Perpetual Futures Quant Trader (Perps)

Perpetual Futures Quant Trader (Perps) We're seeking elite HFT traders with deep Forex or Crypto expertise who are ready to own their vertical, deploy capital at scale, and deliver immediate PnL in a high-impact, high-growth environment! At Gravity Team, a quantitative proprietary trading firm, we are on a mission to balance supply and demand across crypto markets around the world. We're looking for a high-performance Perpetual Futures Quant Trader with deep experience in derivatives or HFT, someone who's ready to own their vertical and make an immediate PnL impact. Your Main Responsibilities Develop and iterate high-frequency and systematic trading strategies for perpetual futures across major and altcoin markets. Build and optimize predictive models and signals for execution, funding rate arbitrage, basis trading, and post-trade analysis. Execute and manage cross-exchange and cross-instrument arbitrage (perps vs. spot, perps vs. futures), coordinating margin/collateral availability, internal transfers, withdrawals/deposits, and post-trade reconciliation to ensure smooth settlement and minimize fails. Own the perps trading pipeline — from funding rate tracking, market making and liquidation-risk logic, to monitoring and deployment. Collaborate on improving margin efficiency, cross-margining logic, and liquidation/risk management across venues. Analyze market microstructure, funding dynamics, and execution performance to improve Sharpe and reduce slippage. Help evolve our asset allocation logic — we actively manage positions, margin, and collateral across 30+ exchanges daily. Monitor open interest, funding rates, and leverage conditions to identify and act on dislocations before they normalize. What We Expect 5+ years of experience in high-frequency or proprietary trading (crypto derivatives or traditional futures/options). Prior work in a high-frequency derivatives environment, funding/basis arbitrage, or a low-latency trading/execution system. Hands-on experience trading perpetual futures, funding rate strategies, and cross-venue basis trades. Knowledge of derivatives market structure, margin/collateral mechanics, liquidation engines, and price discovery across perp venues. Solid experience in hedging logic, managing margin/collateral flows, or optimizing asset rebalancing across multiple exchanges. Deep understanding of market microstructure and how to design systems that extract edge from funding, basis, and leverage dynamics. Strong ability to analyze PnL, post-trade statistics, and fine-tune strategies to optimize Sharpe ratio, turnover, and drawdowns. Advanced proficiency in Python, applied statistics, and predictive modeling. Familiarity with Rust is a valuable advantage. Able to design and maintain robust trading infrastructure, including real-time monitoring, execution diagnostics, dynamic parameter tuning, and automated risk controls. Our Promise To You We offer you hands-on insight into one of the most exciting and lucrative industries today. Our work contributes to transforming the current financial industry and democratizing access to digital goods across the world. Conditions Extremely open idea meritocracy and close to zero bureaucracy. Fast-moving, challenging, and unique business problems. Working together with a highly talented team. Profit shares directly linked to your performance and market results — the upside is unlimited. Learning & Development budget. Benefits you can combine yourself — free food, Bolt taxi, sports, spa & wellness, etc. Opportunity to participate in global crypto events, making a direct and tangible impact on crypto markets worldwide. Flexible working hours, casual work attire, and startup atmosphere. Department Financial Markets Role Algorithmic Trader Locations Amsterdam Remote status Fully Remote Employment type Full-time .custom-wrapper--FAQ p { color: white; }