About the Fund
RockawayX’s Market Neutral Fund focuses on generatingconsistent, risk-adjusted returns from crypto markets while minimizingdirectional exposure.
We combine systematic strategies, derivatives, and relativevalue trading across venues to extract inefficiencies in fragmented andstill-maturing crypto markets.
The Role
We’re looking for a Quant Research Analyst to design,test, and deploy systematic trading strategies in crypto markets.
What You’ll Do
• Develop and maintain systematic tradingstrategies across crypto markets (spot, derivatives, funding, basis,volatility)
• Design and run rigorous backtests with realisticassumptions
• Iterate on models through parameteroptimization, scenario analysis, and stress testing
• Monitor live strategy performance
• Identify new alpha opportunities andinefficiencies across venues and instruments
• Work closely with engineers to productionizestrategies
• Build research and data infrastructure
What We’re Looking For
• Significant experience and track recordresearching, implementing, and maintaining live trading strategies with meaningfulcapital
• Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics,Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Professional experience with crypto markets
• Strong programming skills in Python and comfortwith SQL and version control
• Solid understanding of statistics, time-seriesanalysis, optimization methods, and Monte Carlo simulations
• Practical understanding of financial markets andderivatives
• Strong communication skills, problem-solvingability and attention to detail
Why This Role
• Direct impact on live capital and ownership of PnL
• Close collaboration with traders, quants, andengineers
• Exposure to one of the fastest-evolving markets(crypto microstructure, derivatives, cross-venue inefficiencies)