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Jump Crypto · 2 months ago

Campus Full-Time Crypto Researcher 2026 CHI

Chicago

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$200K/yr - $200K/yr

Jump Crypto is a division of Jump Trading Group focused on building critical infrastructure for the crypto ecosystem. As a Campus Full-Time Crypto Researcher, you will partner with senior leaders to analyze macro-level trends, produce valuable research reports, and contribute to strategic initiatives within the crypto industry.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechInfrastructureWeb3

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Monitor the broader crypto landscape and identify new opportunities for Jump Crypto

Translate industry trends into actionable architecture, product, or investment strategy

Aggregate information from technical repositories, research reports, white papers, industry relationships, Jump Crypto’s own data, as well as anecdotal feedback from our team or partners to produce valuable content, recommendations, or general advice to guide our group’s strategy

Look to empower the broader Jump Crypto team through great research that facilitates better deals, more robust product insights for our engineers, and more strategic partnerships for our investment team

Make material contributions to Jump Crypto’s partners through direct contributions or advice on code, tokenomics modeling, strategy, and other areas

Produce actionable insights on incomplete data to drive decision making on investments and product strategy

Identify early-stage opportunities for our investments, engineering, market making, and trading operations

Feed research insights on new trends (such as MEV) or projects back to the group through strong writing or effective presentations

Other duties as assigned or needed

Qualification

Crypto industry knowledgeBlockchain developmentConsensus algorithmsDistributed systemsCommunication

Required

Deep knowledge of the crypto industry

Knowledge in computer science, distributed systems, consensus algorithms, networking, game theory, and other disciplines relevant to blockchain technology

Ability to monitor the broader crypto landscape and identify new opportunities

Ability to translate industry trends into actionable architecture, product, or investment strategy

Ability to aggregate information from various sources to produce valuable content and recommendations

Ability to empower the broader Jump Crypto team through research

Ability to make material contributions to partners through advice on code, tokenomics modeling, strategy, and other areas

Ability to produce actionable insights on incomplete data

Ability to identify early-stage opportunities for investments, engineering, market making, and trading operations

Ability to feed research insights back to the group through writing or presentations

Excellent communication skills across both written and verbal channels

Ability to convey technical concepts clearly to the appropriate audience

Ability to balance open-ended research with actionable results

Excitement for working in a fast-paced and lean organization

Kind, communicative, resourceful, self-sufficient, and able to work with stakeholders

Reliable and predictable availability

Preferred

Obsessed with the crypto industry and willing to follow its ever-evolving landscape

Well versed in one or many disciplines material to blockchain development including smart contracts, cryptography, crypto-economics, networking, consensus algorithms, distributed systems, and other related technologies

Benefits

Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance

Travel Medical Insurance

Group Pension Scheme

Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes

Paid Parental Leave

Parking and Commuter Benefits

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options

Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance

Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance

Paid vacation plus paid holidays

Retirement plan with employer match

Wellness Programs

Company

Jump Crypto

Jump Crypto is building a cryptocurrency infrastructure to help the blockchain and all things Web3 grow.

Founded in 2015

Chicago, Illinois, USA

51-200 employees

https://jumpcrypto.com

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