Quantitative Researcher

Almanak Labs is a platform for building, training, and deploying sophisticated financial strategies using AI Agents.

Almanak's mission is to enable fully permissionless access to sophisticated financial strategies by leveraging decentralized financial infrastructure (blockchain) and democratizing access to advanced intelligence (AI).

The team is seeking a talented Quantitative Researcher to join Almanak's R&D Strategies team.

In this role, you'll research, develop, and implement crypto trading and asset management strategies utilizing Almanak’s infrastructure.

For more information about Almanak Technology and Ecosystem, please visit almanak.co and check out the Almanak Litepaper and Almanak Token Economy Paper.

Responsibilities:

• Design & implement crypto trading strategies.
• Conduct statistical analysis and data mining on large datasets.
• Perform backtesting and optimization of trading strategies.
• Collaborate with traders and developers to implement and refine models.
• Continuously monitor and enhance the performance of trading strategies.
• Research and develop new signals, risk models, and more efficient techniques for optimization and execution.

Requirements

• Minimum of three years of experience in Python programming, with a strong emphasis on data science libraries.
• Demonstrated expertise in statistical modeling and machine learning applied to practical scenarios.
• Proven experience in developing and optimizing algorithmic trading systems.
• Hands-on knowledge of DeFi and blockchain interactions, preferably with EVM-based protocols.
• Understanding of traditional financial markets is an advantage.
• Experience with backtesting libraries to test and validate trading models against historical data.
• Ability to design and manage strategies for arbitrage and market-making.
• Experience with Solidity or Vyper is a plus.

Benefits

• Compensation: You’ll receive competitive compensation, consisting of either fiat/crypto remuneration and token packages. Also, please check the Token Economy Paper to learn how you can benefit from contributing to the Almanak Ecosystem.
• Flexible schedule & remote work: You can work remotely and manage your time independently. We want you to work from a place that makes you happiest and contributes the most to your overall well-being!
• Co-working space, gear, and education budgets: The company will invest in your workplace comfort and personal growth.
• Impact: You’ll work with some of the smartest people in the space and play a pivotal role in shaping how some of the most popular crypto x AI applications are built.