Quant Engineer
At Kuru Labs, we are building the foundation for global markets with a focus on speed, composability, and security. We're also passionate about crafting a modern, intuitive trading experience designed for on-chain trading.
About The Role
We’re looking for a Quant Engineer with experience building trading systems and a strong understanding of market structure. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining market making strategies, shaping protocol design, and working closely with sophisticated traders.
What you’ll do
Design, build and maintain market making strategies on Kuru
Contribute to protocol features and architecture decisions, based on usage and feedback
Work with sophisticated traders to understand their needs and improve the trading experience
Analyze performance and continuously optimize systems for capital efficiency and risk
What we’re looking for
2+ years of experience in quant trading or system design for trading
Experience building and deploying trading systems in production
Proficiency with trading infrastructure, including OMS/EMS platforms
Strong analytical and quantitative background with solid programming skills
Deep understanding of financial markets (preferably crypto markets)
Strong understanding of async I/O, concurrency, and synchronization primitives
Hands-on experience with common networking protocols (HTTP, WebSockets, UDP) and their tradeoffs with respect to latency and reliability
Fundamental understanding of market making and taking strategies
Understanding of central limit order books (CLOBs) and market microstructure
Experience setting up ETL pipelines for analysis
Nice to have
Crypto native – active user of on-chain trading or DeFi apps
Experience with crypto assets
Familiarity with on-chain data and smart contract interaction
Interest in protocol design, simulations, and mechanism design
Experience in EVM, SVM or Cosmos development
Understanding of the Ethereum JSON RPC API and the most optimal ways to extract onchain data in real-time
Understanding of core DeFi primitives such as AMMs, perp DEXes, lending protocols, oracles
We prefer working in-person (Bengaluru, IN), as we believe it creates a more collaborative and fun atmosphere, which is crucial for a small team like ours.
Why work with us?
Challenging problems - You’ll work on extremely challenging and unique problems that haven’t existed before.
Huge opportunity - With Monad’s Parallel EVM, it is possible to build really performant applications that can support mass user adoption in crypto.
The right team - You’ll be part of a small, exceptional team that wants to make a dent in the universe
Culture - We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low egos, and high-quality outputs. As an early member of our team, you’ll help continue to shape our culture.
Compensation - You’ll receive a competitive salary and equity package.