## On-Chain Quant Researcher | Crypto Trading
We're working with several crypto trading firms looking for researchers who can extract alpha from blockchain data.
The work spans building data pipelines from on-chain sources, parsing smart contract logs (EVM/Solana/Cosmos), classifying wallet addresses, and turning it all into tradeable signals. You'd be working closely with traders and quants – what you build goes straight into production.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Build data pipelines from on-chain sources
- Parse smart contract logs (EVM, Solana, Cosmos)
- Classify wallet addresses and entities
- Develop and implement tradeable signals from on-chain data
- Collaborate directly with traders and quantitative researchers
**Requirements:**
- Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
- Comfort working with messy, unstructured blockchain data
**Bonus Qualifications:**
- Experience running node infrastructure
- Direct experience working with DeFi protocols
- Exposure to Rust or Solidity
- Prior experience at a trading firm, a blockchain protocol, or as an independent researcher
Prior trading firm experience is great but not essential – if you've been doing this at a protocol, as an independent researcher, or you're just deep in the weeds on-chain, let's talk.
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