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Founded in 2018, we have evolved into an\ninstitutional platform combining trading edge with strong governance and advanced technology,\nserving family offices and institutional investors globally.\nThe role\nWe are hiring a Senior Quant Researcher with deep machine learning and deep learning expertise\nto drive the next generation of alpha research at AlgoQuant. This is a senior, high-ownership role\nfor someone who has moved beyond applying ML frameworks - you understand why models\nwork, where they break, and how to turn raw predictive signal into live, capital-weighted strategy.\nYou will lead research into complex, non-linear signal generation across digital asset markets,\nworking across spot, derivatives, and on-chain data. 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