The vacancy is well-structured with clear expectations, though some areas could use more detail.
Job description
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.
Responsibilities
### Working in the DeFi team
- Research on-chain protocols
- Run data-driven experiments to help advance our understanding of decentralized finance
- Work across multiple codebases and languages
- Explore the frontiers of the ecosystem’s design space
- Collaborate with experienced traders and developers
- Receive mentorship while forming your own perspectives and challenging ideas
Requirements
- Proficiency in programming with at least one of Rust or Python
- Comfortable working on Linux environments and Git version control
- Experience with programmatic statistical analysis and quantitative / analytic skills
- High level understanding of high-frequency market making strategies
- Understanding of blockchain fundamentals and DeFi protocols
- A passion for learning about protocol microstructure and design mechanisms
Conditions
- Full-time internship
- 3-6 month placement
- On-site position in Singapore
- Significant flexibility in regards to working from home and working hours
About Wintermute-trading
Wintermute is a leading global market maker and proprietary trading firm specializing in digital assets. It provides algorithmic trading, OTC liquidity, liquidity provision for tokens, venture investments in DeFi protocols, and incubation of blockchain projects across CeFi, DeFi, and TradFi. The company operates with a focus on trading technology and liquidity to enhance market efficiency.