We are looking for a Cryptocurrency Trader to join Akuna’s exciting foray into the world of Bitcoin! The model candidate will be bright, competitive and ambitious with a background in data science and Python programming. Candidates must also possess a strong, proven interest in the Crypto space. This role will initially begin working evenings, with the ability to move to daytime hours late in the first quarter of 2018.

What you’ll do as a Cryptocurrency Trader at Akuna:

• Analyze and manage digital asset portfolio positions
• Actively follow Crypto markets with an eye for generating trading opportunity ideas
• Quantitatively assess markets, hypothesize new trading signals and empirically test with data
• Design, implement and monitor automated trading strategies
• Investigate and improve existing trade execution and general strategy performance
• Easily adapt and grow with the ever-changing nature of the Cryptocurrency markets

Qualities that make great candidates:

• An entrepreneurial, hardworking, self-starter with initiative and a desire to keep improving every day
• Cryptocurrency knowledge and an understanding of trading
• Intermediate Python programming skills
• Passionate about Cryptocurrencies and the role they play in the future of financial markets
• Decisiveness with the ability to process complicated information quickly and accurately under pressure
• Strong math aptitude, numerical and quantitative analysis skills
• Avid problem-solver that looks to implement creative solutions in an ever changing market
• Ability to work 9pm-7am or 5pm-3am, Sunday through Thursdays
• Must be able to commence employment no later than January 2018
• Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. in technical field