DeFi Researcher

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Oversee a portfolio of yield-generating opportunities spanning various protocols and blockchains.

• Work collaboratively with engineers on the implementation of strategies and integration processes.

• Develop and manage algorithmic frameworks for backtesting to derive actionable insights for DeFi portfolio management.

• Establish structures for risk assessment and portfolio optimization.

• Track data, anticipate risks, and devise triggers to engage in opportunistic strategies or exit significant market events promptly.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive understanding of risk management, encompassing financial and statistical principles for risk assessment and portfolio optimization.

• Profound knowledge of DeFi protocols, including liquid staking, Automated Market Makers (AMMs), lending protocols, perpetual decentralized exchanges (perp DEXs), and Request for Quote (RFQ)/router mechanisms.

• Familiarity with the foundational aspects of data engineering.

• Proven experience managing a portfolio (or book) in both traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) environments, involving tokens, loan portfolios, or other strategic assets.

• Demonstrated ability to apply rigorous statistical techniques to portfolio analysis and strategy assessment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Flexible working hours and remote work opportunities.

• Access to continuous learning and professional development resources.

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.