Design, implement, and manage algorithmic market-making strategies for on-chain markets. Combine quantitative modelling, strategy design, and on-chain risk management.
Building the backbone of on-chain trading
Curaga AG builds advanced blockchain and Web3 infrastructure for decentralized exchanges, liquidity protocols, and institutional-grade trading systems. Our platform enables companies to deploy and manage algorithmic market-making strategies on-chain with automated risk controls and deep analytics.
Our team includes the inventors of the Liquidity Book protocol (DLMM) and operators of top DEX with over $50B annual volumes served.
What You'll Build
You will drive the creation of our in-house market-making strategy, develop liquidity strategies, run simulations, and monitor real-time inventory, exposure, and system performance.
Algorithm Design & Research
- Build algorithmic market-making strategies for on-chain DEXs (Uniswap v3 / v4, Liquidity-Book AMMs, CLMMs)
- Develop models for spread optimization, quoting logic, volatility forecasts, and inventory balancing
- Create simulations, backtests, scenario- and stress-testing frameworks
Risk Management
Design and monitor risk-control systems (inventory limits, delta exposure, slippage, volatility shocks)Build detection systems for MEV risk, sandwiching, oracle issues, chain congestion, and smart-contract anomaliesMaintain production alerting for off-chain bots and on-chain positionsAnalytics & Infrastructure
Perform on-chain data analysis (historical volumes, depth, LVR, LP profitability, liquidity-book parameters)Develop dashboards with real-time metrics : spreads, fills, inventory, fees, P&L attributionWork with engineers to integrate algorithms into off-chain automation & smart-contract layersCross-Team Collaboration
Partner with engineering teams for bot execution, monitoring, and deploymentWork with product to tune strategies for B2B clients deploying on our platformShare insights on on-chain trading structure, liquidity efficiency, and DeFi trendsREQUIREMENTS Must-Have
2–7 years in quantitative trading, systematic strategies, or market-making (crypto or TradFi)Must have experience building on-chain dashboards, e.g. DuneStrong coding skills : Python required; familiarity with TypeScript, SQL, Rust / Go a plusSolid understanding of DeFi protocols (e.g., Uniswap v3 / v4, Curve, Liquidity Book, CLMMs)Experience with back-testing frameworks and simulation environmentsStrong grasp of risk management for trading systems (inventory, exposure, tail events)Experience with on-chain data analytics (Dune, The Graph, or custom pipelines)Ability to thrive in a fast-paced technical environmentNice to Have
Experience building execution bots or smart-contract interactionsRust experience for performance-critical componentsFamiliarity with MEV, block structure, order-flow auctionsExperience working in a DeFi protocol or market-makerWHAT WE OFFER
Competitive Zürich Salary Market-rate compensation in one of the world's top financial hubsHybrid Work Hybrid or on-site work in Zürich (preferred)Equity Upside Equity / token upside aligned with project performance