DEX Market Making Researcher (part-time)

Description

Arrakis is web3’s largest trustless on-chain market maker. We work with top DeFi protocols such as MakerDAO, Stargate, Uniswap and many more to help create deep liquidity for their tokens.

Join our small team and be at the forefront of building the future of decentralized market making! We are a fully remote team and although we hire globally, there is a strong preference for this role to be based in Europe.

Role Summary:

In this Part Time Research role you will conduct in-depth research, analyze historical market data such as on Uniswap v3, produce graphics and write high quality reports to educate the team and the wider industry about on-chain market activity with a focus on concentrated AMMs. The aim of the research is for both internal informational purposes that will be used to help formulate the development of market making strategies as well as external content communication purposes.

What we offer:

• A fully remote team with team members in Zug, Paris, New York, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and many other cool places


• Potential to receive a token package – Get a share of the network’s token and be able to participate in the Arrakis DAO


• Possible Opportunity to travel to Events and take part in Arrakis Offsite Retreats


• Chance to participate in shaping the future of web3 market making


• Collaborate with researchers from the largest DEXs such as Uniswap and Carbon

Requirements

• B.S. or higher in computer science, financial engineering, economics, or mathematics


• Strong mathematical and financial understanding


• Strong web3 / DeFi understanding


• Experience with SQL, Python or Node JS


• Excellent verbal and written English skills


• On-chain analytics skills


• You can work with high autonomy

Bonus:

• Previous work experience in crypto and / or as a technical researcher


• Experience with tools like Dune Analytics


• Experience with Solidity


• Experience with algorithmic trading

Benefits

• Unlimited holiday (yes you heard that right!)


• Work very autonomously


• Generous Token Package


• Competitive Salary


• Work together with one of the best technical teams on Ethereum


• Build relationships with top DEX teams which we are already collaborating with such as Uniswap


• Chance to travel the world to go to exciting events and connect with key players in this industry


• Join amazing in-person offsites all over the world