and you'll learn at an unprecedented speed! No legacy systems, no multiple levels of approvals, no bureaucracy; all developers report directly to CTO who is very hands on. It is up to you to make an impact! You will work alongside exceptionally sharp colleagues, learn how to write fail-safe code and improve performance and scalability of the trading system, a real challenge and a rare opportunity! We have flexible working arrangements, it’s the productivity that matters. At least several days a week in the office with our own gym, unlimited food and drinks are required. What will you work on A great advantage of this position is that it is varied, and it is also up to you to shape it in the direction that matches your talents and company needs. The focus of the role would be to create data infrastructure to bring the analytics to the next level and support the scaling of quantitative trading. Projects may also include upgrading major trading system components, designing a completely new application from scratch, working on implementation of pricing models. We will share more technical details in the interviews. You will have opportunity to improve your knowledge of software optimisations, of building robust large-scale systems and to understand crypto currency trading.