Quantative Analyst/Trader

Sound, anonymised. Here's the punchy version: Trader — Crypto HFT / Market Making — Dubai - Visas and relocation paid for Your decisions move the P&L. No committee, no sign-off, no hiding. A 50+ person crypto prop trading firm — stacked with alumni from Optiver, Flow Traders, SIG and other tier-1 shops — is looking for an experienced Trader to take ownership of live crypto strategies on their desk. Flat structure, no politics, just people who'd rather solve a hard problem than sit in a meeting about one. What you'll own • Live algo strategies across crypto spot and derivatives — market making and HFT, not backtests gathering dust • Real-time P&L, position risk, execution quality — you watch it, you fix it, you wear it • Edge improvements and parameter tuning based on actual performance data, not vibes • Tight loop with quant research and C++ engineering to turn ideas into production • Risk dashboards, alerting, exposure limits — building the guardrails, not just driving inside them • New pairs, new asset classes, post-trade reviews, incident postmortems — the full loop What you need • 5+ years running algo/systematic strategies at a tier-1 prop firm, hedge fund, or market maker • Real HFT or ultra-low-latency trading experience — not adjacent, actual • Sharp grip on market microstructure, order book dynamics, execution algos • Direct P&L responsibility on live strategies — you've had skin in the game, not just dashboards to look at • Strong quant chops — comfortable pulling apart large datasets and reasoning about risk properly • Python fluency for analysis, scripting, prototyping • Crypto markets experience strongly preferred • Solid grasp of derivatives — futures, perps, options — and how their risk actually behaves • Can operate alone, under pressure, and make the call when it matters Bonus points • C++ trading systems / co-located infra familiarity • Funding rate dynamics, basis trading, cross-exchange arb • Built or improved risk frameworks before What's on the table • Comp directly tied to trading performance • Genuine high-impact role — your calls drive the P&L, not someone else's • Flexible hours, actual work-life balance • Remote-first, with the option to relocate to Dubai • Latest AI tooling, freedom to build your own workflow • Multicultural team in one of the fastest-growing corners of finance • Corporate workations — yes, they go places and actually do them properly Want a tighter LinkedIn cut of this one too, or a CTA line to close it out? As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.