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Fuel Labs · 3 months ago

Quantitative Researcher/Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid Level
date3+ years exp

Fuel Labs is a high-performance blockchain operating system focused on enhancing Ethereum's scalability. They are seeking a Quantitative Researcher/Engineer to leverage market making experience, improve automated trading strategies, and collaborate with teams to design resilient trading bots and contribute to market logic.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyEthereum

Responsibilities

Leverage prior market making experience to run, tune, and improve automated trading strategies both on-chain and across centralized exchanges
Ensure consistent liquidity provision, real-time adaptation to market conditions, and reliable execution across multiple markets
Collaborate with engineering, product, and research teams to design resilient trading bots and contribute to protocol-level market logic
Develop and refine operational workflows for monitoring, alerting, risk management, and daily trading routines
Identify and mitigate manipulative or adversarial behaviour in markets, protecting the exchange and ensuring fair trading conditions
Analyze system architecture and trading logic for vulnerabilities, providing input on risk controls and robust design
Respond to alerts, triage issues, and drive continuous improvements to system reliability
Train and mentor internal team members to build long-term in-house trading expertise

Qualification

Quantitative analysisAlgorithmic tradingMarket microstructureAutomated trading systemsPythonRustDeFi protocolsCentralized exchangesCuriosityBias toward actionCollaboration skillsOwnership

Required

Strong background in quantitative analysis, algorithmic trading, or market microstructure
Comfort working close to code (Python, Rust, or similar), enough to prototype or review logic
Experience with DeFi protocols, centralised exchanges, or on-chain trading bots
A hacker mindset; you think like an adversary to spot risks before they become problems
Curiosity, ownership, and a bias toward action
3+ years of direct experience in market making, quantitative trading, or liquidity provision (crypto experience strongly preferred)
Strong understanding of order book mechanics, market microstructure, and liquidity dynamics
Hands-on experience with automated trading systems, including parameter tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting
Familiarity with both CeFi and DeFi trading environments and their unique operational considerations
Ability to design structured operational flows (shift rotations, runbooks, escalation paths, monitoring)
Strong collaboration skills and ability to work closely with engineers and product managers
Comfort working in a fast-moving, early-stage environment where you will play a foundational role

Company

Fuel Labs

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Fuel Labs is a global decentralized group of passionate developers building the future of blockchain scalability technology.
dateFounded in 2019
location
Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://fuel.network/

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$81.5M
Key Investors
CoinFund
2024-02-01Seed
2022-09-06Seed· $80M
2021-04-21Non Equity Assistance· $1.5M

Leadership Team

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Brandon Kite
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Recent News

The Block
Fuel Labs raises $80 million for modular execution layer, touting superior speed
2025-03-14
Cointelegraph
Ethereum L2s surpass record $51B TVL after 205% yearly growth
2024-11-28
Company data provided by crunchbase