Dydx is hiring aResearch Lead
Full-Time
USA (Remote)
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Posted on: September 11, 2022
At dYdX, you will have an opportunity to build state-of-the-art decentralized technology that will redefine global financial markets. By joining us at this early stage you will make fundamental decisions that will shape the course of dYdX.
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ABOUT dYdX
- We’ve built the world’s leading decentralized exchange for advanced trading of crypto assets
- dYdX is founded by an ex-Coinbase, ex-Uber engineer, with a Princeton CS background. Our team has previous experience at Google, Bloomberg, Amazon, Facebook, Lyft, NerdWallet and other top companies
- We're a world-class team with top backers and advisors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, DeFiance Capital, Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam, Naval Ravikant, Elad Gil and more
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- You will oversee the research organization at dYdX. Research has a wide mandate including:
- Cutting edge research into market structure on a distributed exchange.
- Internal-facing analysis to help the business understand its users and product
- External-facing projects to contribute to the global conversation on protocol design / trading / DeFi evolution
- Educational content to help our audience become more sophisticated traders and users of our product
- You will personally own a broad set of research projects across a wide variety of topics
- Provide advisory services to other parts of the business on analytical / quantitative problems
- Release a regular schedule of research pieces across external platforms
- Collaborate with dYdX partners to enrich the research perspective
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s (or equivalent experience) in math / computer science / physics / statistics or other STEM degree
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Project management, time management, and ability to multitask
- Deep desire to ask questions, understand data, and develop hypotheses
- 3 years working experience in a technical role (developer / analyst / quant / data scientist)
NICE TO HAVES:
- Experience in or knowledge of trading (especially HFT), market structure, and derivatives
- 2 years of managerial experience
- Knowledge of and passion for everything in DeFi (especially dYdX!) and web3 with a track record
- Ideally have an existing personal research/content brand
- Experience with our technologies: SQL / Python / Pandas / xarray
Please let Dydx know you found this job on Remote3. It helps us get more jobs on our site. Thanks & All the best!
Important: For your security, please only use well-known video meeting platforms like Google Meet or Zoom. Never download unfamiliar software or share sensitive information like wallet addresses or ENS names with recruiters. Doing so might compromise your crypto wallet. If you encounter anything suspicious, please report it immediately to us on Twitter.
Posted on: September 11, 2022
