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We work with the largest financial enterprises in the world to build transparent and verifiable onchain infrastructure that works for end users and everyday financial use cases. If you believe in bringing DeFi and digital assets to the mainstream, consider building your career at Paxos Labs.\nWe're hiring a Quantitative Researcher to help scale Paxos Labs's DeFi risk analysis capabilities.\nWho we're looking for\nThe team at Paxos Labs builds DeFi infrastructure that reimagines the way on-chain liquidity strategies are handled. Strategies and risk management are delegated to sophisticated actors who act from compute done in a data rich offchain environment-all the while maintaining on-chain constraints that enforce user safety.\nWe are looking for a motivated quantitative researcher that canaptly research and deploy extensive knowledge across TradFi and DeFi to execute state-of-the-art risk curation and yield optimization across the DeFi ecosystem.\nMost importantly, we are looking for researchers with interests in the following:\nQuantitative Risk Analysis\n\nTradFi Trading Strategies\n\nDeFi Trading Strategies\n\nResponsibilities\nManage a portfolio of yield generating opportunities across protocols and chain, closely collaborating with our DeFi engineers on execution.\n\nManage algorithm design and backtesting to produce actionable insights for DeFi portfolio management.\n\nCreate frameworks for risk analysis and portfolio optimization.\n\nMonitor data, forecast risk, and design triggers to enter opportunistic strategies or exit black swan events before anyone else in the market.\n\nQualifications\nDeep Knowledge on Risk Management. Financial and statistical concepts to measure risk and optimal portfolio management.\n\nDeep Knowledge on DeFi Protocols. Internal mechanisms of many if not most of these protocols:\nLiquid staking protocols (Lido, EtherFi, Kinetiq)\n\nAMMs (Uniswap, Balancer)\n\nLending protocols (Aave, Morpho Blue, Maple, Term Finance)\n\nPerp DEXs (Hyperliquid, Lighter, GMX).\n\nAuctions/RFQs/Routers (CoW Protocol, UniswapX, 1inch Fusion, Hashflow)\n\nFamiliarity with Data Engineering\n\nExperience with managing a book in TradFi or DeFi across equities, tokens, loan books, or other types of strategies.\n\nExperience applying rigorous statistical methods to portfolio analysis.\n\nWhy join us?\nJoining Paxos Labs means becoming part of a pioneering team at the forefront of financial innovation for the mass market. You will have the opportunity to:\nBuild the Future: Play a critical role in transforming traditional enterprises with innovative crypto solutions.\n\nDo Impactful Work: Contribute to projects that have a tangible impact on the global financial landscape.\n\nEnable Personal Growth: Benefit from continuous learning and professional development in a rapidly evolving industry with an emphasis on personal career advancement.\n\nReceive Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive salary and participate in directly in ownership structures that provide top-of-the-line benefits.\n\nJoin A Dynamic Team: Thrive in a fast-paced, agile setting where your ideas are valued and your contributions are recognized.\n\nLocation\nWe are a heavily in-person team working in New York City. We prize effective in-person coordination that allows us to move fast. 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