Quant Developer

MLabs

. Design and ship vault strategies from thesis and design document through implementation, simulation, deployment, and live operation .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeRemote • United States, CanadaJuniorMid-Level💰 $175,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing vault strategies, optimizing risk parameters, and conducting thorough due diligence on protocols and assets. Proficient in quantitative analysis, production ownership, and technical communication within the DeFi space.

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Python ProgrammingQuantitative AnalysisRisk ModelingSQL ProficiencyDeFi Experience

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Hard Skills

Algorithmic TradingPortfolio OptimizationMarket MakingRisk SystemsOptimizationStatisticsSimulationDebuggingModel ValidationLiquidity Management

Soft Skills

Clear Technical CommunicationCuriosity About Digital Assets

Tools & Technologies

SQLBigQueryGCPKubernetesTypeScriptDagsterSolidityEVMMultisig WorkflowsTransaction Submission

Industry Keywords

DeFiLending ProtocolsERC-4626 VaultsAMMsOracle SystemsRisk ParametersVaRLiquidation ModelingStress TestingCrypto-native

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesOraclePythonSoliditySQLTypeScriptVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and ship vault strategies from thesis and design document through implementation, simulation, deployment, and live operation
Optimize strategies through signals research, execution optimization, gas-aware rebalancing across tokens and chains, liquidity management, and duration management
Conduct protocol and asset due diligence, evaluating protocols, collateral assets, and chains for solvency mechanics, oracle design, redemption paths, and liquidity depth
Own risk parameters including supply caps, LLTV settings, concentration limits, VaR-based exposure models, and automated de-risking logic
Integrate new protocols and chains by building and validating adapters for lending markets, DEX aggregators, and bridges
Verify strategy behavior against forked-chain simulation before capital touches it
Extend risk-monitoring and alerting systems and define paging conditions
Participate in the on-call rotation for owned strategies
Support vault and strategy launches in partnership with growth, capital markets, and client teams
Own strategy performance, safety, and uptime across the full strategy lifecycle

Requirements

What you’ll need

A track record of building quantitative systems that run in production — algorithmic trading, portfolio optimization, market making, or risk systems at a trading firm, asset manager, fintech, or crypto-native company
Often 2–8 years of experience, with emphasis on what you've built over years on a résumé
Strong Python and solid software-engineering fundamentals, including testing and code review
Applied quantitative skills in optimization, statistics, and simulation
Ability to validate models against real data
Comfort with SQL and data pipelines
Production ownership, including debugging live systems under pressure and ensuring systems are correct, monitored, and recoverable
Clear technical communication
Hands-on DeFi experience is a bonus, including lending protocols, ERC-4626 vaults, AMMs, or oracle systems
Solidity / EVM literacy is a bonus; non-EVM experience such as Solana is also valued
On-chain operational experience with multisig workflows, transaction submission and signing infrastructure, and bridging is a bonus
TypeScript and familiarity with a modern data stack such as BigQuery, Dagster, Hex, GCP/Kubernetes are bonus points
Experience with risk modeling for volatile or thinly-traded assets, including VaR, liquidation modeling, and stress testing, is a bonus
Genuine curiosity about digital assets and DeFi
Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and handle occasional market-event nights

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote first — work from anywhere in the US & Canada
Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country "office visit" perk
100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees
$1,000 WFH stipend
Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data
Unlimited vacation
100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks
Fertility benefits
Opportunity for incentive compensation
Equity in the company
Additional On Target Earnings potential by level