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Keyrock
5 days ago
<p></p><p><strong><u>About Keyrock</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation.</p><p></p><p>Today, we rock with over 200 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Madrid, Brussels, Singapore , New York and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.</p><p></p><p>We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks as well as asset and wealth management. Keyrock is looking to expand and establish itself as a full-service capital markets and asset & wealth management financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth.</p><p></p><p>But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We have been pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading systems, and champions of its use in the industry. We upgrade Web3 ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives.</p><p></p><p>At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Mission statement</u></strong></p><p></p><p>We are looking for a <strong>VP of Product – Capital Markets</strong> to serve as the connective tissue between our diverse trading desks and our engineering core. In the fragmented world of digital assets, our competitive advantage lies in unified liquidity and risk. You will be responsible for overseeing and harmonizing product activities across our Linear, Derivatives, and Credit/Rates divisions. This is a high-impact leadership role for a strategist who can navigate the complex P&L requirements of a high-volume trading floor while architecting the scalable product roadmaps of a top-tier neo-investment firm.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Job description</u></strong></p><p></p><ul> <li><p><strong>Cross-Desk Orchestration:</strong> Align the product roadmaps of the OTC, Market Making, and DeFi desks to ensure a unified "One-Firm" experience for institutional clients.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Unified Risk & Collateral:</strong> Partner with Risk and Quant teams to define the product logic for cross-asset margining</p></li> <li><p><strong>Strategic Prioritization:</strong> Manage the "IT Demand" process, ensuring product and engineering resources are focused on initiatives with the highest firm-wide ROI rather than individual desk "noise."</p></li> <li><p><strong>Commercial Strategy & Roadmap:</strong> Partner closely with the Commercial teams to decode market trends and client pain points. You will translate these insights into a multi-year strategic roadmap, moving the firm from reactive feature-building to a proactive market-leading position.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Regulatory Product Design:</strong> Translate global crypto regulations (MiCA, SEC, etc.) into scalable product features, ensuring compliance, security, and best practice for digital operations are embedded in the trading workflow, not an afterthought.</p></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong><u>Background and experience</u></strong><u><br></u></p><p></p><ul> <li><p><strong>10+ years in Product Management,</strong> with significant experience in Capital Markets or Institutional Digital Assets.</p></li> <li><p><strong>The Bridge Ability: </strong>Proven track record of speaking "Trader" (alpha, Greeks, liquidity) and "Developer" (APIs, latency, smart contracts) fluently.</p></li> <li><p><strong>DeFi & Web3 Native Preferred: </strong>Deep understanding of on-chain mechanics (staking, AMMs, MEV) and how they intersect with traditional financial reporting and risk management.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Diplomatic Leadership: </strong>Exceptional stakeholder management skills; able to influence high-performing Desk Heads and align them toward a shared platform vision.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Strategic Architect: </strong>Experience moving organizations away from fragmented, desk-specific "shadow IT" toward modular, unified system architectures.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Entrepreneurial Drive: </strong>Thrives in a high-velocity environment where the rules of the market are still being written.</p></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong><u>Our recruitment philosophy</u></strong></p><p></p><p>We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Our offer</u></strong></p><p></p><ul> <li><p>Competitive compensation with clear potential for upside as you grow your impact.</p></li> <li><p>Remote-first setup with flexibility ( core coverage expected for your trading region).</p></li> <li><p>A global, collaborative and tech-driven environment.</p></li> <li><p>Autonomy & Impact - our flat structure means you can contribute your ideas from day one and help shape the foundation that will power Keyrock’s future business.</p></li> <li><p>Culture of Excellence - we value nimbleness, drive for success, owner mentality and collaboration.</p></li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.</p><p></p><p>Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.</p><p></p><p><u>https://keyrock.com/careers/</u></p><p></p> When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.
Keyrock
12 days ago
## Quantitative Analyst Intern - Crypto **Location:** London or Brussels (Hybrid) ### About Keyrock Founded in 2017, Keyrock is a leading digital asset market maker with 200+ team members globally, representing 42 nationalities. We trade across more than 80 exchanges and run desks in market making, options, OTC and DeFi. We’re known for our tech-first approach, Rust-based trading systems and for actively shaping the future of digital asset markets. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it. ### The Role We are looking for a high-caliber Quantitative Analyst Intern to sit within our Strategic Market Making team. In our Strategic Proprietary Market Making team, we deploy capital across CEXs and DEXs to capture structural, incentive-driven and exotic market opportunities. Strategic Market Making operates at the frontier of digital asset markets—identifying and executing on opportunities that emerge from new token launches, foundation mandates, liquidity programs, incentive distortions and evolving market microstructure. Unlike traditional service market making desks, this team is unencumbered by SLA obligations and is purpose-built to move quickly, iterate strategies and allocate capital dynamically where risk-adjusted returns are most compelling. You will also support our on-going expansion into the Perpetual DEX ecosystem, bridging the gap between TradFi rigor and DeFi innovation. ### Key Responsibilities - **Scalable Quant Infrastructure:** Assist in the development of modular Python-based libraries (utilizing Pandas, NumPy, and Polars) to standardize performance metrics and unify global trading data. - **Strategy Forensics:** Perform deep-dive statistical analysis on trade-level data to decompose PnL drivers, isolate alpha decay, and identify execution drag or "toxic flow." - **Perp DEX Optimization:** Analyze the incentive structures and market-making programs of leading protocols (e.g., Hyperliquid/HIP-3, Paradex, Lighter). You will help optimize our participation to maximize protocol rewards and capital efficiency. - **Operational Intelligence:** Build and maintain automated workflows that convert raw L1/L2 order book data into actionable insights for the Trading and Investment Committees. - **Market Monitoring:** Proactively track market microstructure signals and portfolio exposures to highlight emerging risks and identify underutilized liquidity opportunities. ### Who You Are - Recent or upcoming graduate from a top university in financial engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or a related quantitative field. - **Technical Proficiency:** You have a solid foundation in Python (specifically for data science) and SQL. Exposure to Rust or a strong desire to learn it is highly valued. - **Mathematical Rigor:** Strong academic background in a quantitative field (Math, Physics, CS, or Financial Engineering). You are comfortable with probability, statistics, and linear algebra applied to real-world trading. - **"Skin in the Game":** You aren't just a theorist. You have a track record of running automated or semi-automated strategies—be it funding arbitrage, cash & carry, or delta-neutral market-making. - **Domain Expertise:** You have a working knowledge of traditional equity market structure but are a "DeFi native" at heart, with an understanding of Perpetual DEX dynamics and on-chain mechanics. - **High-Stakes Agility:** You thrive in fast-paced environments, can manage multiple workstreams, and have the "owner mindset" to see projects through to completion. - **Communication:** Fluency in English is a must; the ability to explain complex technical concepts simply is even better. ### What We Offer - A 6 month paid internship in our vibrant London or Brussels offices with a hybrid set-up. - Company and team wide offsites. - A global, collaborative and tech-driven environment. - **Autonomy & Impact** - our flat structure means you can contribute your ideas from day one and help shape the foundation that will power Keyrock’s future business. - **Culture of Excellence** - we value nimbleness, drive for success, owner mentality and collaboration. ### Our recruitment philosophy We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes. As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance. Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock. https://keyrock.com/careers/ *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*
12 days ago
## About Keyrock Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Today, we rock with over 180 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight. We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks. But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We're pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it. ## The Role As **Leader of Security Engineering**, you will set the technical direction and execution for Keyrock’s security engineering program—building secure-by-design cloud foundations, developer "paved roads," and cryptographic/key-management controls appropriate for a high-availability trading environment. This is a hands-on leadership role. Deep knowledge of AWS and AWS Key Management Service (KMS)—including key policies, grants, cross-account patterns, and rotation—is essential. ## What You’ll Do ### Security Engineering Leadership - Lead and grow a high-performing security engineering team (cloud, platform, application security), setting roadmap, standards, and measurable outcomes. - Establish engineering patterns that balance speed and control (secure defaults, automation-first, self-service guardrails). ### AWS Cloud Security Architecture - Own cloud security architecture for AWS: landing zone patterns, multi-account strategy, network segmentation, identity and access design, logging/telemetry baselines, and infrastructure hardening. - Build preventative controls using infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code; drive adoption across engineering teams. ### Encryption and Key Management (KMS is Core) - Own the enterprise encryption program in AWS, including KMS key policy design and governance (least privilege, separation of duties, break-glass, auditable admin/use roles). - Define safe grant usage patterns and operational best practices for AWS services and applications. - Own key lifecycle management: rotation strategy, aliasing/migration patterns, and recovery considerations. - Design cross-account and multi-account access patterns and controls aligned to Keyrock’s cloud operating model. ### Secure SDLC and Product Security - Embed security into the SDLC: threat modeling, secure coding guidance, code scanning, dependency controls, build-time checks, and release gates. - Partner with Platform Engineering to harden runtime environments (containers, Linux, CI/CD runners, secrets management, service-to-service authentication). ### Operational Partnership (Without Owning SecOps) - Partner with Security Operations to ensure engineering-driven outcomes: high-signal detections, incident response tooling readiness, forensic logging, and secure configurations that reduce blast radius. ## What We’re Looking For ### Required - 8+ years in security engineering (cloud, platform, and/or product security), with 3+ years leading teams or leading org-wide technical programs. - Expert AWS security experience in production environments (multi-account, high availability). - Deep AWS KMS expertise: key policies, grants, rotation, and cross-account usage patterns. - Strong working knowledge of IAM, identity design, and least-privilege access controls in cloud environments. - Proven ability to build security automation (infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD integration, policy enforcement, developer enablement). - Clear communication skills: can write standards/runbooks and influence senior engineers and executives. ### Nice to Have - Experience in trading, fintech, crypto, or other 24x7 and/or low-latency production environments. - Experience building paved-road platforms (golden pipelines, secure templates, internal developer platforms). - Familiarity with cloud security tooling ecosystems (CSPM/CIEM, vulnerability management, SAST/DAST, secrets tooling). ## Why Keyrock - Work on security challenges unique to digital-asset liquidity and trading across venues. - Build durable security capabilities for a high-impact, high-availability business. *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*
Keyrock
19 days ago
## 🦀 Calling All Rust Pioneers: Join the Keyrock Global Talent Pool 🦀 **Are you a Rust enthusiast with a passion for trading?** ### About Keyrock Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Today, we rock with over 200 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight. We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks as well as digital asset management. Keyrock is looking to expand and establish itself as a full-service financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth. But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We're pioneers in adopting the Rust Programming language for our algorithmic trading systems, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it. Keyrock isn’t just using Rust; we are pioneers of it in the algorithmic trading world. From high-frequency options trading to expanding DeFi ecosystems, our stack is built for speed, safety, and scalability. Keyrock has been using Rust in production since 2020. We are growing fast and always looking for the best Rust, C++, and C Engineers to help us build the future of digital assets. Even if you aren't ready to switch roles today, we want to connect with the builders who are as obsessed with low-latency and systems engineering as we are. ### What We Look For We value technical mastery and an entrepreneurial spirit. We are particularly interested in engineers with experience or a strong interest in: - **Market Making & HFT:** Building low-latency execution engines. - **Exchange Connectivity:** Navigating the complexities of global digital asset exchanges. - **Crypto & DeFi:** Injecting liquidity into the next generation of protocols. - **Systems Programming:** A deep love for memory safety, concurrency, and performance optimization. ### About Keyrock (Company Snapshot) Since 2017, Keyrock has grown to 200+ team members across 42 nationalities. We are a leading market maker active on 80+ exchanges. We offer a remote-first culture, flexible hours, and the autonomy to treat your work like your own startup. Join a team where ownership is the standard and Rust is the language of choice. Let’s build the future of liquidity together. *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*
Keyrock
52 days ago
## About Keyrock Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Today, we rock with over 220 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Madrid, Brussels, Singapore, New York and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight. We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks as well as asset and wealth management. Keyrock is looking to expand and establish itself as a full-service capital markets and asset & wealth management financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth. But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We have been pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading systems, and champions of its use in the industry. We upgrade Web3 ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it. ## Mission Statement We are looking for a **Product Marketer (DeFi)** to lead our on-chain marketing efforts across Keyrock’s DeFi products. ## Job Description - Own product positioning, messaging, and narrative for DeFi products and launches - Translate complex onchain mechanics into clear user-facing value propositions - Drive ecosystem awareness and adoption through targeted campaigns and community engagement - Execute growth initiatives across community, ecosystem, and distribution channels to drive sustainable user adoption - Design and manage onchain growth experiments focused on measurable product usage, engagement, and retention - Craft and execute multi-channel campaigns across organic content, paid efforts, and growth loops - Lead go-to-market plans for new protocol launches, features, and network expansions - Track marketing performance, optimize campaigns, and report on key metrics ## Background and Experience - 6+ years of experience in marketing, with at least 3+ years in a DeFi protocol or onchain product - Proven track record of bringing DeFi products to market and driving user acquisition and retention - Strong experience across B2C growth and B2B partnership development - Ability to lead end-to-end strategy and execution of full-funnel demand generation campaigns - Data-driven mindset with experience defining KPIs, tracking performance, and iterating based on results - Hands-on experience with pipeline attribution, campaign performance metrics, and MarTech infrastructure - Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments ## Our Recruitment Philosophy We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes. ## Our Offer - A competitive salary package - Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely - The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance. Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock. https://keyrock.com/careers/ *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*
54 days ago
## About Keyrock Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Today, we rock with over 200 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight. We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks as well as digital asset management. Keyrock is looking to expand and establish itself as a full-service financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth. But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We're pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading systems, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it. ## Job Description We are looking for a **Junior HR Programs Specialist** to support the design, coordination, and continuous improvement of our people programs. This role focuses on **employee engagement, learning initiatives, and data-driven program operations**, working closely with HR Business Partners and the HR Programs Manager. You will play a hands-on role in keeping our engagement high and culture healthy by helping our people initiatives stay **well-organized, automated where possible, and supported by clear reporting and insights**. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who enjoys working at the intersection of **people, data, tools, and operations**. ## Key Responsibilities - Support the coordination and continuous improvement of onboarding, engagement, and culture programs. - Help run internal learning initiatives and people programs, including tracking participation and outcomes. - Produce regular reports and dashboards related to engagement, learning, and people programs. - Support automation and process improvements across HR programs, tools, and workflows. - Maintain and improve HR documentation, internal guidelines, and program materials. - Assist with internal events, celebrations, and culture initiatives. - Act as an operational point of contact for HR program-related platforms and external vendors. ## Background, Experience & Competencies - Junior–Mid level (0–2 years of experience). - Prior experience, education, or internships in HR **or** a related field with transferable skills (e.g. operations, program coordination, analytics, business, psychology, social sciences, engineering, or similar). - Strong interest in people programs, culture, learning, and employee engagement. - Curious about process improvement, automation, and data-driven decision-making; comfortable working hands-on with reporting and basic data analysis. - Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and follow through reliably. - Comfortable coordinating with different stakeholders and working across teams. - Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills. - Fluency in English (our working language). - Experience with HR tools, documentation platforms, analytics tools, or automation solutions is a strong plus. - Comfortable learning new tools and working in a fast-moving, tech-driven environment. ## Our recruitment philosophy We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes. ## Our offer - Competitive compensation and flexible work arrangements. - Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely. - The opportunity to join agile and dynamic HR team to support us in shaping our people and culture in a fast-paced environment. - The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence. As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance. Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock. When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.
54 days ago
## About Keyrock Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Today, we rock with over 220 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight. Keyrock runs seven business verticals from market making, defi trading and options to institutional OTC trading. The firm is looking to expand and establish itself as a full service financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it. ### Mission Statement We are looking for an entrepreneurial **Senior Repo & Lending Trader** to drive the execution of Keyrock’s bilateral and on-chain borrowing activities. You will be responsible for the "plumbing" of our debt operations—structuring fixed and floating rate loans, optimizing collateral efficiency through rigorous scoring, and managing our institutional lending relationships. This is a role for a technical trader who understands that alpha is often found in superior collateral management and rate structuring. ### Job Description - **Bilateral & On-Chain Lending:** Execute and manage the end-to-end lifecycle of borrowing and lending transactions. This includes negotiating bilateral term sheets with institutional counterparties and managing liquidity across DeFi money markets (e.g., Aave, Morpho, Euler). - **Rate Structuring (Fixed & Float):** Manage the firm’s interest rate profile. You will monitor the spread between fixed-term institutional loans and floating-rate DeFi protocols, identifying when to lock in term funding versus staying floating based on market volatility and STIR (Short-Term Interest Rate) trends. - **Collateral Scoring & Haircut Optimization:** Develop and maintain a proprietary **collateral scoring framework**. You will determine appropriate haircuts for various asset classes (Fiat, Stablecoins, Blue-chip Crypto, and RWAs) based on liquidity, volatility, and smart contract risk. - **Contractual Execution:** Work closely with Legal and Risk to navigate ISDA/GMRA-like frameworks in a digital asset context. You should be comfortable discussing rehypothecation rights, delivery-versus-payment (DvP), and event-of-default triggers. - **Technical Automation:** Use **Python** to build tools that monitor real-time "Health Factors" and LTVs. You will automate interest rate tracking across fragmented venues and build dashboards that score counterparty risk and collateral quality dynamically. - **Counterparty Management:** Act as a primary point of contact for institutional lenders and liquidity providers. You will represent Keyrock’s desk to ensure we are the "borrower of choice" by maintaining transparent and data-driven reporting on our collateral positions. ### Required Profile - **The STIR/Repo Foundation:** 4–7 years of experience on a **Repo, Securities Lending, or STIR desk**. You must have a deep understanding of the mechanics of secured financing, including margin calls, substitution of collateral, and term structures. - **Analytical Rigor:** Proven ability to "score" assets. You don't just accept a 20% haircut; you can explain the quantitative reasoning behind why a haircut should be 15% or 25% based on market depth and liquidation slippage. - **Technical Proficiency:** **Strong Python skills are non-negotiable.** You will be expected to script your own monitoring tools and query on-chain data to verify protocol health or collateral balances. - **Entrepreneurial Drive:** You enjoy the "blank canvas" of the crypto markets. You are eager to take TradFi repo concepts and rebuild them for a 24/7, high-velocity digital environment. - **Knowledge of DeFi Mechanics:** - *Required:* Understanding of how over-collateralized on-chain lending works (utilization curves, liquidation logic). - *Preferred:* Familiarity with "Real World Assets" (RWA) and how they are being used as collateral in the current ecosystem. ### Our recruitment philosophy We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes. ### Our offer - A competitive salary package - Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely - The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance. Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock. https://keyrock.com/careers/ When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
61 days ago
## About Keyrock Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Today, we rock with over 220 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight. Keyrock runs seven business verticals from market making, defi trading and options to institutional OTC trading, the firm is looking to expand and establish itself as a full service financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it. ### Mission Statement We are looking for an entrepreneurial **Senior Repo & Lending Trader** to drive the execution of Keyrock’s bilateral and on-chain borrowing activities. You will be responsible for the "plumbing" of our debt operations—structuring fixed and floating rate loans, optimizing collateral efficiency through rigorous scoring, and managing our institutional lending relationships. This is a role for a technical trader who understands that alpha is often found in superior collateral management and rate structuring. ### Job Description - **Bilateral & On-Chain Lending:** Execute and manage the end-to-end lifecycle of borrowing and lending transactions. This includes negotiating bilateral term sheets with institutional counterparties and managing liquidity across DeFi money markets (e.g., Aave, Morpho, Euler). - **Rate Structuring (Fixed & Float):** Manage the firm’s interest rate profile. You will monitor the spread between fixed-term institutional loans and floating-rate DeFi protocols, identifying when to lock in term funding versus staying floating based on market volatility and STIR (Short-Term Interest Rate) trends. - **Collateral Scoring & Haircut Optimization:** Develop and maintain a proprietary **collateral scoring framework**. You will determine appropriate haircuts for various asset classes (Fiat, Stablecoins, Blue-chip Crypto, and RWAs) based on liquidity, volatility, and smart contract risk. - **Contractual Execution:** Work closely with Legal and Risk to navigate ISDA/GMRA-like frameworks in a digital asset context. You should be comfortable discussing rehypothecation rights, delivery-versus-payment (DvP), and event-of-default triggers. - **Technical Automation:** Use **Python** to build tools that monitor real-time "Health Factors" and LTVs. You will automate interest rate tracking across fragmented venues and build dashboards that score counterparty risk and collateral quality dynamically. - **Counterparty Management:** Act as a primary point of contact for institutional lenders and liquidity providers. You will represent Keyrock’s desk to ensure we are the "borrower of choice" by maintaining transparent and data-driven reporting on our collateral positions. ### Required Profile - **The STIR/Repo Foundation:** 4–7 years of experience on a **Repo, Securities Lending, or STIR desk**. You must have a deep understanding of the mechanics of secured financing, including margin calls, substitution of collateral, and term structures. - **Analytical Rigor:** Proven ability to "score" assets. You don't just accept a 20% haircut; you can explain the quantitative reasoning behind why a haircut should be 15% or 25% based on market depth and liquidation slippage. - **Technical Proficiency:** **Strong Python skills are non-negotiable.** You will be expected to script your own monitoring tools and query on-chain data to verify protocol health or collateral balances. - **Entrepreneurial Drive:** You enjoy the "blank canvas" of the crypto markets. You are eager to take TradFi repo concepts and rebuild them for a 24/7, high-velocity digital environment. - **Knowledge of DeFi Mechanics:** - *Required:* Understanding of how over-collateralized on-chain lending works (utilization curves, liquidation logic). - *Preferred:* Familiarity with "Real World Assets" (RWA) and how they are being used as collateral in the current ecosystem. ### Our recruitment philosophy We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes. ### Our offer - A competitive salary package - Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely - The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance. Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock. https://keyrock.com/careers/ When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.
68 days ago
## About Keyrock Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Today, we rock with over 220 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight. Keyrock runs seven business verticals from market making, defi trading and options to institutional OTC trading. The firm is looking to expand and establish itself as a full service financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it. ## Mission Statement We are seeking a highly motivated **Head of Credit Capital Markets** to establish Keyrock’s Credit Desk. You will be the driving factor in identifying, strategising and executing Keyrock’s vision for its debt capital markets business, spanning both institutional credit and on-chain borrow/lend. ## Job Description - **Strategy & Management:** Develop and execute a cohesive credit strategy that unifies the firm’s various credit activities, including on-chain lending, off-chain bilateral loans, structured financing and other. Lead and align cross-functional credit teams to ensure strategic consistency, operational excellence, and measurable results across all business lines. - **Credit Underwriting:** Conduct in-depth fundamental analysis of borrowers across Fiat, Crypto, and Stablecoin exposures. Perform detailed reviews of loan tapes, evaluate legal structures (including SPVs and bankruptcy-remote vehicles), and assess the enforceability and quality of collateral across diverse instruments. - **Risk:** Design and oversee comprehensive credit risk frameworks covering counterparty evaluation, collateral optimization, and capital allocation. Monitor key performance and risk indicators—including “Health Factors” and smart contract vulnerabilities—on a continuous basis. Develop internal stress-testing models to evaluate portfolio resilience under volatile market conditions. Establish and maintain robust credit policies, exposure limits, and governance standards governing all underwriting and counterparty activities. - **Research:** Stay at the forefront of market developments across both traditional institutional credit and emerging on-chain DeFi credit markets. Identify and evaluate new market structures, innovative financing models, client segments, and evolving risk trends to inform strategy and maintain competitive advantage. - **Cross-function Leadership and Collaboration:** Partner closely with trading, treasury, DeFi credit, risk, and legal teams to ensure optimal capital efficiency, strategic alignment, and disciplined risk management across all transactions. - **Represent the Credit Business Externally:** Maintain relationships with institutions, borrowers, protocols, and liquidity providers, turning Keyrock’s credit desk into a de-facto Credit desk for fiat, crypto and stablecoins. ## Required Profile - **The "TradFi" Credit Foundation:** 6+ years of experience in **Repo Trading, Prime Brokerage, Structured Finance, or Fixed Income**. You must understand cost of funding, collateral haircuts, rehypothecation risks, and ISDA/credit terms. - **Management:** A track record of senior management position/s. This role will see you control the whole Credit desk team. - **Technical Skills:** The ideal candidate is proficient in Python. You will be expected to write your own scripts to query on-chain data, automate interest rate tracking, and backtest credit strategies. - **DeFi & Smart Contract Proficiency:** - **Preferred:** Knowledge of DeFi lending mechanics (AMMs, utilization curves, liquidation logic). - **Preferred:** Ability to read Solidity and review smart contracts to identify basic security risks or non-standard logic before we deploy capital. - **RWA Competency:** Demonstrated understanding of the current RWA landscape and the legal mechanisms used to bridge off-chain assets to on-chain tokens. - **Risk Management:** Proven track record of managing a book of business, including experience with margin management and liquidation prevention during periods of high volatility. ## Our Recruitment Philosophy We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes. ## Our Offer - A competitive compensation package, ranging from $250k USD - $300k USD plus commission, bonus and other benefits. - Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely. - The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence. As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance. Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock. https://keyrock.com/careers/ When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
75 days ago
## **Job title: Rust Engineer - Platform** ## **About Keyrock** Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Today, we rock with over 200 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight. We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks as well as digital asset management. Keyrock is looking to expand and establish itself as a full-service financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth. But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We're pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it. ## **Mission statement** As a **Platform Backend Engineer (Rust)** at Keyrock, you will drive the development and maintenance of the **backoffice** and trading data platform systems at the core of our organisation. We are looking for a hands-on engineer who is experienced in building scalable, resilient, and high-performance systems and is eager to own the technical implementation of complex infrastructure. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, actively collaborates with cross-functional teams, and applies a product-centric mindset to solve technical challenges that directly impact our trading and risk capabilities. ## **Job description** - **Rust Development:** Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs using **Rust**, ensuring low latency and high availability for critical trading data platforms. - **Strong systems engineering fundamentals:** Concurrency, memory management, networking, serialization, and observability. Solid understanding of performance tuning and profiling in real-world systems. - **System Integration:** Create seamless integrations between live trading operations (exchanges/DeFi) and backoffice systems, automating workflows to improve operational efficiency. - **Cloud-Native Deployment:** Deploy and manage services in a cloud-native environment, leveraging **AWS**, **Kubernetes**, and **Terraform** to scale infrastructure-as-code. - **DevOps & Observability:** Maintain GitOps-driven workflows, ensuring robust CI/CD pipelines and implementing deep system observability (logging, metrics, tracing) for rapid incident response. - **Database Optimization:** Optimize data storage and retrieval strategies (SQL/NoSQL), balancing query performance, cost efficiency, and data integrity in a high-volume financial environment. - **Security & Compliance:** Engineer solutions with a "Security-First" mindset, ensuring strict adherence to compliance standards and secure handling of sensitive financial data. - **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Partner with Product Managers, Risk teams, and other engineers to translate complex business requirements into reliable technical specifications and features. - **Technical Excellence:** Actively participate in code reviews, contribute to architectural discussions, and mentor fellow engineers to foster a culture of high code quality and innovation. - **Continuous Improvement:** Stay updated on emerging trends in the Rust ecosystem, cloud infrastructure, and blockchain technologies to continuously refine the platform’s capabilities. ## **Background and experience** - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. - Proven experience in building and maintaining data-intensive, large-scale, high-performance trading data platforms. - Strong expertise in Rust (or C++), Python, and TypeScript for system development and automation in the financial services industry. - Good understanding of data engineering principles, including data modeling, ETL pipelines, and stream processing. - Experience with financial services data workflows, including trading, middle office, and back office operations. - Extensive experience in cloud-native architectures, with proficiency in AWS. - Proficient in GitOps tools and methodologies for infrastructure automation and deployment. - Strong background in DevSecFinOps, ensuring compliance, security, and cost efficiency across the development lifecycle. - Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and monitoring tools. ## **Our recruitment philosophy** We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes. ## **Our offer** - A competitive salary package - Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely - The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance. Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock. https://keyrock.com/careers/ *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*