Junior Trader

wormholelabs· Quantitative Research
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🌍 Remote📍 RemoteFullTime💰 USD 80K–100K

About this role

We're hiring a Junior Trader to join our trading team. You'll work directly with senior traders across strategies on centralized and decentralized venues, and take on your own responsibilities quickly.

We don't require prior DeFi experience. We do require that you're quantitative, technical, and able to move fast without breaking things.

What you'll do

  • Execute and manage trades across centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) venues — order books, AMM pools, and concentrated liquidity positions.

  • Monitor positions, inventory, and P&L in real time. Identify risks early and act on them.

  • Build and improve the tooling the desk runs on: position trackers, reporting dashboards, hedging workflows, reconciliation.

  • Analyze market and execution data to answer questions that matter — where slippage comes from, which pools are actually profitable, how our fill quality compares to the market.

  • Develop real depth in market structure and protocol mechanics (AMMs, PMMs, lending protocols) and bring it back to the desk.

What we're looking for

  • 0–3 years of experience — recent graduates with strong technical credentials, or candidates from quant research, engineering, data, or markets-adjacent roles looking to move onto a trading desk.

  • Strong quantitative foundation: probability, statistics, and the instinct to reach for data before opinions.

  • Python preferred, ideally applied to financial modeling or data analysis (pandas, notebooks, working with messy datasets). Adjacent tooling — R, MATLAB, SQL, serious Excel modeling — counts.

  • Real interest in crypto and DeFi. Professional crypto experience isn't required; demonstrated engagement with the space is.

  • Sound judgment under pressure. Markets move at 3am and things break. We need someone who stays composed, thinks clearly, and escalates early.

  • Precise communicator

  • Self-directed and adaptable; comfortable operating with autonomy across time zones in a remote-first environment.

Nice to have

  • Personal trading, market-making, or on-chain activity of any kind — a portfolio, a bot, an arbitrage script, a Dune dashboard.

  • Familiarity with Solana tooling (Jupiter, Orca, Drift) or EVM DeFi (Uniswap, Aave, Curve).

  • Exposure to algorithmic or systematic trading.

  • Machine learning or large-scale data analysis (regression, tree-based methods, classification).

  • Internships or prior work at a trading firm, market maker, exchange, or protocol.

What you'll get

  • Direct mentorship from traders running real capital — you'll learn by working alongside them, not from a curriculum.

  • Responsibility as fast as you can earn it, with clear feedback on where you stand.

  • Exposure across the full stack of a trading operation: execution, risk, tooling, counterparty relationships, and market structure.

  • A front-row seat as equities, commodities, and crypto converge on-chain.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the salary for the Junior Trader role at wormholelabs?
The listed salary for this Junior Trader position at wormholelabs is USD 80K–100K. This is a remote FullTime role.
Is the Junior Trader job at wormholelabs remote?
Yes, this Junior Trader position at wormholelabs is remote, with team members based in Remote. You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
Is the Junior Trader role at wormholelabs full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FullTime position. It is posted as a Junior Trader role in the Quantitative Research department at wormholelabs.
Which team or department does the Junior Trader at wormholelabs belong to?
This Junior Trader position is part of the Quantitative Research department at wormholelabs. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Junior Trader position at wormholelabs?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to wormholelabs's official application portal hosted on ashby where you can submit your application directly.
When was the Junior Trader job at wormholelabs posted?
This Junior Trader position at wormholelabs was posted on Sep 6, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Junior Trader
wormholelabs · 💰 USD 80K–100K
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