Quant jobs / Keyrock

DeFi Quant Trader Intern (Credit)

A six-month internship on the credit and on-chain liquidity desk at a crypto market maker. Interns model risk and yield across DeFi lending protocols alongside quant traders.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Build risk models for DeFi lending protocols (collateral, liquidation)
Write Python tools to analyse yields and funding-rate trades
Query on-chain data with SQL and subgraphs
Stress-test new lending and staking products

What they ask for

Required

Python and SQL with git
Understanding of AMM and lending-pool maths
Quantitative degree background
Systematic trading mindset
Hands-on DeFi protocol use

Preferred

Rust, Solidity or Foundry
Credit risk models and backtesting frameworks

Education: Quantitative background in maths, physics, CS, finance or engineering
Experience: Interns; hands-on DeFi usage expected
Languages and tools: Python
SQL
Rust
Solidity
Markets: crypto, credit

How to prepare

Model a lending pool: utilisation curves and liquidation thresholds
Pull Aave or Compound data with SQL and Python
Backtest a simple yield strategy including gas costs
Study AMM maths

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Keyrock and doesn’t handle applications.