OneBullEx is a crypto futures exchange built for speed, reliability, and innovation. Our platform delivers advanced systematic trading capabilities powered by AI and machine learning, enabling robust performance across highly volatile cryptocurrency and international financial markets. We are committed to transforming market complexity into structured, repeatable alpha through data-driven and fully automated trading strategies.
We are seeking a highly skilled
Quantitative Researcher to join our elite systematic trading team and help design, research, and deploy next-generation trading strategies at scale.
Mission
Research, develop, and deploy AI-driven systematic trading strategies that identify market inefficiencies, generate sustainable alpha, and deliver strong risk-adjusted returns across crypto and global derivatives markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategy Research & Development Design, implement, and rigorously backtest high-frequency and mid-frequency systematic trading strategies across cryptocurrency and derivatives markets.
- Machine Learning & Deep Learning Research and apply advanced ML/DL techniquesincluding time series forecasting, decision-making models, and portfolio optimizationto extract predictive signals from noisy market data.
- Data Analysis & Signal Generation Process and analyze large-scale datasets, including tick-level market data, on-chain data, and alternative data sources, to uncover actionable trading signals.
- Financial Market Research Continuously study financial theory, market microstructure, and emerging research to enhance strategy robustness under volatile and stressed market conditions.
- Performance Monitoring & Optimization Monitor live trading performance, analyze execution quality, and iteratively refine strategies to adapt to changing market regimes.
Requirements
- Experience Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in quantitative research or systematic trading, preferably within cryptocurrency or international futures markets.
- Education Master's degree or Ph.D. in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Statistics, or equivalent exceptional industry experience.
- Technical Skills
- Expert-level proficiency in Python for research and production environments
- Strong experience with Machine Learning and Deep Learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
- Solid understanding of financial time-series modeling and data-driven strategy design
- Quantitative Foundation Deep knowledge of statistics, probability theory, financial mathematics, and quantitative modeling.
- Communication Fluent in English with the ability to clearly explain complex quantitative concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
90-Day Objectives
- Deliver at least one production-ready trading strategy or research pipeline.
- Contribute meaningful improvements to existing strategy performance or robustness.
- Demonstrate strong ownership of research ideas from hypothesis to backtesting and evaluation.
- Integrate seamlessly with engineering and trading teams to support live deployment.
Why Join OneBullEx
- Direct PnL Impact See your research deployed directly into live trading systems with measurable performance outcomes.
- Research-Driven Culture Work in a meritocratic environment where data, logic, and results drive decisionsnot bureaucracy.
- Advanced Infrastructure Access cutting-edge computing resources, proprietary datasets, and a professional-grade trading platform.
- Elite Team Collaborate with experienced quantitative researchers, engineers, and traders operating at the forefront of digital asset markets.
- Competitive Package Industry-leading compensation with uncapped performance-based bonuses.
Next Steps
If you are a quantitative researcher passionate about systematic trading, machine learning, and real-world market impact, we would love to hear from you. All enquiries will be handled confidentially. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to discuss next steps.
