Chorus One is hiring Web3 Quantitative Researcher

Quantitative Researcher

Experience

Minimum 1 Year

Employee type

Full Time

Position

Senior

Offer Salary

$110K - $130K

Desired Qualifications

  • Graduate degree in computer science, physics, finance, economics, engineering or similar.
  • 2+ years of professional experience in a research role, in a demanding environment.
  • Results-focused, independent, organized, and practically-minded.
  • Enthusiastic about learning and teaching.
  • Enthusiastic about blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
  • Excellent knowledge of:
  • Staking and economic security.
  • Transaction ordering and MEV.
  • Major DeFi concepts incl. AMMs, bridges et cetera.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the data-driven optimization of our infrastructure in a highly practical way. Design and own optimization projects with a view towards bottom-line business impact from day one.
  • Contribute to large studies and ad hoc analyses on MEV, staking- and issuance-dynamics, and related topics.
  • Create, maintain, and extend our data analysis pipeline (e.g. custom solutions written in Python; SQL).
  • Present our research internally and externally to diverse audiences ranging from the crypto curious to subject matter experts.

Salary & Benefits

  • Autonomy, a friendly and supportive work environment and the opportunity for rapid growth
  • Competitive fixed salary (USD 110k - USD 130k) + equity
  • All-expense paid team retreats twice a year at nice destinations. Past retreats took place in Portugal, Kenya, USA, South Korea, Dubai and Serbia.
  • Remote, but not alone. We are a strong global collaborative team
  • Expand your network and work with some of the most important players in the vibrant crypto ecosystem

Our Company

Chorus One is the largest cryptocurrency staking provider in Europe, operating nodes on over 50 networks. Our infrastructure presently supports around $3,5bn in delegations.

We operate a leading research department; next to regular and popular updates (e.g. our “Quarterly Insights”), we deliver deep technical research on topics such as MEV, staking derivatives, and emerging networks.

Recent examples includes:

Timing games & the cost of artificial latency MEV mitigation on dYdX v4 We are seeking a Quantitative Researcher to join our fully remote team and contribute to projects including the optimization of our validator operations on diverse networks, and deep research.

This is an exciting chance to work with and learn from an small, exceptional team with an established footprint in the staking space.

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